Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens

October 13th, 2008

Tween Birthday Party Ideas

My twins turned 9 over a week ago. Their birthday was on a Saturday, but we had family in town and lots of activities going on that weekend so we couldn’t plan a party. We did go out to dinner with family though. And dad took them bowling while I took our teens to see […]

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October 10th, 2008

Making Healthy Food Choices

Real Savvy Moms had a webcast earlier this week entitled Serving Up Good Nutrition for Kids. In the webcast Pediatric Gastroentologist Dr. Yinka Davies answered questions about feeding kids healthy foods. The webcast was geared towards parents of younger kids, but there was a lot of good information that applies to kids of all ages […]

By Christine -- 24 comments

October 9th, 2008

And we have our first Blogtoberfest winner…

I randomly chose a winner for Monday’s Blogtoberfest post. And the winner is…
Mia J.
So what did Mia J. win?
She won an autographed copy of Debra Gano’s book Beauty’s Secret.
Beauty’s Secret is the first book in a new empowering series for pre-teen girls called the Heartlight Girls. Winner of the 2008 COVR Award for Best […]

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October 6th, 2008

Desperate To Communicate With Our Teens

I’m a desperate housewife. Well, I mean, I’m a fan of the ABC television show Desperate Housewives. I even make my husband watch it (although I doubt he’ll admit that). I particularly relate to Lynette Scavo with her large family of mostly boys. I think the show creator, Marc Cherry, does a good job of […]

By Christine -- 145 comments

October 6th, 2008

The Lifestyles Channel is Giving Away Over $7,000 in Prizes

October is traditionally an exciting month for b5media’s Lifestyles Channel and their readers. Summer is over and the Holidays have not yet begun, so it is the perfect time for us to thank our readers for their continued loyalty.
To do this, the Lifestyles Channel joins forces with hundreds of sponsors to create a two […]

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October 2nd, 2007

Blogtoberfest Prize Lineup

Thanks to so many wonderful people and organizations, we’ve got an amazing list of prizes to award during the first ever Family and Relationships Channel Blogtoberfest!
Take a look at who’s participating and the prizes they’re contributing.

Gloves in a Bottle - Gloves in a Bottle is a shielding lotion that rapidly absorbs into, and bonds with, […]

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