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Personal hygiene tips for active tween and teen boys - from a mother of four boys. Self care tips for tweens and teens. Parenting tweens and teens. Teaching hygiene to tween and teen boys. @PrepUProducts #naturalproduct #naturalskincare #smellyalater #activelifestyle #aluminumfree #boymom #teendeodorant #active #tween #teen #crueltyfree #mengrooming #coolkids #detox #healthylifestyle #charcoal #charcoaldeodorant #teenmom #boycare #ad

The Best Personal Hygiene Tips for Active Tweens

Thank you, Prep U for sponsoring this post. I received product and compensation in return for my honest opinion. Every opinion stated here is 100% mine. "Personal Hygiene" Shouldn't be Foreign Words to Your Tween! It had been a long day for all of us. The kids had soccer practice straight from View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Reviews, Teen (13-18 years), Tween (10-12 years)

Get rid of pinworms (almost) naturally. Cure pinworms, find best solutions to your child's itchy bottom. Natural pinworm or threadworm cure for kids and adults.

How to Treat Pinworms (almost) Naturally – FOR GOOD!

How to Treat Pinworms (almost) Naturally If you've found this post, first and foremost, please know that I am sorry. But also know that I am here to give you hope, tips and tricks of how to treat pinworms - all the information I am sharing here worked for our family. You have not been properly View Post

Filed Under: Health, Kid (6-9 years), Parenting, Popular, Teen (13-18 years), Toddler (2-5 years), Tween (10-12 years) Tagged With: germs, health, Kids

How to help a newly diagnosed cancer patient. How to support a loved one with cancer. Supporting a parent recently diagnosed with cancer. How to help cancer patients take an active part in their diagnosis and medical journey. Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Thanks to advancements made by Astra Zeneca lung cancer patients have hope beyond tomorrow. #Cancer #Cancerpatients #Cancersupport #Cancerdiagnosis #CancerSupportForLovedOne #LCSM #LCAM #ad

How to Support a Loved One With Cancer

Thank you AstraZeneca for sponsoring this post. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Now more than ever, there is reason for hope. Please visit LIVE W.E.L.L. and LVNG With Lung Cancer for more information. How do you support a loved one recently diagnosed with cancer? I remember exactly where View Post

Filed Under: Health, Life Style, Our Life, Reviews

Nut-free lunch planner. Nut-free lunch ideas for back to school. When your school is nut-free and your child loves peanut butter, fear not, there's something for everyone on this comprehensive list. Besides - here's an adorable LEGO sandwich too for back to school. #backtoschool #LEGO #lunchideas #nutallergy #nutfreelunchideas #peanutallergy #foodallergy #safelunchideas #schoollunches

The Best Nut-Free Lunch Ideas For Back-To-School

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Boar’s Head for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. When You Need Nut-Free Lunch Ideas:  “Mama, what are the kids like here in Washington State? Are they like Florida kids?” The look on his face showed a faint hint of anxiety and nervousness. View Post

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How to make online support groups your village. Learn how to navigate social media groups for special needs parents and medical moms. The online medical support groups can change your outlook on life - they did for me. #ShareFromHeart #HeartMom #AHA #MedicalMom #SpecialNeeds #SpecialNeedsParent #CHD #SpecialNeedsMom #MedicalMom #WarriorMom #ad

How to Make Online Support Groups Your Village

This is a sponsored post in collaboration with the American Heart Association; all opinions are entirely my own. Before Online Support Groups: I am driving down the street, as our song comes on the radio. It’s Jason Mraz’s “I Won’t Give Up.” “I won't give up on us God knows I'm tough, he View Post

Filed Under: Health, Heart, Motherhood, Narcolepsy, Reviews, Special Needs

10 things to do RIGHT NOW when your child has pinworms. Pinworms in kids are NO JOKE, but these must-do tips will help you combat them quickly. Fight pinworms effectively. Learn how to treat pinworms, from a mom who's been there and done that. #Pinworm #PinwormMedicine #PinwormTreatment #MamaintheNow #MyKidsHasPinWorms #HowtogetridofPinworms

10 Things To Do RIGHT NOW When Your Child Has Pinworms

When your child has pinworms, these are things to do RIGHT NOW!  This post is done in collaboration with Reese’s Pinworm Medicine. I partnered with them, because they are our family’s pinworm medicine of choice. I received compensation in return for my honest opinion of their product. It’s a View Post

