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Kids hang their own coats with the help of stick-on hooks

Michelle's hack illustrates how simple home tweaks can make a big difference to your kid's independence.

Mother's Day disappointment? Honest advice for next year.

At Etsy: Mother's Day Card: Shark Attack, by Emily-Bell From Mother's Day fail? Lessons learned -- and honest advice for avoiding disappointment next year: "I hate Mother's Day."...

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Managing kids' computer use using built-in parental controls

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I appreciate this hack from Melissa -- simply, how her family uses the parental controls built into her computer's operating system to manage her kids' computer use. It's easy to...

Parent Hacks 5/13/13 5:07pm

Weekend reading + links

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Ahhhhhhh. That's the sound of me coming down from a fab time at the Mom 2.0 Summit in Southern California AND getting my working computer back from the Apple Geniuses. Feels like...

Parent Hacks 5/11/13 11:32am

Happy Mother's Day to YOU [giveaway]

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Mother's Day is almost here, and I'd like to give you a present. I know you're not my mother, but you are the reason I do what I do here every day and I am so grateful for that.

Parent Hacks 5/10/13 2:46pm

Your new favorite salad: Bacon, Egg and Asparagus on Tossed Greens

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Delicious, satisfying, easy, beautiful, fancy enough for company. Even your Paleo and slow carb friends will appreciate this.

Parent Hacks 5/9/13 3:28pm

Potty training tip: Use an empty baby wipe container as a dirty underwear "transporter"

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Can there ever be enough potty training tips? I don't think so, especially because the process goes so differently for different kids. Erin shared this eminently practical hack...

Parent Hacks 5/6/13 7:21pm

Mom 2.0 Summit, a book signing, and a Cozi thank you

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Tomorrow I head to Southern California for the Mom 2.0 Summit, a conference I've been looking forward to since I attended two years ago. Christine and I are speaking, and our talk...

Parent Hacks 4/30/13 6:49pm

Manage your money just enough: create a simple filing system for your tax records

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Part 1 of the series "Manage Your Money Just Enough": When it comes to a simple filing system, having a system in place -- any system -- lets you handle paper and information as...

Parent Hacks 4/29/13 2:09pm

A story about life balance, and an exciting feature

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Time to get back in balance. At least, that's what my computer's telling me. Also: a feature in The Week!

Parent Hacks 4/27/13 3:47pm

Your money management tips are on the way

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Photo credit: FreeDigitalPhotos.net A little while ago I put out a hack request for your simple money management tips. Your response has been so great that it's taking me a while...

Parent Hacks 4/25/13 5:36pm

Dry crazy straws with a drop of alcohol

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Shannon's solution is much smarter than mine, which is to leave crazy straws sitting in the dish drainer for a week, and then throw them away because they smell musty.

Parent Hacks 4/24/13 1:11pm

6 things you can stop doing now

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From my new post at Babble: "Do less, enjoy more." There’s a symmetry to that line…a balance that’s so tantalizing in its simplicity. Unfortunately, it brings to mind...

Parent Hacks 4/23/13 1:36pm

Portland book party wrap-up

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