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  • Parenting Books for the Rest of Us
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    Parenting Books for the Rest of Us

    Both my kiddos have been hard at work the past few weeks reading mountains of books for multiple summer reading programs. In other words, I have been reading up a storm to my two children. I have also set aside a little time each day to read some books that I want to read. Most […] More

  • Orange, Green, and Yellow Plastic Baby Toys
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    Toys, Books, and Cribs Harbor Some Bacteria for Long Periods

    Two common bacteria that cause many infections in children and the elderly can live outside the human body on objects such as toys, books, and cribs for longer periods of time than previously thought, says a new study from researchers at the University at Buffalo in New York. Previous studies suggested that bacteria die quickly […] More

  • Blessings
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    Review of ‘Blessings’ Book from flattenme

    A blessing for Poppy, May your world shine bright. Filled with happiness and joy, From morning until night. My daughter and I love reading books together each day. She especially enjoys her personalized books such as Owl Always Love You: A Bedtime Story for Little Night Owls from flattenme. Thus, when flattenme offered me a copy […] More

  • Toddler Summer Reading Program: Week 8
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    Toddler Summer Reading Program: Week 8

    Welcome to the eighth and final week of my toddler summer reading program. Each week for the past eight weeks, my daughter and I read at least five books a week together. In actuality, we usually ended up reading at least five books a day. In addition to my summer reading program, my daughter also […] More

  • Toddler Summer Reading Program: Week 7
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    Toddler Summer Reading Program: Week 7

    Welcome to week 7 of The Parenting Patch toddler summer reading program. Each week for eight weeks this summer, my daughter and I planned to read at least five books each week. We definitely met our goal, usually reading between five and ten books most days. To document and facilitate our progress, I am sharing […] More

  • Toddler Summer Reading Program: Week 6
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    Toddler Summer Reading Program: Week 6

    My daughter loves books. To continue to foster her love of reading, she and I read a least a couple of books together almost every day. For the summer reading program in which she is participating at a local library, she must complete a total of six reading logs. For her age group, each reading […] More

  • Toddler Summer Reading Program: Week 5
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    Toddler Summer Reading Program: Week 5

    Welcome to the fifth week of the toddler summer reading program in which my daughter and I are participating! Over eight weeks this summer, my daughter and I are challenging ourselves to read at least five books a week. In reality, though, we read five books a day, and often more. In addition to our […] More

  • Toddler Summer Reading Program: Week 4
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    Toddler Summer Reading Program: Week 4

    Welcome to week 4 of The Parenting Patch toddler summer reading program. Each week this summer, my daughter and I are challenging ourselves to read at least five books each week. Most of the time, however, we end up reading five to ten books per day. My daughter is also participating in the summer reading […] More

  • Toddler Summer Reading Program: Week 3
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    Toddler Summer Reading Program: Week 3

    Welcome to week 3 of The Parenting Patch toddler summer reading program. My daughter is also participating in the summer reading program at one of our local libraries for which the goal is to read five age-appropriate books per week. My daughter and I read far more books together, usually at least five each day […] More

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