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I am a Guest at Not Your Mother’s Podcast

Etel Leit Reveles what Word you Should Not Teach Your Child A hot topic in the parenting world right now is baby sign language. And a hot podcast for parents is “Not Your Mother’s Podcast”. So, it only seems fitting that SignShine owner, Etel Leit, meets with podcast hosts Sonnet and Veronica for some mom talk and to discuss all things baby sign language! What

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Less is More

The Connection Between Holiday Shopping and Baby Development How many mass emails, Facebook ads, Instagram ads, text messages, posts, banners have you gotten since Black Friday? How many online websites and / or stores did you visit or do you plan on visiting from now until the holidays are over?How do you feel when you are overloaded with “all this goodness” on shelves and the flickering pictures on the

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Three-Strikes

How to Find Your Soft Side and Still Say No If I was an inmate, then by today, I would have three-strikes. I am going to jail for the third time. But I am not an inmate. I volunteer again to speak with the inmates. The women I will meet today are behind bars, and once I was behind bars as well–bars of my own heart, in my

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Three-Strikes

How to Find Your Soft Side and Still Say No If I was an inmate, then by today, I would have three-strikes. I am going to jail for the third time. But I am not an inmate. I volunteer again to speak with the inmates. The women I will meet today are behind bars, and once I was behind bars as well–bars of my own heart, in my

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10 Reasons to Laugh Every Day

Laugh not only on April Fools Day Think about the recent time you laughed. I mean I laughed from the belly. Laughed with your body, letting go of everything you think, and just enjoyed the moment. I am sure you felt released, unjudge, and free from any prior worries of life, even for a minute or two.  Think about this moment. Who made you laugh?

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I Was in Jail. Again

How Alcoholism Affects Parenting Saturday morning. I snooze the alarm and crawl out of bed. Jail time. Again. It’s my second time visiting the Lynwood Women’s Jail. It took me another security clearance from the sheriff, but here I am again: I am on my way to jail. Today, I get the chance to speak with more than hundred of women inmates. I start to doubt myself, what do

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