Monday Morning Memo: The Hiking Family

by ACMJ September 13, 2010 Monday Morning Memo Top 10 Parenting Tips

Image by Rubén Marcos via Flickr One of the cheapest but most rewarding of family activities you can do with kids of any age is to hike. There is a series of great books on this – here is the one I use – but you really just need a map of your area and [...]

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Raising a Glass to Raising Kids

by ACMJ August 31, 2010 Monday Morning Memo Top 10 Parenting Tips

Image via Wikipedia Cheers! If you are reading this post, odds are it is because you are a parent or about to become one. We at Extrahourdinary Parenting are taking a moment to toast your decision to do so! Raising kids is exhausting, frustrating, and expensive, but as most people will tell you, it’s also [...]

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Children’s Book Review: Ellfolk and the Crystal Caves of Atlantis

by ACMJ August 25, 2010 baby shower ideas: children's books

A lovely Internet/blogger friend of mine, Tina McFadden, is launching her new fun children’s book today! Elffolk and the Crystal Caves of Atlantis is a fantasy-adventure novel for kids ages 7 to 10 with a positive, empowering message. A fast-paced, easy read, it tells the story of Enna and Nissa in the mysterious crystal caves [...]

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Book Review: “Quiet Hero” a Lesson on Parenting’s Impact

by ACMJ August 13, 2010 baby shower ideas: gifts for mom

This book is largely about one woman discovering her father’s significant role in the Polish resistance movement in Warsaw during WW2. At the factual level, it is a great lesson about the tremendous cost of war and the incredible acts of individual bravery that people exhibited. It reminds the reader that what we are experiencing [...]

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Parenting Tip of the Day: Surviving the Dreaded Conversation

by ACMJ August 2, 2010 Monday Morning Memo Top 10 Parenting Tips

Image via Wikipedia Yes, the conversation. Not the birds and the bees. Not the one about their friend you can’t stand. No, no…. I’m talking about the conversation about rhythm. In particular, I’m talking about when you say “So, son/daughter, are you interested in learning to play a musical instrument?” And they say, to your [...]

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Parenting Tip of the Day: Hulu Helper

by ACMJ July 26, 2010 Monday Morning Memo Top 10 Parenting Tips

Image via CrunchBase One of the fun things I discovered during my many hours feeding the new baby is Hulu. Hulu.com hosts all sorts of fun shows for free, and for $10 a month you can get access to the whole series with back episodes. I have caught up on Glee, How I Met Your [...]

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EHP – The Expanded Edition

by ACMJ July 26, 2010 Extra (Hour)dinary Parenting site news

We’re back! Finally! Adding a second baby and a full time job is no small thing! This was the first time in two years of running this site that I actually did not have time and/or mental energy to post. Sleep deprivation is no fun! But we’ve made it through the rough and we’re back, [...]

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Toddler and Baby Product Reviews: Cooshee Seat

by ACMJ May 19, 2010 baby shower ideas: baby gear

Finding the right seating for kids is always hard. This is one of those areas of baby and toddler gear with which I am never 100% satisfied. I have several high chairs, booster seats, chairs to strap on to other chairs, portable high chairs, and similar devices. So far, the only one I really like [...]

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