It can happen in a blink of the eye – we get distracted, the cell phone rings, a text comes thru, we look at the passengers in our car, we reach across the car for an item or even poor road conditions from ice to snow can create us to loose control of our vehicles [...]
“Fire mama fire” were the words that came out of my then 2 year olds mouth has he passed me on the stairs. I asked my older daughter who was sitting in her dads office on the computer if she was showing her brother pictures of fires and why was he saying “Fire mama fire” [...]
Can you hear me now? According to research, 22 percent of young children own a cell phone (ages 6-9), 60 percent of tweens (ages 10-14), and 84 percent of teens. Now that it’s back-to-school time, many parents make the decision to arm their kids with cell phones. Parents generally say they do so for safety [...]
By Leslie Pleasants I recently attended an event hosted by T-Mobile. At first when I heard about it I thought ok, are they just going to try to have us promote their phones?? Which I would have no problem with since they are the only phone company I have been with and I LOVE them. [...]
By Leslie Pleasants Did you know that Pool Noodles can be used for more the just in a pool? Yes, there is so many different things you can do with these odd looking things. I bet if you start thinking about it you could possibly come up with something on your own too. You can [...]
MOM TIP : Be Prepared Make sure – before an outage – that the refrigerator is set below 40 degrees. If power is restored within four hours, items in the refrigerator should be safe to eat. A full freezer will stay at freezing temperatures for two days if the door remains closed.
After three of Nate-no’s fellow team mates have experienced concussions this season on his football team. I thought it was time to once again share with the 24/7 MOMS on this topic – I posted this article two years ago after learning some valuable and new information every mom needs to know: Concussions and Your [...]
Putting together an emergency plan doesn’t have to take a long time. Simply set aside 20-30 minutes each night this week to follow the steps in the checklist from Buttoned Up. You’ll be amazed at what you can check off in such a short time—and you’ll be ready for any emergency life throws your way. [...]
from: InternetSafety.com The internet is more accessible today than ever, thanks to netbooks, the iPad and SmartPhones. For all the merits of cyberspace as a source of information, entertainment and community, there are also dangers ranging from well over 400 million pages of pornography to Internet predators posing as friends or confidantes. Children are likely [...]
Amy Hannold, 247Moms Frugal Living Editor If you’re like most families, you likely have the tools and supplies for an emergency kit in amongst your home. When an emergency happens, having those items together, and in good condition will make all the difference. Planning and procuring the supplies can be done a little at a [...]
