Category Archives: Cute kid stories

Mommy kisses seal the deal with angry toddler

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Laura Burkey

Laura Burkey’s 2½-year-old Amelia acted out because she was in need of some one-on-one time.

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Hallam’s Stephanie Giese shares parenting laughs in ‘I Just Want to Pee Alone’

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Sarah Chain

Hallam mom and blogger Stephanie Giese contributed a story to the new humor release “I Just Want to Pee Alone,” which focuses on parenting highs and lows.

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Diffuse a public temper tantrum without losing your cool

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Smart Staff

Local experts share what works and what doesn’t for parenting in public.

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The importance of encouraging a sisterly bond

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Smart Staff

Lily and Jovie are 19 months apart, but Sue Jennings hopes they’ll grow to be the best of friends.

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Shopping with my two young kids, or playing ‘Chicken’

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Kara Eberle

Kara Eberle says she struggles to maintain some sort of control when out in public with her children.

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Moms in toyland: The keepers of childhoods

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Teresa Cook

Teresa Cook has Legos and other toys in her basement once used by her three grown sons.

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Teaching children to have faith goes a long
way toward fostering hope

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Smart Staff

Laura Burkey says she gives her girls the courage to believe in God and fosters their hope and imagination, even with dinosaurs.

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Parents lament gifts of Christmases past

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Smart Staff

We asked area parents what their most-hated toys were, in the hopes of rescuing others from toy hell.

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A very special version of “The 12 Days of Christmas”

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Joan

12-year-old unschooler Sarah Otto created her own version of the 12 Days of Christmas, complete with castles, Xbox 360s and… lottery tickets?

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Stop worrying about ‘other’ mothers out there

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Kara Eberle

Kara Eberle learns to focus on all the good things happening in her own home.

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