Tips for Reading Food Labels

Here are 4 good tips on how to read and understand food labels given by Dr. David L. Katz, MD, when interviewed by O Magazine this month:

How Plan a Perfect Valentine's Day

Here is some good advice on how to plan a romantic Valentine's Day if that's what you want for this holiday coming up soon. The tips are good and take from it what you need.
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Could speech delays be related to TV watching?

One of my children experienced speech delay and was treated for it since he was 2.5 years, due to an auditory processing disorder.  And, now my toddler girl is not speaking either or let's put this way, she does not have the vocabulary she's supposed to at 21 months. 

Since lately, I hear about so many cases of children with speech delay, I thought this article was interesting to read.  Although my first child did watch TV on regular basis, not hours and hours, but scheduled and timed, my daughter, she's my third child, started watching TV at 20 months, and she is not, as I mentioned above, speaking yet.  She does talk but her own lingo, you know. So, I was curious to know how TV watching relates to speech delays.  

I find the article very interesting since it differentiates between language development in general and speech delays. Read on...

As they say in the article, "enjoy your media and use them wisely,"

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IPhone Must-Haves Applications for Moms

I am an iPhone mom, and I absolutely love it.  Ok, the phone part of it could be more reliable, but other than that, I absolutely love it because it makes my busy days easier to handle.  I can look up you things right away, schedule something on the spot, google something I need, check my balances in my checking account and credit cards, etc, and be on top of email.  

Spin, Win and Save the Children with Jennifer Garner

Here is where you spin for a chance to win a time-saving Frigidaire washer and dryer.  For every day spin, Frigidaire will donate $1 to Save The Children Foundation. 

How to Keep Your Composure at Work

Have you been mad at your boss or a colleague?  Most likely you have.  Here are some good tips published by TheWeek.com on how to keep your composure and avoid anger at work

Be aware. Anger is relatively easy to recognize in others, but many people can’t sense their own heated emotions. If that sounds all too familiar, the first step is to “notice and admit that you are angry.” Then figure out what made you upset and try to “choose a different approach” than rage.

How to Care for Your Sweaters

Here are some tips on how to care for your sweaters at home. Most of us take our sweaters to the cleaners, but according to these tips, that is not such a good idea. Find out why and get the tips:

February is Children's Dental Health Month

Today, pediatric dentists have done a great job at conditioning their offices to be very children-friendly and make the old terrifying dentist experience a very positive one.  My kids love to go to the dentist - unheard of when I was kid.

Wii Wii You can Get in Shape at Home with Your Shape Fitness Program

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sponsored post by Ubisoft Your Shape

Recall Alert: Dorel Asia Recalls Cribs due Strangulation and Suffocation Hazards

Another recall involving cribs safety.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Dorel Asia SRL, of Barbados, announced a voluntary recall to replace drop side and non-drop side cribs that pose suffocation and strangulation hazards to infants and toddlers. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs until replacement kits are obtained and installed.

For additional details, please click here.

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How to Set iPhone's Parental Controls

I love my iPhone and guess who else?  My kids too!  However, iPhones or iTouchs are like little computers, and if you have parental controls in your home computer, you may want to do the same with your iPhone.  Here is how to set iPhone's parental controls:

Helping Your Child Understand Haiti’s Devastation

It is just incredibly sad what happened in Haiti, and as parents, it is hard to explain to our children about destructiveness caused by nature. It is hard for children to understand that nature can and will cause eventful disasters occasionally.  It is even harder for them to understand these days when we are asking our children to be green, protective, caring and careful with our planet, and yet they get to see how our nature destruct an entire city in seconds!

There is no easy way to talk to children about the destructiveness caused by natural disasters. THRIVE, the Chidlren's Hospital in Boston, spoke with Children’s psychiatrist Stuart Goldman, MD, about how to talk to your children about Haiti’s devastating earthquake. 

I truly invite you to read the whole article on this conversation with Dr. Stuart Goldman to help your child understand, copy with frightening and graphical images shown everywhere about this devastating earthquake, without feeling frightened.

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Smart Party Planning for Kids' Parties

With the holidays just over, the last thing we want to do is plan for yet another party! But, party-planning for kids does not have to be stressful.  Kids love simplicity and casualness. So, let's have a simple, smart and casual approach to planning our next kids' parties. The best way to do it is using mom's best friend, the Internet.  The Internet is the best place for free party-planning advice. Here are sites, I love and highly recommended by Parents.com:

Launch Alert: Tashi Lingerie - A New eBoutique

For those moms who love lingerie, I am happy to announce there is a new online boutique called Tashi Lingerie:

Why You Should be Lifting!

"Believe it or not, you can burn 8-10 calories per minute just by pumping iron!" says Ellen Yates of N2Shape.  Compare that to running or bicycling, where you burn 10-12 calories a minute, burning 8-10 calories per minute pumping iron is not too bad! Plus, get this:

Soften Your Skin in a Snap

Because we usually want the "softened skin" right now, the best solution is something you can use in your house to soften your skin. This is my personal routine when I want a glowing, softer skin; I can go two ways:

Blog News: Holiday Schedule

Dear readers,

The Moms Buzz daily broadcast will cease for the holiday season from Thursday, December 24, 2009 until January 3, 2010. Daily broadcast will resume Monday, January 4, 2010.

May you have a blessed holiday season and a wonderful new year 2010 filled with health, love, peace, progress and success.

Happy holidays!

- The Moms Buzz

A Few Gift Ideas for Kids

The other day I was sent a Nintendo DS game and a DVD for children to review.  I usually pick what I want to review or recommend, but given this opportunity, I thought it would be a good idea to share them with you as Christmas gift ideas for your children because I really liked what they sent me:

5 Money-Saving Tips for Entertaining

This is the time of the year that we love to have people over for a little drink or a nice full-blown sit-down dinner.  Whichever the case may be, you may want to follow these 5 money-saving tips for entertaining:

Disney's New Princess: The Princess and The Frog

We got a brand new Princess in Disney World and in our children's fantasy world too, Tiana in The Princess and The Frog.  Unlike other fairy tales in Disney princess movies, our princess is the first African-American heroine!  Tiana is hardworking and resourceful, and also one of the first Disney heroines who doesn't have to be rescued by a man. How about that?!

There are some intense and scary passages in the movie, but overall is kid-friendly, visually appealing and entertaining.

The movie is well received and a treat for the family as it is usually the case with Disney's princesses.

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