It’s around that time of year when you really want to honor the special men in your life – fathers. Sure, you could go out and grab a quick, mundane, same-as-all-the-rest Father’s Day card, but you know that the father you want to honor deserves a bit more. We’ve searched high and low to feature some of our Ultimate Father’s Day gifts for your special dad; gifts that truly speak from the deepest recesses of your heart that not only say, “I love you”, but also convey, “I love you as a father figure, and this is just a fraction of my appreciation of you.” Whether he’s the father of your children, your father, or a special father you are blessed to know, consider giving him something beyond the status quo of the redundancies of Father’s Day cards.
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Spring has sprung and that means Easter is on its way. With the craziness of the just past holiday season and Valentine’s Day, it can be hard to wrap our minds around yet another occasion in which we prepare meals, buy gifts, and try to create memories for our families. Daily Mom is here to help you get what you need to make this Easter one of the best, with some of the most essential items. From planners to get yourself organized to the perfect dishes to help create tasty meals, Daily Mom has you covered.
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With Halloween right around the corner, dinner ideas might be the last thing on your mind. With last minute costume alterations, stocking up on treats to hand out to trick-or-treaters, planning snacks for classroom events and purchasing decorations for your own party, you probably haven’t even thought about what you’re going to serve for dinner on Halloween night.
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One evening at the dinner table your child will inevitably ask where food comes from. The mashed potatoes and green beans are easy to explain, and no parent gets nervous discussing produce farms or vegetable gardens. It’s the other part of the plate that people often feel uncomfortable discussing. That is, the meat part.
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Over the years, the tradition of sitting down to eat dinner as a family has slowly eroded away as American societal norms become more and more work-centric and much less family-centric. Members of the family are pulled into all sorts of different directions on any average day, with both parents working out of the home and children involved in numerous after school activities, leaving little time to prepare a meal, let alone sit down and enjoy it all together. But, multiple studies have shown that family dinners have a great effect on a child’s overall growth, including happier, healthier children who are more likely to succeed academically and less likely to show poor behavior. While sitting down to eat together is a great start, it’s the communication that takes place and the relationship bonds that are built that have the ultimate effect on a child’s well-being. So, just how exactly do we get our kids talking?
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It’s hard enough for Mom to cook dinner, keep the house looking tidy and fold your underwear. Your wife is a Goddess and the last thing she needs is for Dad to come home and be a zombie. Even the Mom who gets help at home with grandparents, has hired a nanny, or even has a husband that is into folding laundry is going to be burned out keeping the ship upright – the way she wants.
No matter what hat Mom most frequently wears at home, and there is probably 20 different hats being worn – there is little doubt, especially in the formative first 6 years, that Mom does most of the heavy lifting. The very least the involved Father can do is support her as best as possible. This means being focused at the dinner table.
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The lazy days of summer are behind us. Looking ahead, a full schedule looms: school, sports, work, music lessons, homework, performances, field trips, school volunteering, holidays, etc. Maybe dinner (and meals in general) have gotten a bit lax during the summer—no one wanted to leave the pool, or do any work after such a relaxing afternoon—so dinner was take-out… again.
But with all these upcoming activities on top of schoolwork, you know you want to fuel your kids with healthier food, which usually means cooking more meals at home.
Don’t be afraid, though! Just follow these simple steps for Back-to-School meal planning, and you’ll be set.
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It’s 5 o’clock and maybe you are walking in the door from a long day at work or maybe you are winding down from a long day of errands and play dates. One thing is for certain, come this time of day it is time to start what seems like the marathon of preparing dinner, feeding dinner, bath time and bedtime. Needless to say, dinnertime can be a tough time of day, especially with kids afoot. Keeping your little ones from hanging on your leg while you are prepping dinner is nothing shy of a miracle. Not to worry! With a few clever tips and tricks and a lot of help from our friends over at Little Partners it is possible to get a healthy meal prepared and on the table, sans child hanging on your leg.
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If you’ve had a busy day and find yourself frantically trying to come up with something quick and tasty to make for dinner, our Asian beef chips and rice will leave your family asking for seconds, and quickly become one of your go-to recipes for years to come.
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Are you tired of the same old boring side dishes at dinner time? A person can only eat so much rice and potatoes! If you’re looking for a fun, new side dish that’s not only tasty but packed full of nutrients, you’ll definitely want to try Spelt Berry Salad.
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Motherhood, in some ways, is like a well-orchestrated magic act. Clever rouses, schemes, fuzzy fabrics, glitter and glue hide our real motivation: surviving and hoping our kids turn out ok in the end. These tricks-of-the-eye apply to the health and well being of our kiddies too. Trying to get your kids to eat a healthy meal can be more impossible than finding the one, small particular green lego that your 6 year old wants from his huge bin of legos. This is where mamas need to get clever. Some moms are lucky and are born with fantastic eaters, but others are, welllll, not so lucky. It is that group of moms that have become experts in the three-ring circus act that most non-parents call “dinner time”. These slights of hand, imaginative stories and clever songs are what we use to survive the Battle of Dinner, night after night…and some of them are pretty funny.
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We date our mates to learn about them, to teach them about us, and to take time out of our everyday lives to focus on our relationships. Past sheer enjoyment, one-on-one “dates” with our kids are for the same purposes; to teach, learn about, and cherish our children.
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What are we going to make for dinner? Your stomach may be rumbling, you hear this question in your head, and then maybe from your husband or child. You have worked hard all day long and DINNER is the last thing you want to think about. You are not alone in this thinking and we have been there! Instead of worrying about your weekly meals, use the following suggestions and take the stress out of planning dinner throughout the week!
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Are you a gluten-free family and stumped for dinner this week? We can help you out with these 7 delicious, healthy, and easy gluten free meals!
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Summertime not only is consumed with fun-filled days by the pool and fireworks but it also can provide dinner slumps. It isn’t the easiest task to come up with dinner ideas because it is so hot, and you don’t want anything heavy! Daily Mom has put together 3 summer inspired dishes that are light on your tummy but full of flavor for your taste buds!
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