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Food & Nutrition

5 Kid-Friendly Soups for Winter

December 28, 2021 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

Meal planning with little ones, who are notoriously picky eaters, can be frustrating when you’re trying to serve healthy food, especially in the winter when fresh fruits and vegetables are at a minimum. Soups are a great way to pile in the nutrition while making mealtime a slurpy adventure. Plus they’re comforting and make use…

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Holidays

New Year’s Resolutions: An Honest Look

January 21, 2016 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

I read that January 17 is the date when most Americans have abandoned their New Year’s resolutions. Ha! I beat that date, and then some. Eat my dust, slackers! Day 1: Happy New Year! This is going to be my best year yet! I didn’t make it to midnight last night, so my resolution to…

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Holidays

Making Resolutions That Stick (For Kids!)

January 6, 2016 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

There’s something about New Year’s Eve that makes us want to create resolutions (that something may be alcohol), and sometimes we hit on goals that sound good even in the clear light of day. However, your kids aren’t likely to spontaneously decide to make any New Year’s Resolutions, no matter how much sparkling grape juice…

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Holidays

Happy New Year! Let’s Make (and break) Some Resolutions Together!

December 30, 2015 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

I’m pretty terrible at New Year’s resolutions. I think that goes for most of us; otherwise, if we were all awesome at getting things done, making (and breaking) goals and resolutions wouldn’t be an annual thing, right? For the past several years, I swapped out resolutions for one-word intentions. Instead of resolving to work out…

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Rachel holds a BS in Early Childhood Education and a Masters in Educational Leadership. Innovative and academically forward in her successful “Mommy and Me” curriculum and interactive birthday parties, Rachel was encouraged by her large following of dedicated parents and their children to develop a preschool program. Read More...

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