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Cutting Grocery Costs without Cutting Nutrition Simple, healthy, and affordable ways to weather the rising price of food by Karen Collins, R.D., American Institute of Cancer Research Grocery prices are projected to increase again in 2008 – that’s following 2007’s highest annual increase in 17 years. But surviving these tough economic times doesn’t have to mean sacrificing good nutrition. Some simple strategies can help you cut food costs and eat more healthfully, too.
Madlynn is Kid of the Month 91 Ways to Save on Almost Anything Here's how to stretch your dollars -- and pinch your pennies 'til they scream -- while you feel little or no pain. by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
Want to save a buck? How about a few hundred or a couple thousand?
Basic Legal Recommendations for Women by Michele Howe
10 Tips for Improving Your Family's Eating Habits With today’s busy lifestyles, families don’t always eat as healthfully as we would like. But by practicing healthy eating habits at home, you can make it easier for your family to eat right. Try these 10 tips designed to encourage healthy eating habits:
1. Be a good food role model. Telling children to eat nutritious foods is one thing — showing them is better. If you offer nutritious foods regularly — and if they see you eating them — your children likely will learn to like them.
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Reading nightly with your kids is crucial and fun. But did you know that more than a third of U.S. fourth graders are reading at or below a basic reading level?
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Dr. Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, MSW, CCH, CRT, noted author of If I’d Only Known… Sexual Abuse in or out of the Family: A Guide to Prevention, speaker and seminar leader has over twenty years experience specializing in parenting, life and career issues. She is noted for her pioneering work in Emotional, Physical and Sexual Abuse Prevention and Recovery. She is a regularly featured East Valley Living contributor and her articles can be found under Health & Features, www.evliving.com.
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Michele Howe is a book reviewer for Publishers Weekly, FaithfulReader.com, Aspiring Retail and has published over 900 articles/reviews. She works as a manuscript critique editor for the Christian Communicator and writes on women's health issues for the Toledo Free Press, CatholicMom.com, Radiant, Monore Journal, CBN.com, Radiant, Godly Businesswoman, Women of Faith, and Esprit.
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Kelly Nault, MA - Award winning author of When You’re About To Go Off The Deep End, Don’t Take Your Kids With You inspires moms to put themselves first—for the sake of their children. She shares time-tested tools that motivate children to want to be well behaved, responsible and happy! She is the founder of Ultimate Parent, a company that provides parenting resources such as the "Mommy Moments" free online parenting course.
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Darcey Blain resides in Rockford, Michigan with her son, Max, and various pets. Her mother instilled her with an intense love of words and reading. She began writing short stories and poems in elementary school, but later turned to the more practical administrative field as she also enjoyed good food and a roof over her head. She eventually found her way back to the writing field by accepting the position of managing editor for North Star Writers Group. Editing and clarifying the work of others is definitely her strong suit, but she couldn’t hide her desire to create and write any longer.
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North Star Writers Group is a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based syndicate, providing newspaper columns, customized magazine articles and contract editing services to publishers throughout North America. Our writers are selected for their fresh, engaging perspective on real issues - political, family, social, economic, moral and many others.
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Valarie Eiland Davis is President of Venterprises Realty Group. In addition to her 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur and 12 years in the real estate industry, her educational accomplishments include a Bachelor of Science e degree in Finance from Boston University, an M.B.A. in Marketing from The University of Michigan, and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
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Author of Single Mom Seeking: Play Dates, Blind Dates, and Other Dispatches from the Dating World, out in November 2006 (Avalon/Seal Press).
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She is a stay-at-home mother of a three year old son and is expecting their second child in December. She is founder and creator of www.MomAdvice.com. Her website is geared towards mothers who are seeking advice on staying organized, living on a budget, and for those seeking work-at-home employment.
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Kelly Kennedy is the Communications Specialist for MindComet Corporation, a full service marketing agency for Fortune 500 companies and international conglomerates. Kelly specializes in public relations strategies focused on single mother's financial guidance. Kelly has been author to hundreds of articles focusing on single mother financial concerns. She also acts as a contributing author for a wide variety of websites and newsletters. Kelly holds a Bachelors degree in Marketing from the University of Central Florida. — — —
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She is a personal coach and workshop leader for divorced women who cannot wait to proclaim their own power. She's been written countless of articles and given speech nationwide. Her professional life began as a classroom teacher and school administrator. It was a rewarding career and helped her discover my true passion working with groups and empowering individuals.
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As a Life-Coach Devlyn has made helping people find ways to improve their lives his personal mission and passion. He is a public consultant, a private counselor, an author and creator of Tools To Life. He has hosted his own radio shows called “Tools To Life” and “Love beat” and has been a guest on over 150 various shows. You can read his articles and advice all over the Internet. Devlyn has often been referred to as “America's Leading Life-Coach.”
About Tools To Life Developed by Life Coach Devlyn Steele, Tools To Life is a revolution in self - development, a 77-day program in which thousands have implemented successful changes in their lives. Devlyn Steele is a public consultant, a private counselor, a radio host and an author. He has hosted his own radio show, "Tools To Life" and has been a guest on over 150 various shows. For more information, visit: www.lifecoachadvice.com. — — —
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Family Service Coordinator for the Countee Cullen Community Center of the Rheedlen Centers for Children and Families in Harlem. She is a 2000 recipient of the CHarles H. Revson Fellowship at Columbia University. A graduate of Alabama State University, Rita lives in Harlem with her son Justin and is a member of The New Frontier Baptist Church in Brooklyn.