Filed Under: Health, Kid (6-9 years), Parenting, Reviews, Teen (13-18 years), Toddler (2-5 years), Tween (10-12 years)

Medical mom writes heartfelt account of the importance of body image, self love and the reasons why NOT to hide scars. Be proud of your scars, they tell your story. Special needs mom. #MedicalMom #SpecialNeeds #SpecialNeedsMom #Thyroid #TheMighty #MamaintheNow

This is Why I Refuse to Hide My Battle Wounds

Find Out Why I refuse to hide my scars!  I was still in an anesthesia-induced haze when I took pictures of the latest addition to my collection of surgical scars. The skin on my neck was raw, red and sensitive, much like my emotions. Going through a three-hour surgery, under general anesthesia View Post

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Everything you need to know about hurricane preparations and hurricane safety. Prepare your home and family for a hurricane and keeping your family safe during and after a hurricane. This is a complete guide!

Hurricane Preparation and Safety! Everything You Need to Know!

Hurricane Preparation and Hurricane Safety! If you lived in the South during the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons you already know more than you ever cared to about hurricanes, how to prepare and the damage they leave behind. In case you are new to the area or just need a reminder, this is a View Post

Filed Under: Health, Life Style, Printables Tagged With: Guest Blogging, health, Printable, safety

Sun safety mantra: there's no such thing as a healthy tan. Sunscreen application tips and hacks for moms with babies, toddlers and wiggly kids. Get sunscreen on without tears - proven method by mother of four.

The Best “No Tears” Sunscreen Application Tips for Moms

These suncreen application tips for moms worked for this mother of four. You will have "no tears" while putting on sunscreen, not theirs or yours! I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® community. This content has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for View Post

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Reviews

learn the 8 signs of teething so you can calm your baby. Drooling infants, sleepless nights and runny noses can all be signs of teething, but there are a few surprising symptoms too! Motherhood teething tip!

Learn the Eight Signs of Teething!

Teething bites “Teething bites!” - All parents (and babies) agree on this. There is no worse feeling in the world than watching your child in discomfort or pain - and being completely helpless. Teething is definitely a milestone I deem as a necessary evil. Your otherwise sweet and wiggly View Post

Filed Under: Baby (0-1 years), Health, Our Life, Parenting, Popular, Toddler (2-5 years) Tagged With: Baby, family, health

The weight loss journey of a mother of four kids. This is the story of life lessons, motherhood empowerment and reaching personal goals.

My Weight Loss Journey: Our Family Gained Much More Than I Lost

Thank you Jenny Craig for sponsoring this post. -- Get serious about losing weight with Jenny Craig! It is said that “one man’s loss is another is another man’s gain” and in this case, I whole-heartedly agree. Over the past two months, I lost much more than I could have hoped for. When I set View Post

Filed Under: Health, Motherhood, Reviews

Tips, advice and encouragement to become a healthy mom. Diet, exercise, and motherhood do go together.

My Goal Is To Be A Healthy Mom And Stop Doing THIS For Good!

Thank you Jenny Craig for sponsoring this post. -- Get serious about losing weight with Jenny Craig! I patiently wait for the scale to settle on my weight for the day. The “beep” signals that the verdict is in. Jansen is immediately ON IT. “Mama, what are your numbers? My numbers were View Post

Filed Under: Health, Motherhood, Reviews

This mother of four tells a true tale of the man cold vs. the mom cold. Women WILL feel encouraged after reading this. Trust me, all men are the same when they are sick.

Man Cold vs. Mom Cold

As soon as the temperatures drop, noses across the land start to drip, voices get rough and hoarse and one by one, our good men fall victim to the man cold! I have received information and materials from Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division. The opinions View Post

Filed Under: Health, Motherhood, Relationships, Reviews Tagged With: family, Funny, germs, health, Motherhood

Busy moms on a budget, check out these 7 cheap, free and frugal ways to get in shape. Reclaim your body with these fitness tips.

7 Ways To Get In Shape And Feel Confident, On A Budget

How long after having a baby can you claim the muffin top as "baby fat"? I'm running out of time - so here's how I plan to get in shape, on a budget. What is the official statute of limitations for referring to your muffin top as “baby fat”? In reality, it was the babies (or rather the delicious View Post

Filed Under: Health, Life Style, Reviews

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