Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
Smart Baby Kid and Ask Baby Kid are combining with their "mama" site this summer. While there will not be new posts on these sites, we promise to update you when we've finally moved. In the meantime, you can subscribe to Cool Baby Kid (www.coolbabykid.com) by RSS or email which is where we are moving to get updates on what's happening with the Baby Kid Blogs. And also watch out on the "mother...
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 05/23/2009
The Mom Nerd blog is a little bit of everything. Books, kids, crafts... Parenting Tip: I am a mother of four boys ages 8, 4 and twin 21 month olds. So as a mother I know, Phew! But my best tip to all of the other parents out there is that the most important thing for your children to know is that you love them. And that you shouldn't be as hard on yourself as parents usually are. Blogging Tip: My...
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 05/09/2009
I'm by no means a Photoshop expert. For years I didn't use it for anything other than re-sizing and add text to pictures. But a working knowledge of Photoshop can be handy to a blogger and so, over the last year, I've learned a few things that have helped alter banners so I don't have to keep bugging the ever-talented graphics designer Gisele with little fixes. So in a series of mini-tips geared to...
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 04/28/2009
MomMostTraveled.com is hosting a giveaway carnival that will begin on Monday, May 4. This is to fill the void left by the recent cancellation of the Bloggy Giveaways carnival! There is still some time for you to prepare a sweet giveaway to draw traffic to your blog! Go check out the Give It Away Now! carnival details , and get ready for a fun week of giveaways galore!
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 04/22/2009
Not everyone will have the chance to travel to China, but you might have a place to get some authentic Chinese cuisine within just a few miles of your home. Culture, food, and language are so intertwined; I find it difficult to learn about one aspect of a country without gaining a bit of understanding about the other two. Visiting “ethnic” restaurants with your children is a wonderful,...
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 04/14/2009
When I found out I was pregnant with my second my daughter was 12 months old, and I knew I needed to find a good double stroller, there was no way I was going to be able to live without one. So, for the next 7 months I researched double strollers until I found one that I felt would fit my lifestyle. So, which one did I finally go with? The Phil and Ted's Sport with Doubles Kit. I like it, and have...
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
This is a great question. Reading to your child is such an important activity. It is a great time for bonding, it's educational and instills a valuable habit in your child's life from a young age. But, books can become clutter very easily. What is a parent to do? ~ Organize books by category . In our home for instance, the reference books and books related to my business are kept in the office. The...
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Check out One Stop Boy Shop blog where it's all about the boys! Parenting Tip: No muss, no fuss at bedtime makes great sleepers. I've never rocked my babies to sleep (I rock them any and all other times though!), I don't read bedtime stories (I read ANY other time, and at least 6 books to them per day, they LOVE books) and I put my boys to bed while they're awake. I'm frequently complimented on how...
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Dexter's Super Savvy Mommy is having an Earth Day Extravaganza I don't want any Ask Baby Kid readers to miss. She's giving away thousands of dollars in prizes during the month of April with new ones every day! This is a blog party definitely worth checking out. A review blog on the rise, Dexter's Super Savvy Mommy is just that. Here's a sneak peek at some of the prizes coming up in the next week...
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Let me preface this "mini-tutorial" with some background. I've had Photoshop for years, just started to use it for anything more than re-sizing pictures in the last year and everything I know about Photoshop I've googled. Since I only learn what I need to know, it came as a total surprise a few months back to discover the purpose of the eye dropper tool. Simple but so useful to a bloggers....
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 03/25/2009
It's time for a Blog Popz Twitter party, and we're not fooling around! Bloggers, pops, prizes, special guests....it'll be a blast. Join us on April 1st from 9-10 p.m. EST to pop and be popped. Just like popz themselves, our Blog Popz Twitter Party is about sharing sites we love, thanking blog mentors and networking with new bloggers. Thank you to Simply Heaven Lollipop Shoppe for being the Blog Popz...
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 03/15/2009
by: Elizabeth Donovan from Parenting Pink It’s about that time of day again, when the screaming, yelling, hitting, and the ever-so-popular hair-pulling, drowns out any chance you had to make dinner- or keep your sanity. “She hit me first mom!” is usually followed by “She started it!” By the end of a busy day, your patience is wearing thin and you may find yourself suddenly...
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 03/12/2009
As a professional organizer, I get this question a lot. First thing is first: The big deep toy chest just doesn't work for keeping kids toys organized. Why? Because you can't have the same place for everything especially if you are going to try to find the tiny little army men among the big remote control trucks. Just like when organizing a kitchen keep like toys with like. Group them by set and by...
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
Kimberly at Pretty Pink Momma finds cool stuff, ideas, websites, products for moms, babies or toddlers and shares them with others. Parenting Tip: Don't sweat the small stuff. I think that routines are important but there is always room for changing the routine to have some fun with friends and family. I know some moms that freak out if their child doesn't get their nap at exactly 2 p.m. or they revolve...
Smart Baby Kid (Free subscription) | 03/05/2009
I first came across the term "mom blog" shorty after creating Cool Baby Kid in 2007. Some hate the term, others embrace it and yet another group like myself are indifferent to it all together. Whatever the label, mom blogs are on the rise. Kim Valee cites one study by ComScore Media Metrix which reports that "women's community were the most visited and fastest growing Internet category,...
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