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Choosing the best hospital or birthing center for the arrival of your baby is an important decision. You will find the Best Hospitals and Birthing Centers in Kansas City with our online guide, complete with maps, detailed descriptions, photos and rich media to help you select the perfect place to welcome your new child. |
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Like many of you, I’m sure, I like to step up the chore routine during the summer. With a little extra time the girls can help out more. And at 5 & 7 I am hoping that their helping might even help me out! |
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There are many fun and encouraging ways to get them interested in reading without nagging and bribing. Here a few ways to turn your child into a summer bookworm. |
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Enrolling a child in sports is generally a no-brainer. After all, sports are healthy and exciting, and really, you can't beat the twinge of pride when your child sinks her first free throw. |
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When you first lay eyes on your child, you make a promise to him or her that you will never let anything or anyone harm them—and then the real world meets your child and opens up bumps, bruises and emotional let downs that come with losing a game or not getting invited to the party. |
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It has been found that the average parent spends more than a month of his or her life playing solo with the children’s toys. Researchers found that 25% of parents admitted that their own boredom with their children’s toys triggered new purchases. |
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Five modern classics young children will delight in reading over and over again! Discover brand new classics full of imagination, whimsy, and fun! |
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Our children are inundated with an abundance of toys and electronics, which can all add up to too much of a good thing and leave them in a perpetual cycle of boredom. If you’ve noticed the quality of your kids’ playtime being hindered by their quantity of toys, it may be time to simplify and organize your way to a more engaging play environment. |
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It’s the question that causes as many sleepless nights as a newborn’s feeding schedule: When is the right time to send our “baby” off to preschool? |
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I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, when an article posted from today.com jumped out at me entitled, “Mom Survey Says: Three is The Most Stressful Number of Kids”. This is particularly relevant to our family situation since at any given time our own third child will be making his grand debut. |
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Well, it’s a monumental day in my house. I’ve been on bedrest for three weeks due to a pre-term labor scare and I’m now on the homestretch- only one more week! |
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I remember asking my mom to tell me about her “love bump” over and over again when I was a little girl. She would point to a tiny little dot on her right arm (a mole) and tell me about how she was so excited when she was pregnant with me that her body left a little mark to remind her how much she loved me, even after I was born. |
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For the past week, I’ve found myself confound to bedrest, now 34 weeks pregnant and crossing my fingers this baby of mine- along with what nurses have dubbed my “grumpy uterus”- will just chill out until we make it past the pre-term mark. As you can imagine, this poses an interesting challenge when you have two very active pre-school age children in your care and a husband who works on the opposite end of the city. |
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While nine months of blissful nightly zzzz’s is probably unrealistic, it is possible to improve the quality of your sleep. Here are some common sleep problems in pregnant women, and suggestions on how to alleviate them. |
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The majority of pregnant women worry about something harming their baby in utero. What should I stay away from? Is this safe for my baby? Here are a few answers to the frequent questions asked by moms around Kansas City. |
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Here are a few helpful apps to ensure a smooth nine months for expectant moms and dads: |
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It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for! After getting a positive result on the pregnancy test comes the fun task of announcing the news to the world. |
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Older now and verbal, they always ask to go out and always obey our directions to stay in the yard. This makes me more comfortable, but I’ll never forget Ian’s grin when he figured out how to unhook the door without a word. |
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Children—like all people—come in all shapes and sizes, and the same can be said of children with special needs. Whether academic, social/behavioral or twice exceptional, special needs children come under the protection of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). |
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In the adoption field, special needs usually refers to older children living in foster care homes who may have significant physical, learning, medical and social-emotional or behavioral challenges. |
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Stepping out of the doctor’s office, arms loaded with pamphlets and prescriptions, you feel a little shell-shocked. Your child has just been diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). What do you do now? |
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HappyBottoms, a Kansas City diaper bank, works provide diapers to low-income families through donations, both financial and in-kind, and by conducting diaper drives while raising awareness of the need for diapers for low-income families. |
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As I write this, I hear the thumping and kerfuffling that comes with a real life version of furniture Tetris. The Hubs has been moving around furniture, measuring and helping me finalize our solitary nesting project- getting a shared-room situation solidified before Baby Boy #3 comes. |
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Potty training. *SHIVER* Those two words conjure fear in the hearts of many a mama hoping to graduate their toddler from diapered darling to dry-pantied pre-schooler. |
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New walkers are prone to bumps, tumbles, bruises and falls–and that’s just when they are empty-handed. Because little ones like to carry objects around, there is a whole new realm of injuries that can occur when they take a spill. |
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There’s nothing like sitting down to read a good book…and there’s nothing quite like sitting down to read an un-good book. |
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Ah the Selfie. The classic teen cell phone picture. A symbol of self-centeredness and arrogance. The—Oh, good grief, I can’t even joke about that for long. True, the Selfie can be those things, but it doesn’t have to be. |
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Have you ever wanted to take a dance class, but were not able to, because the studio had some outfits and/or dance moves that you felt were inappropriate? Perhaps you should visit Glorious Performing Arts, a new studio just now opening in Grain Valley, MO. |
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Popularity in school is often viewed as a ticket to victory. After all, being the "it" girl or guy in school translates to success and likeability later in life, right? |
