Category: Resources

Setting Up Our Kids Protection Plan

Recently, my husband and I finally had our meeting with Darlynn Morgan, of Morgan Law Group, our focus: setting up our Kids Protection Plan.

I can’t wait to have a catch-all plan in place for the not so pleasant to think about “God forbid what if something happened to us” scenario.

I say finally because it is something we’ve had on our to-do list for a very long time.  And actually, we had initially scheduled the meeting for January, but had to reschedule with Darlynn, because just days before my Mom tripped and broke her knee cap, and her emergency surgery was scheduled for that day.  My poor Momma.

Just a reminder that sometimes we get thrown curveballs we can’t plan for…

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Weight

I love watching my girls on the beach. I love the inhibition that comes with the lack of awareness of how they look. Instead, their body focus is on movement; playing, splashing, running, cartwheeling, creating. Isn’t that a beautiful thing?

As they grow up, I want to raise my girls to love, appreciate and care for their strong and healthy bodies. But knowing how to do this can be challenging, especially in today’s world, which is why I think this is such an important topic.

Dr. Lyndsay Elliott is a local Orange County mom of two and is a clinical psychologist with a speciality in eating disorders and body image issues. She wrote a phenomenal article on how to talk to your kids about weight to promote healthy eating attitudes and positive body image. Here is what she wrote…

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Drypro Waterproof Cast Protector Review

I didn’t know I would be doing a Drypro Waterproof Cast Protector review and a blog about what to do with a kid in a cast on the beach, but unfortunately, I am. However, as you can tell by her happy popsicle-ladden face above, things turned out OK and this product ended up being the best thing to come out of a crappy circumstance.

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ACU-LIFE True Easy Syringe Review

As a mom, I have a few pet peeves, one of which are the dosing syringes included in children’s medications and the AIR BUBBLES that leave me to wonder how much medicine is actually in there.

I have tried shaking the syringe to bring the bubble to the top, but what ends up happening is a portion of the medicine gets caught above the bubble, the rest below. Ugh! Usually I end up dosing in two phases, just to make sure I get the right amount without the bubbles. It seriously drives me crazy!

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National Sleep Awareness Week 2013

Did you know that this is National Sleep Awareness week? This campaign began on March 3 and ends on March 10th with the return to Daylight Savings Time where many Americans lose an hour of sleep! Yawn. This year’s Sleep in America poll held by the National Sleep Foundation focused on the relationship between sleep… Continue reading National Sleep Awareness Week 2013