
Parenting.com Want to win a $500 Target gift card? You have until Sunday to send us your best cookie recipe! Here's a sneak peek at some of the competition so far.
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Check out some of the yummy-looking cookie recipes we've received so far -- pumpkin chocolate chip, orange-berry shortbread, gooey caramel apple, oatmeal-cran chocoalate spice, and more -- then enter your own for a chance to win a $500 gift card!

Parenting.com Erin at Project Pregnancy (who's due in January) wants to know: "Should I just skip New Year’s resolutions this year? Is that allowed? What are your resolutions? Do you usually keep them?"
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I know I want to lose all my baby weight (30 pounds so far) and be back in fighting shape (i.e., maybe have a stomach muscle or two) by June, but I really don’t want to think about working out just yet. I would also like to cook more and get take-out less but, again, I don’t think I’m going to be sp...

Parenting.com Mark your calendars: the LIVE! with Regis and Kelly Beautiful Baby Search starts Jan 5th! The winner will appear on the cover of Parenting Early Years and receive $125,000 to be used toward a college education.
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Congratulations, Soraya! This 11-month-old cutie was the winner of LIVE! with Regis and Kelly's 2009 Beautiful Baby Search!

Parenting.com As if the long cold winter ahead isn't punishment enough, you've got a major bummer of a job putting away all those decorations. To the rescue: our Mom Squad organizing expert Kathy Peel has some simple tips to make the job easier (and save you a headache *next* year).
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How to un-deck your halls and store your stuff so you can find it when you want it next year

Parenting.com Heading home soon? Flying with kids can be a challenge, but this airport diversion guide can help make layovers and long waits less painful.
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Places and games to play with kids when you're stuck at JFK, ORD, LAX, MCO and many other airports

Parenting.com Happy holidays from all of us at The Parenting Group!
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Associate Manager of PR and Communications Victoria Livadas (pictured here at age 1 1/2) wants everyone to know that in her family, nothing says "holiday spirit" like matching pink-stripes for Mom and daughters alike!

Parenting.com The anticipation! The traditions! The decorations! Plus five more things kids love about the season that can't be found in the toy aisle:
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It's not that children don't love packages and bows. (Oh, they do!) Or that toys aren't a wonderful part of the season. (Oh, they are!) But gifts are only one dimension of holiday spirit, no matter which holiday you celebrate. And small children, with their open minds and hearts, are perhaps more at...

Parenting.com Our Holiday Survival Guide features tips on everything from wrapping oddly-shaped gifts, to easy finger food, to chic hairstyles for moms, and lots more...
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Parenting's Holidays with Kids Survival Guide 2009 is here. Check out easy holiday recipes, toy & gift guides, holiday crafts, travel tips for kids & more

Parenting.com Project Pregnancy blogger Erin wants to know: Were your babies born on their due dates? Early? Late? What about second babies?
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I am so not ready to give birth next week. I still haven’t finished the baby’s room or, more importantly, picked a name. That said, I am a firm believer in letting a baby come when he/she is ready. I absolutely do not want to be induced unless it’s a necessity for the baby’s health and I will do wha...

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We've teamed up with our sister site, Ski Magazine, to offer you and your family a dream
vacation! Imagine carving turns down a pristine mountain...enjoying a relaxing soak in an alpine hot tub...curling up in front of a crackling fireplace...
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Just tell us in 100 words or less why you deserve a relaxing family vacation in the mountains, and you could win a four-day trip to Smuggler’s Notch, VT, Steamboat, CO, or Northstar-at-Tahoe, NV. All three prize packages include airfare and accommodations for four, plus ski lessons or daycare for t...

Parenting.com If you're at work right now, try not to squeal *too* loudly while you admire these ridiculously cute baby bottle shark cozies, roller-skate booties, high-top booties, and more great Etsy finds....
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These handmade rattles, onesies, blankets (and more) from Etsy make the most perfect, unique baby shower gifts for mom-to-be

Parenting.com Have you finished your holiday shopping yet? If so, kudos! And if not, don't fret--we've got plenty of gift ideas for you. From stocking stuffers for moms, to hot gifts for dads, to baby toys that won't blow the budget, to fun finds for best friends...it's all here!
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Great holiday gift ideas for everyone on your list!

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Here at Parenting.com, we're always looking for ways to help you save
money. So we're very excited to announce that we've teamed up with Mobba,
a new site that helps individual shoppers (like you) get bulk discounts on
top baby gear.
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Here's how it works. Step 1: Find an item and make an offer. Step 2: More shoppers will join you -- and you can invite friends, too! The bigger the mobba gets, the better the sale. Step 3: Sellers will compete for the sale. Step 4: Your whole group saves!

Parenting.com Our testers loved these games -- they're a great way to get the kids off the couch and moving (especially when the weather outside is frightful!)
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We tested tons of Nintendo Wii video games and found the ones that let you have fun and break a sweat.

Parenting.com Check out some of the yummy-looking cookie recipes we've received so far -- pumpkin chocolate chip, orange-berry shortbread, gooey caramel apple, oatmeal-cran chocoalate spice, and more -- then enter your own for a chance to win a $500 gift card!
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Take a peek at a few of the 2009 Cookie Bake-Off Bonanza entries so far -- and submit your own! You could win a $500 Target gift card, not to mention fame and our undying admiration





























