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As you’re searching for gift ideas for the young adults, I highly recommend picking up a copy of author Melisa Wells‘ newest book, Chicken In The Car And The Car Won’t Go. This book serves as an excellent Chicagoland resource guide for families with tweens and teens.  If you have teens of your own or [...]

I have been sporting my Amy Michelle Madison Avenue Tote for the past couple of years.  It is my favorite tote bag.  I still use it, even though I don’t have a mass of baby items to bring with me.  It most definitely has a multifunctional look and feel to it.  I sometimes put my [...]

We are loving this handy little holder called the Zhip.  It’s a smart phone holder with a retractable zip cord, that allows you to virtually hang it anywhere.  Our most favorite use: the backseat for the kids.  The Zhip holds my iPhone, so the kids can watch programs, which keep them entertained on long car [...]

In May, I wrote about SecuraTrac, a company that specializes in GPS tracking.  In June, I had the opportunity to put the SecuraPal to test – at Walt Disney World. Before leaving for our trip, I signed into my account on the SecuraTrac website and created “fences” for the areas my family and I would [...]

We recently returned from two amazing, back-to-back vacations.  We visited the Dominican Republic, came home for a week, and then jetted off to Florida for our first family visit to Walt Disney World.  I have been itching to write about our adventures and especially the awesome products that helped keep us and our kids happy [...]

Congratulations to our winner, commenter #125, Eileen! What you see pictured above is MobiGo, the brand new hand held touch learning system from VTech.  I was sent a MobiGo to check out and talk about here at ParentSphere.  What you read below is completely my opinion. There is a July 2010 release date for MobiGo [...]

We are now counting down the hours until we leave for our beach vacation.  I’m not “completely” packed but I have a great head start.  At this point, I still have my own clothes and stuff for the baby to pack.  I’ve been keeping track of how many diapers we go through each day, so [...]

NO WAY was I EVER going to be a mom who had a kid that used a pacifier.  Nope.  My first didn’t use one, so why would any babies thereafter? Well…I stand corrected. My second baby is a pacifier baby.  Those “paci’s” help her stay calm.  Here we are, 10 + months later and not [...]

The time has finally come to start packing for our trip.  Usually I am the one who waits until the very last minute to pack but considering we’re going out of the country, I feel a strong urge to take care of things well in advance.  For once I would like to feel cool, calm [...]

Congratulations to our winner, commenter number 37, Allyson! So many people comment on my 10 month old’s stunning blue eyes, so, I feel the need to protect those baby blues while we’re spending our days outdoors, underneath the hot, glaring sun. I know how bad that beautiful sun can be for our skin and eyes, [...]

We are in the midst of Water Safety Month and the official 2010 swimming season is right around the corner, so I feel that this is a very important topic to cover. I just found out about Infant Swimming Resource.  I watched this video and my chest tightened as my eyes welled up with tears.  [...]

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I just ordered a Trunki for our preschooler.  I heard about this ride-on suitcase a few years ago and really haven’t had a need for one…until now.  I’m kind of giddy about it.  I kind of want to ride it myself, except, I’m a ‘lil too big for it.  Oh well, I’ll live vicariously through [...]

While it’s nice to be recognized on one specific day of the year, Mother’s Day is really every day. I understand that receiving gifts and cards every single day might lose it’s novelty (really?) after a while and I’m not trying to imply that’s what a “Mother’s Day” is all about.  What it’s really all [...]

I have been in vacation planning mode for some time now and one major thing on my mind is, “How can I make sure my kids are safe?”  We’re taking a trip to Disney World and as a worrier, I fear the worst.  “What if I get separated from my preschooler?”  Honestly, I figured that [...]

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This year, we are taking a family trip to The Dominican Republic.  This is a trip we are taking with our infant and preschooler and our extended family.  Of course, my mind started swimming with questions like:  “How am I going to handle two kids on a trip to another country?“  “What do I need [...]