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9/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Five fantastic methods to teach the art of shoe tying to tiny tots.
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Amanda Blue
Preschool 3-5
Tying Shoes
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6/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
I know prayer works. There is nothing quite like the joy of answered prayer. Some would say the very best results are the quick answers, the ones you hardly finish asking before they are answered. But what about when the answer seems to never come? What my husband, Dan, and I had been asking and waiting for was a baby. But we had been married 18 years and I had started to think my chances of hitting menopause any given year were greater than ever getting pregnant.
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Jenny Leiker
Pregnancy
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6/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
Diapers, whatever their shapes or stripes, are big business--to the tune of some 3,650 diaper changes a year per baby! So cloth or disposable? It pays to reframe the terms of the debate, deciding what the various trade-offs are worth for you and your family.
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Casie Hermansson
Infant and Toddler 0-2
Cloth Diapers
Diapers
Disposable Diapers
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6/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
Choosing to breastfeed your baby is an intensely personal decision, a decision that should not be made without an understanding of the valuable benefits breast milk can provide for you and your infant. After all, the benefits don’t stop when your child is weaned.
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Julie Steed
Infant and Toddler 0-2
Nursing
Breastfeeding
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6/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Lucinda Kennaley
Infant and Toddler 0-2
Poetry
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6/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
You hear it all the time: “My second baby was so much easier than my first.” Veteran parents are more relaxed and prepared than newbies, and why not? They’ve been through it all before. We’d love to bottle that experience and sell it, but in lieu of that, we talked to a group of Kansas City-area experts: postpartum doulas, those wonderful women who come into your home for a few days or even a few weeks to help families adjust to the new arrival. These ladies have seen it all, and they’re here to share their top 10 tips with you.
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Claire M. Caterer
Pregnancy
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3/25/2010 12:00:00 AM
We, at KCParent.com, want to celebrate Kansas City's Incredible Kids! Meet great kids who are making a difference in our community using their creativity and talents to help others.
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Kristina Light
Ages & Stages
Kansas City's Incredible Kids
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KC Kids
Kansas City Kids
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3/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
After months of anticipation, your baby is finally here! It is a moment filled with excitement, joy and yes…a little pain. The moment you see your baby for the first time will change your life. But do you know what the first day of your baby’s life will be like for both of you? This timeline will help you know what to expect so that you can relax and enjoy getting to know your little one.
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Sara Keenan
Infant and Toddler 0-2
Baby
Baby's First Days
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3/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
A baby’s fine motor skills are well developed and babies can quickly learn sign language beginning as early as 6 months! If you know American sign language, then you can teach this to your baby. If not, you can make up a sign system that works for your family and follows baby’s cues.
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Casie Hermansson
Infant and Toddler 0-2
Sign Language for Babies
Baby Signs
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3/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
The list of things to do before baby’s arrival can seem endless. That is exactly why it might be important to add just one more thing to that list—a babymoon!
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Elizabeth Welter
Pregnancy
Babymoon
Pregnancy Travel
Pregnancy Safety
Travel Safety
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3/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
The first few words out of our children’s mouths, such as mama and dada, are like little warm drops of sunshine on our spirits. But do you have the same feeling about the word “no”? The ubiquitous word creeps into a child’s lexicon before most any other word and while it quickly ranks as a top favorite for many a toddler, parents find this stage of a child’s development frustrating and challenging.
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Christa Hines
Infant and Toddler 0-2
Discipline
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2/5/2010 12:00:00 AM
Kansas City Music Teachers Association is pleased to announce the winners of the KCMTA-Heritage Philharmonic Young Artist Concerto Competition, held January 16th at Schmitt Music. Kansas City Music Teachers Association is a 501(c)3 organization that supports and promotes the study of music through programs, education, scholarships, and events.
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www.kansascitymusicteachers.org.
Teens & Tweens 12-18
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Concerto
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2/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Sending your kids off to college, a daunting financial prospect in the best of times, has become even harder in our current economy. The College Board recently reported that average college tuition in the United States rose by 6.5 percent this year. How can parents afford college?
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Eva Melusine Thieme
Teens & Tweens 12-18
College Admission
Financial Aid for College
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Financial Aid
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2/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Welcome to the tween and preteen stage. A common side effect of not being little anymore: Talking with Mom may be the last thing on a kid's mind.
The good news, though, is that you can jump-start the conversation again. To get it going, take a look at moms' biggest worries on the conversation front and some simple solutions for staying connected:
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Teri Cettina
Teens & Tweens 12-18
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12/15/2009 12:00:00 AM
A vasectomy might seem like a strange place to begin a baby story, but you could say our story began there. My husband had a vasectomy in 1999 after the birth of our third child. Three children seemed a little radical to us in the two-child world where we lived at the time, and we opted for a vasectomy after number three without much thought.
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Maria Dean
Infant and Toddler 0-2
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12/15/2009 12:00:00 AM
What pregnant woman doesn’t enjoy her sleep being interrupted 12 times a night while she goes to the bathroom, sniffles through a stuffy nose and rubs out a few leg cramps? While you may theoretically get eight hours of sleep at night, the sleep disturbances of pregnancy (a good way to prepare you for caring for a newborn in the middle of the night) can leave you feeling quite groggy the next morning. Try some of the suggestions in our problem-solving guide below. Perhaps some of the tactics will gain you some longer stretches of sleep.
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Kerrie McLoughlin
Pregnancy
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12/15/2009 12:00:00 AM
It’s crucial for mom’s emotional, mental and physical well being to exit that packed-full stream of life every once and awhile. But the harder question for this over-booked, ultra-expectant overachiever is…how?
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Erin Davis
Preschool 3-5
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Toddlers
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10/19/2009 12:00:00 AM
Most pregnant women - especially first time moms-to-be - have a lot of questions about their own changing bodies and questions about their baby's development in the womb. Here are answers to common Pregnancy Questions from A to Z.
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www.familyfeatures.com
Pregnancy
Pregnancy
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9/15/2009 12:00:00 AM
A family's stories of struggles with infertility, the power of prayer, and the journey of their family.
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Debbie Woody
Pregnancy
Infertility
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9/15/2009 12:00:00 AM
Moms undergoing Cesarean delivery no longer need to feel guilty about exposing their infants to anesthesia. Mayo Clinic researchers have found that children exposed to anesthesia during Cesarean section are not at any higher risk for learning disabilities later in life than children not delivered by C-section.
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Lisa Carpenter
Pregnancy
Cesarean