Health

Something that Bothers the Daylights out of me! When is a Child too Sick to go to School?

January 11, 2012 Health

My daughter had a holiday party at school before Christmas break and I couldn’t believe what I saw in her classroom. Sick kids. Several of them. Coughing, red-faced, snotty nosed 5 and 6 year olds. I was beside myself. Why had these kids parents sent their kids to school sick. One girl was coughing

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This Blogger is Down and Out (Temporarily). I’ll be Announcing Contest Winners Soon – I Promise!

January 8, 2012 Health

It’s been a rough 2012 so far. It could be worse, but I have felt like a muddy shoelace that’s been trampled on for weeks without being tied and put into the safe keeping of the little lacing eyelet. Not sure where that came from but it sounds about right. It all started when my

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Excedrin® Migraine – Win a $140 Excedrin® Migraine Relaxation Gift Basket! {Contest has ended}

December 12, 2011 Contests

Congratulations Kathleen, Wendy, and Angie! I have had several migraines in the last few years and I know how uncomfortable they can make someone. My sister gets migraines often and I hate to see her feeling so badly during them. The first things that I do when it feels like a migraine might be coming

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Advil® Congestion Relief Project #CongestionRelief {Contest has ended}

December 1, 2011 Contests

It’s that time of year again.. cold and flu season. I am so grateful that my kids haven’t gotten a cold in the last month but both my husband and I have. We are huge fans of the meds when we get sick. We’re a couple of babies. No really.. my thought is (if you

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Choosing and Preparing Healthy After-School Snacks

November 7, 2011 Age 5-7

Here’s a scenario that used to happen every weekday until recently when I changed a few things: My 12-year-old son gets off the bus, drags himself, his backpack and his trumpet inside, then he practically runs to the kitchen, opens the cabinet door and refrigerator doors almost simultaneously and pulls out the filtered water (I’m lucky he loves

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Review and Giveaway: Kidz-Med VeraTemp Non-Contact Thermometer {Ends 10/10}

September 26, 2011 Contests

There you are.. you just got your sick baby to sleep and you realize that’s it’s time to take her temperature. You walk into her nice quiet nursery thermometer in hand, you stand above your sleeping baby and wonder.. how am I going to do this without waking her? Will the probing or the beeping

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If “Celebrity Moms” Can Do It, Why Can’t I? Losing Baby Weight After the Baby

June 24, 2011 Celebrity Moms

We’ve all seen it. Supermodel Gisele was back on the runway and looking like she’d never even remotely had that baby bump she was sporting 9 months earlier. Actress Milla Jovovich gained 70 lbs with her pregnancy and had about four weeks to lose it for her upcoming role in the movie ‘The Perfect Getaway’

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Mommy Tips: Remedies for the Summer Cold

June 8, 2011 Health

I just got over a summer cold and I didn’t like it one bit. I dread the day when one of my kids gets another cold. The sleepless nights, tissues everywhere, the visions of germs on every surface in the house.. yuck! It’s no fun when anyone has a cold, especially a child who doesn’t

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Bath & Body Works myPocketBac Hand Sanitizer Contest – Design Your Own Today!

May 19, 2011 Contests

I am a hand sanitizer addict. I carry at least one hand sanitizer in my purse, two in my van, and you’ll find them in drawers, bags, and closets throughout my house. I recently asked my daughter’s pediatrician if there is such as a thing as too much sanitizer (specifically, when you go to Disney)

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Chattahoochee Nature Center Earth Day Kids Fest 2011 – April 16th

April 11, 2011 Atlanta Moms Edition

Go outside and play – the mantra of many mothers for years. If you had one of these mothers, you had more opportunities to get outside and run, ride and play. Backyards became jungles and open fields had endless possibilities. These days the mantra has fallen to the wayside. Children now spend muchof their non-school

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SALONPAS Pain Relief Patch Review

March 28, 2011 Health

Ever since a car accident I had about 10 years ago, I’ve had back and neck issues. My back and/or neck hurt substantially hurt 70% of the time. I don’t want to take perscription pain meds so I rely on my trusty heating pad and my massage chair every day. I was recently introduced to SALONPAS by

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GeoPalz Activity Tracker for Kids Review & Giveaway

March 28, 2011 Health

Do you wish your kids were more active? Not the on-the-couch active that they think it active because they are moving their eyes or hands, but the get up and move kind of active? I do and since seriously limited the amount of TV that my kids watch, they’ve been more active and they love

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Share a Milano Moment and .50 will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure

October 12, 2010 Health

My husband and I are huge fans of Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies. Yum! My husband particularly enjoys the double chocolate Milano’s. It’s become a tradition that we bring Milano’s along with us on long road trips. There is usually a point at about 2 hours into our drive that we look at each other and know that

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Ooo… gross! Get those retainers, mouth guards, and night guards clean!

June 1, 2010 Health

Many families rely on oral appliances such as mouth guards, retainers, night guards, and electronic tooth brushes to maintain that beautiful smile. Oral appliances can be difficult to clean not to mention the hidden germs and bacteria…

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My Homedics Shiatsu Pillow – my personal massuse and stress reliever

April 26, 2010 Gifts

How would you like to hear that for one low payment of $39.99 a masseuse will visit your home at the snap of your fingers and give you a stress and pain relieving back and neck massage? Wouldn’t that be nice? Ever since a car accident 9 years ago I suffer from neck and back

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Tropicana Juicy Rewards Program – What did I get with my points this week?

March 22, 2010 Health

Orange juice is a staple in our refrigerator. We go through a couple of gallons of orange juice a week and now because I am a Tropicana Juicy Insider, we get reward points just for enjoying something we already buy and love. How great is that? You too can be a Tropicana Juicy Insider, free!

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Ideal no calorie sweetener – guest review

December 4, 2009 Food and Drink

Guest review by Kami Ramsey – Kentucky I am a stay at home mom of a 2yr old girl, and a 4 yr old boy. When you add my husband to my life I am always busy. Recently we had to move closer to his job where we didn’t know anyone. While trying to get

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I wish I could sanitize our entire house in my Frigidaire Affinity washing machine..

November 5, 2009 Frigidaire

Between my two kids, my husband, and myself, someone in our house has been sick since early September. First my son had Bronchitis, then he got a nasty stomach virus, two days later my 3 year old got the stomach virus, then two days later my husband got the stomach virus. Next, my 3 year

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Junior Varsity Naturals kids deodorant – no harsh chemicals!

September 15, 2009 Age 7-10

Kids play hard. There’s playing hard in the winter and there’s playing hard in the summer. It’s summer and this playing hard stinks! There are times when my 10 year old (sorry Seb!) walks in the door after playing outside and I tell him to go take a shower.. I can’t take it. The stink

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The Mommy Insider readers can receive a free “What You Need to Know.” pamphlet with important Diabetes information

July 22, 2009 Health

Will Rogers Institute, a non-profit organization that has been around since 1936, honoring the memory of Will Rogers by promoting and engaging in medical research while educating the general public on topics of health and fitness. We all recognize the Will Rogers messages from movie theaters, but now WRI is taking their message to the

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