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Friday, April 10 is National Siblings Day, a day for the 80 to 90 percent of Americans who have siblings to celebrate their brothers and sisters. Celebrating Siblings Day can be as easy as sending a card, sharing a meal or doing a favor for a sibling. “There is no relationship like the ones we have with our siblings,” said Montclair State University Family and Child Studies professor, Dr. Jonathan Caspi. A leading expert on sibling relationship dynamics, Caspi is the author of Sibling Aggression Treatment and Sibling Development: Implications for Mental Health Practitioners. He has identified five reasons to celebrate Siblings Day: 1.Siblings may have a greater influence on who we are or who we become than our parents and peers do, according to a growing body of research. Sibling relationships are intense relationships involving support, love, competition and conflict. Like it or not, so much of the way we handle relationships, closeness, competition, give support, argue, resolve c...

If you have a child who plays the guitar, then you know how many picks you go through. These disappear quicker than socks in the dryer. I didn't have to worry about her breaking the picks just losing them. But it is a good advertisement for Pick Geek because each of the picks have the logo and company name on them. Each tin of these picks would make a great gift. Birthdays, Christmas or for your child, how about their Easter basket. Yes, my older teens still get baskets. There are 32 picks in each cube. But 16 Picks in the tin we received. The little metal tin is about the size of a tin of mints and would fit anywhere. Just toss the tin in your pocket or guitar case. It snacks shut so that you don't have to worry about them falling all over your bag. The tin has what they are calling a click clack lid. Just push on the middle of the lid to click it open and push on the sides to clack it shut. Very simple. It was nice though that my 2 year old couldn't open her si...

As most parent know, you can not put a pillow in a child's bed until they reach a certain age. Our little girl has loved my pillow for over a year now and she is 2. She has been very unhappy not having a pillow. When I saw the Dreamtown Pillow, I thought how perfect that would be that she can now have her own pillow. Chiropractic reviewed and recommended as little one's perfect first pillow. Contains less fill than most toddler pillows but still firm. Size 14x19 with poly/cotton 100% hypoallergenic blend cover and polyester filling. My daughter is absolutely loving her new pillow. I think she finally feels like one of the big people. It is the perfect size for her crib. It does not fit side to side in the crib for their is plenty of room for movement and not suffocation. You can purchase this awesome pillow with pillowcase for $18.99 from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Dreamtown-Kids-Hypoallergenic-Chiropractor-satisfaction/dp/B00KWR2BCQ/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid...

Brave Girls Faithful Friends You can purchase this book from Tommy Nelson for $7.99 http://www.thomasnelson.com/brave-girls-faithful-friends You can also purchase from Amazon.com for $7.99 http://www.amazon.com/Brave-Girls-Faithful-Friends-Devotional/dp/0718030583/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1428604462&sr=8-2&keywords=Brave+Girls+Devotional+Books Each devotion will include: •A relevant opening scripture from the Bible •A thought-provoking devotion to encourage a faithful and friendly heart •An engaging closing prayer to help the reader become the ambassador of friendship God wants her to be! My daughter loved both of these Brave Girls Devotional books. When I gave them to her she thought it was just a story book. But when she opened it up she kept saying "look it has"... She loved that she gets to write her own thoughts from the devotional. The book has other neat ways for your child to interact. We encourage prayer and definitely encourage our chi...

I love the color of this bottle. Very bold red. Your water bottle will not be mistaken for anyone else's bottle. Gym or work get your bottle noticed! This infuser bottle has 4 main pieces. The lid, the fruit or veggie carrier, the "mesh" lid to veggie carrier and the bottle itself. Now if you would like to use the bottle without the infuser piece, it will work! All you would need to do is not screw in the infuser piece. This FlavFusion (TM) 25 oz Infuser Water Bottle has a neat feature, in that the lid locks. This is great with kids in the house. My cup is always empty because the kids walk by and grab my cup. I can lock the littler ones out of this one. Clearly shown are the locked and unlocked positions Fruit or veggie infused waters can do so much for your digestive system. Some infused recipes can help with weight loss. You should check some of the recipes out online to see which one works best for you. I like strawberry and kiwi the best. I tried cu...

I hate to have to tie and retie my shoe laces. If they aren't tied then you walk on them and could trip. Which is definitely a danger. But I also don't want to wear Velcro shoes. Gone are the days of Velcro! Just buy these no tie shoe laces, which fit all sizes of shoes, and off you go. These come in black and white. I would love to see them start carrying bright colors too. I know my teen girls would buy a pair of those. Take out one of the elastic strings and lace your shoe. Over and under or straight across the shoe, it doesn't matter. When you get to the end of your shoe just thread through the knob. Once through there put into the bell shaped piece. Tie off and cut off the excess lace. Easy to use and easy to wear. We have athletic kids so this is great for their shoes. No more worrying about their shoes untying while running. Also great for pregnant women who can't reach their feet anymore. Just slide on your tennis shoes and you are good to go. Grea...

My house is a HUGE baking and BBQing house. During the summer, the grill is always going. These are the best gloves to handle those extremely hot pans and cookie sheets. Use while camping to throw those logs on the fire. Normally even with those long metal fire sticks, your hands feel like you are getting burnt. Keep your hands cool with these 100% premium cotton insides. The outside gets hot and the inside (where your hands are) stay nice and cool. No more worry about your fingers going through the weave of crocheted pot holders or your older pot holders wearing thin. The inside of these gloves are so soft and comfortable. You will want to wear these as winter gloves, not just to cook with. These gloves block up to 662F. I have only cooked up to 450 degrees but they still stayed cool on the inside. These gloves not only cover your hand but your wrists and forearms. Now if you are like me and have small hands these go up your arm half way. Both sides of the glove are dotted ...

The Milk Bank opens two new depots in Missouri INDIANAPOLIS – No medicine works for premature infants like human milk, but many infants in the NICU don’t have access to this resource. The Milk Bank, a nonprofit human milk bank serving NICUs across the Midwest, is now expanding into Missouri so more families can be part of this lifesaving mission. The Milk Bank is opening two new milk depots in Missouri March 31, one at at Little Flower Family Medicine in O’Fallon, Mo. and one at Amber Sky in Maplewood. This will allow eligible mothers in the area to drop off their milk donations, where they will then be sent to The Milk Bank’s pasteurization facility in Indianapolis and distributed to NICUs across the Midwest. When no milk depots are present, donors must package and ship their donations to The Milk Bank. Currently, the only depot in Missouri is in St. Louis at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. The Milk Bank, a HMBANA-affiliated, nonprofit milk bank, ensures that fragile infan...

This was SO handy this weekend!! We went out of town for Easter. My family only goes about 3 hours away. But, with 4 cell phones, tablets and more we are always trying to charge something. I have the Galaxy S5, my daughter has the Iphone 4, my husband the Galaxy Note 4 and our other 2 children have older phones. The reason I state this is that this charger covered all phone plug ins. It comes with the power bank itself, the charging cord and then has an Intelligent LED iPhone 5 USB Cable. Loved Loved Loved this set! The day we left, my sisters husband had taken her charger to work with him. Her phone is seriously picky and would only charge with that specific cord. We were at lunch and she was complaining that her phone was about to die and she was so upset with her hubby. I whipped out my portable power bank and plugged her phone in. Not only did hers get almost 1/2 charged in about a half hour, but then I plugged my phone into it for the drive home. It charged my Galaxy all t...