Entries by Laura Fuentes

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10 Gift Ideas Using Your Children’s Artwork

I used to put all my kids’ artwork and paper drawings in a box with hopes to someday, when they are older, show them their masterpieces. I soon discovered that one box for two kids was not enough and that even a second box filled up quickly. How was this possible? Well, they wanted to keep […]

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How to Get Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night

As a mom of three young kids, I’ve had my share of sleepless nights. Who am I kidding? I’m still not sleeping more than five continuous hours at night! My third child, Baby G, is 9 months old and barely sleeping long enough for me to call it “all night”. When I had my first baby, […]

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Post-Holiday French Toast

Do you find yourself wanting to make a special breakfast for the family in the days following holiday dinner yet you are unprepared and exhausted? That is how I feel each year after hosting a holiday dinner at my house. Ever since I’ve had kids, I host Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve dinner at our house. […]

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Guilt-Free Holiday Smoothies

It’s that time of the year where our bellies will be stuffed from the end of November through New Year’s. We try to keep up with our exercise routine but unfortunately for many, exercise is achieved running through the store aisles and mall parking lots. And then, all the holiday food surrounding us brings out […]

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When Are Kids Too Old to Bathe Together?

My daughter is six and my son is five years old. They’ve been bathing together since they were old enough to sit in the tub and play with their little bath toys. They’ve been having a great time together for years and they actually look forward to bath time. But the older they get, the […]

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How to Quit Breastfeeding Without Feeling Guilty

UPDATED August 1st, 2016 I’ve nursed all three of my kids. I breastfed longer with the first two than with the last one but each time I weaned them, the horrible guilty feeling was there. I quit breastfeeding for different reasons with each child and with two of them, I nursed in tears for months. Was […]

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How to Find the Best Childcare for Your Baby

I stayed home for five years to raise my first two babies. When surprise baby number three came along, I had already launched my own healthy meals company and staying home was no longer an option. Like many working moms out there, I had to make the difficult choice of finding suitable childcare for my […]

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How to Care for a Colicky Baby

So you have a colicky baby. What to do? It’s stressful enough being a mom running on energy reserves, managing a household and working full time—and on top of this I need to figure out how to help my baby? Whether you are a first-time mom looking for colicky baby solutions or a mother of […]

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How to Take Time Off, Even When You Think You Can’t

As an entrepreneurial mother of three young children, some days, bedtime just can’t get here fast enough. Not because I need a break from the kids, but because I work what seems to be all the time and I need a break! Thanks to my smart mobile device, I can work from anywhere. This can […]