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Are Extended Wear Contact Lenses for You?

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Contact lens wearers have known for years that contacts in their eyes need to be removed before nodding off to sleep. It's just one of those accepted things in life—you don't sleep with contact lenses in. But times have changed as improvements…
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Got Enough Milk? Donate Your Breastmilk!

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I recently wrote a very personal piece about how I was pumping milk to give to some friends who are adopting. After writing about my experience with breast milk donation, I was asked why it’s important and how a person can go about it. So,…
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The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind

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The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind Meg Medina Candlewick Press • 2012 • 246 pages Hardcover ($17.99) ISBN: 978-0-7636-4602-8 Ages 13 and up Sonia Ocampo is not a typical small-town teenager. She was born during a terrible storm…
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Holiday Hairstyles for Every Occasion

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Whether you’ll be ringing in the New Year at a glitzy soiree or staying low key at a family reunion, upgrading your look during the holidays can seem like just one too many things to think about. However, there’s no need to blow hundreds…
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Fab Crafty Shoe Makeover

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Corinne from Threadbanger sits down with master crafter Mark Montero to learn how to transform a plain pair of pumps into funky new footwear. For more fantastic MamiTV videos and content, visit Mamiverse! Read Related: 8 DIY Projects: Garbage…
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3 Steps to Create Inner Calm

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More than ever, we are bombarded with distractions that pull us away from the present moment. For example, you are having breakfast and the phone rings—you answer, but also receive a text while you are trying to talk and then hear a ding…
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Does My Child Have a Learning Disability?

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My child is not doing well in school, but I know he’s a smart kid and is interested in learning. After school, I help him with his homework, but he seems to really struggle with reading (or math). I can’t put my finger on what’s wrong,…
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The Best Christmas Ever on a Shoestring—Mexican Style

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I remember one Christmas when we kids were completely resigned to the idea that we weren’t going to be getting any gifts at all that year. My mother had pulled my two brothers and me aside and given us the grave news as compassionately as…
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Holiday Gift Guide for Kids & Babies

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Even when the kids in your life are part of the techie generation, once in awhile it’s refreshing to revert back to the basics. These go-to gifts are simple, easy to find, affordable and above all, you won’t have to worry about replacing…