Every month, thousands of people read our post on the 10 Most Toxic Essential Oils. To balance the coverage a bit, we’ve done additional research on the most dangerous types of cleaning products for you to use in your home. Just like with the essential oils, these toxic cleaning supplies should be kept locked away from the little ones. As…
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Have you ever imagined your own epitaph? I still remember the college class I had in which we were supposed to give a speech imagining our own epitaphs. I sat out in my car feeling physically ill I was so afraid to give that speech. It wasn’t just the fear of Oral Communications making me want to vomit; it was…
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Creating a bilingual children’s library? It can be difficult to find well-written books in both Spanish and English, so here I’ve done the research for you. Following is a list of bilingual books/books available in both Spanish and English designed for the next stage: older toddlers and young children (very young Pre-K through 1st grade). These books are classics for…
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In earlier posts, I discussed our desire to give our child a bilingual home and gave a list of some of the resources we are using. When only one parent (or neither parent) is fluent in the desired second language, you have to rely mostly on books and other resources to help you teach your child. Here are more bilingual…
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Mother’s Day always makes us pause to think about the mothers in our lives. Not just the mothers who gave birth to us and cared for us, but also grandmothers and aunts, stepmothers and neighbor ladies, the church ladies who taught Sunday school to us for sometimes thankless years… Reading biographies helps us learn from the past. We read books…
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