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Music to motivate parents while potty training a toddler

Potty training a toddler is a mind numbing experiment tainted with wet pants and a strong, pungent odor. It’s one of the necessary evils of parenting, potty training must be done. If you and your spouse are just starting the potty training talk, here is an alternate way to sell them on the benefits of potty training your child. Continue reading Music to motivate parents while potty training a toddler

Sharon Osbourne fights her son’s battle, loses the PR war

Sharon Osbourne publically quit her job as host of America’s Got Talent this week citing ‘discrimination’. She said it was in retaliation to her son Jack being fired from the upcoming show on NBC called Stars Earn Stripes. The producers of the show said that he was never offered the job, but Mrs. Osbourne insists that he was fired because he recently learned he has Multiple Sclerosis. Continue reading Sharon Osbourne fights her son’s battle, loses the PR war

PaperDirect has sport themed paper-so you don’t strike out

School is about to start. I can’t believe it either, I swear some gremlins came into my office, ripped off two months in the calendar and changed the dates in our computers. Nonetheless, school is about to start and if your little people are active and into sports they will need some type of sports stationary this season. Continue reading PaperDirect has sport themed paper-so you don’t strike out

Pull Ups has tools to help with potty training

Lately, my mind has been in the toilet. Potty training is a topic that is front and center to any parent of a toddler. Toddler Mojo is just over two and a half and is curious about the potty. For the sake of our potty training lingo, potty mean urination and poop means solid matter. However, all of these terms are hypothetical because Toddler Mojo is just starting the process of potty training. Continue reading Pull Ups has tools to help with potty training

3 Moms: 2 justified, 1 foolish

3 moms made the news for one reason or the other. Moms make the news all the time, but the fact that they are a mother rarely factors into that. These stories illustrate why moms are great. Well, the first 2 illustrate that fact, the third one is a desperate PR stunt by an entertainer. Continue reading 3 Moms: 2 justified, 1 foolish

Giveaway: A Graco Pack ‘n Play

When Toddler Mojo was a newborn he spent some time in a pack ‘n play. We didn’t use it too much because in order to fold it the planets had to be aligned correctly and you had to hold your mouth, just, like that. The old pack ‘n play was a pain in the tuckus to fold. When More Mojo came along we were offered the chance from Graco to review the Pack ‘n Play Playard with Reversible Napper & Changer. Yeah, the official name of it is a mouthful, but it will serve More Mojo until he’s 3 years old and most importantly, it’s incredibly easy to fold. Continue reading Giveaway: A Graco Pack ‘n Play

A Perfect Pet for Peyton is great for kids 7-10

Any adult that has browsed for books has seen The 5 Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman. That book is a #1 New York Times Bestseller, has sold over 7 million copies and been translated into over 40 languages. That book led to The 5 Love Languages of Children, which is geared to how parents can better interact with children. A Perfect Pet for Peyton is essentially the children’s book that teaches them the 5 ways that people can give and receive love. Continue reading A Perfect Pet for Peyton is great for kids 7-10

What The New Kids on the Block can teach you about aging

Aging is fabulous. There is nothing special about 365 days other than the fact that that it’s the number of days in one year. Every 365 days people, presuming they’re still with us, have a birthday. If 730 days made up a year then we’d all live half as long and if 182 days made up a year we’d all live twice as long. Continue reading What The New Kids on the Block can teach you about aging