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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events.

Summer Fun Things To Do

Summer Fun Things To Do

Summer Fun Things To Do – local summer ideas and fun things to do with kids that are sometimes educational, very affordable, and always FUN. Are you ready for what to do when school is out

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events.

Summer Homeschooling Tips

Summer Homeschooling Tips

Summer Homeschooling Tips – I did some brainstorming a couple weeks ago about what our goals were for the kids this summer. In addition to typical summer

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events.

I Married My Cultural Opposite

I Married My Cultural Opposite – How to manage when you marry a different family background. It’s not breaking news that my husband and I come from

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events.

Helicopter Moms Get A Bad Rap

What Does the Term Helicopter Moms Mean to You? The term “helicopter moms” or “helicopter parent” is strange to me. I’ve never been called one (at least

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events.

Summer Brain Drain Tips / How to Avoid The Academic Summer Slide

Summer Brain Drain Tips

Summer Brain Drain Tips for Parents – Tips to avoid the “academic summer slide” & “summer brain drain” with Lisa LaGrou of Oakland County Moms and

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events.

Parenting Young Athletes to be Pro Athletes

Parenting Young Athletes to be Pro Athletes

Private lessons, professional coaches, intensive sports camps, travel teams for 5 year olds… Parenting young athletes to be pro athletes is big business.

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events.

The Growing Older Double Standard

The Growing Older Double Standard

The Growing Older Double Standard – Men can basically do what they want as they get older with little repercussion or questioning from the world around them. Women? Not so much…. at least not without judgment.

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events.

The Toddler's Creed

The Toddler’s Creed

The Toddler’s Creed – I found the old, complete Toddler’s Creed that used to get passed around email and facebook quite a bit from “back in the day”. Personally I feel like I could add 10 or 15 more to this list.

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events.

Little Children - Big Messes

Little Children – Big Messes

Little Children – Big Messes – What’s the biggest mess you’ve ever had to clean up after your kids? My top 3 biggest messes in parenting (so far)

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Oakland County Moms full listing of summer events.

The Joys of Having Independent Children

The Joys of Having Independent Children

The Joys of Having Independent Children – Ahhh the sweet taste of freedom. Years ago my sister sat me down and said “You have no idea, it’s like getting

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