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She is a single mother and writer/photographer living in Los Angeles with her toddler daughter, Arabella. She loves being a mother and treasures the friendship and exchange of information from other mothers, single or otherwise.
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Personal Success Coach for Inspired and Entrepreneurial Moms - the definite coaching site for entrepreneurial moms who seek to create successful as well as meaningful businesses. She currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
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She currently resides in California. She was raised by a single mom, experiencing first hand how difficult it was to watch her mom struggle with everyday life. For this reason she was driven to create as co-founder SingleMom.com™. Her energy, natural creative ability and superior business intuition make her contributions to this Website immeasurable.
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The Motivated Mind Jason Gracia is the founder and CEO of Gracia Enterprises, a company whose mission is to provide individuals and organizations with the tools and resources necessary to create powerful and lasting change. With an innovative and exciting approach to personal and professional success, Gracia Enterprises has helped thousands of people throughout the world achieve extraordinary results and completely transform their lives. Jason Gracia shares his methods through his weekly publication read by thousands in over thirty countries, personal and organizational consulting, and workshops and seminars held throughout the United States. He currently resides in Madison, Wisconsin, where he operates Gracia Enterprises.
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Top 8 Tips for Reducing Kids Screen Time This Summer Reducing time spent in front of televisions and computers is one of the easiest ways to improve your family's health. Here are eight simple ways to limit screen time so you can help crank up your kids’ energy, re-charge their minds, and improve their health. What would you change? Weekly Column, by Annette Bridges Change -- some people dread it, and others can’t get enough. It may be much like the idiom, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” When it comes to what we would alter or why we would make a modification, the answers vary because we all have different things we value, want, need and consider important.
Being a Role Model by Laurie Cesario-Overton If I had to choose one sentence that would best describe what I feel parents need to learn, it would be this: Be your child's BEST ROLE MODEL in all the ways that truly count. Be your child's HERO. Whatever you do, do it for all the right reasons. How to Find the Best Car Loans for Single Moms Financial Advice for Single Moms The best car loans for single mothers might be just around the corner at your local car lot. 3 Money Rules for Stay-at-Home Moms
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You May Have Too Much Debt But You Also Have Options How Life Works If you feel like you're in over your head with personal debt, you're not alone. Millions of Americans have become overextended, many as a result of easy credit and the recessions. Credit cards, medical bills, personal loans and raising interest rates do not make a good financial mix. Could fat babies mean fat toddlers?
A new study from Harvard Medical School found that babies who gained weight quickly had a sharply higher risk of obesity. The study followed close to 600 babies and found those in the top quarter of weight for their length at 6 months had a 40 percent higher risk of obesity by age 3 than smaller babies. Crystal Bowersox - A Single Mom And A Real American Idol Read how the amazing Crystal Bowersox. the runner-up of American Idol Season 9, handles fame and life as a single mom, raising her 17 month old son. 5 Ways for Single Moms to Save Money Single moms are always looking for ways to save money, and for good reason... It’s important to find ways to cut corners on the little things that perhaps you don’t think about too often, because those are usually where your biggest money drains are. Suze Orman's Recession Rescue Plan - helps you survive in times of financial crisis OPRAH.com Do you know what your family would do if you lost your job - or worse, your home? Financial expert Suze Orman is ready to help you devise a recession rescue plan to survive - and possibly thrive - during this deepening financial crisis... Your Just-in-Case Emergency Plan by RealSimple Who do you call if you can't make it home in time to meet the kids' bus? Who do you trust to take in your mail when you're on vacation? Who do you trust with the extra set of keys to your house? How to save $10,000 By Liz Pulliam Weston If you were hoping for a list of small tweaks you could make in your spending to save $10,000 a year, sorry. The reality is that $10,000 is a lot of money. And saving big money usually means making big changes in the areas where we spend the most, such as: Housing, Transportation, Food. The Super, Sexy, Single Mom on a Budget by Renee Rayles A quick reference guide designed for the busy, single mom who has little time to read while running the mom taxi, cooking dinner, helping with homework, and trying to fit in a date night every now and then.
Single Mothers & Single mothers carry an enormous load of responsibility, especially those having sole and/or primary custody of minor children. They nourish, they nurture, they teach, they discipline, they shelter, they protect, and they provide… all without the assistance of another equally-invested adult. Mom's Obesity Raises Newborn's Heart Risk from the National Institute of Health The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her newborn baby will have a congenital heart defect, a new study suggests. The finding raises concerns because 1 in 5 women are obese at the start of pregnancy in the United States. The 10-Ingredient Shopping Trip By Tara Parker-Pope and Mark Bittman ... In his latest “How to Cook Everything” segment on the Today Show, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman makes it surprisingly easy to cook a week’s worth of dinners with just a 10-ingredient shopping trip. Your 5-minute guide to protecting your identity 20 steps to protect yourself from identity theft, and seven ways to clean up things if you become a victim. TheOnlineMom.com offers parents and consumers a guide to the top-rated, age-appropriate, kid-tested and parent-approved tech toys and gifts. Single Moms in the News
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney For those wondering why tween boys don’t read very much, the answer is that more books aren’t like this... |
