Welcome to the Mommy Perks Articles page. Below you will find an array of Parenting articles, Literacy articles, Small Business Tips, Twitter Tips and more. Feel free to browse, read, print or email the articles to your friends/family. 

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Parenting:

Play and Outdoors

• Can Parenting be FUN?
• Games for Gifted children
• Playing and laughing is fun (and necessary!)
• Designing a Safe Outdoor Play Area
• The phases and stages of a love of dirt
• Let your kids entertain themselves (even if it's messy!)
• Helping kids learn to entertain themselves
• Amusing Infants (writtten in French)

Self-Esteem

• Four Fun Ways to Teach Colors (reprinted in the Homeschool Handbook magazine)
• Do you appreciate your children?
• What's in your dress-up box?
• Are children more capable than we think? (reprinted on Stress Free Kids)
• Do you meet your child at eye level?
• Why attend preschool?
• Responsive Parenting
• She fed the animals - who cares?
• Simple Ways to Make Your Child Feel Special?

Technology

• Should kids have a computer in their room?
• Is TV helpful or harmful to young children?

Behavior

• Communicate With Your Teen
• Tune in to Temperament
• Problem Behavior...or Food?
• 6 Simple Parenting Solutions to Help the Kiddies Get Along
• Raising Well-Mannered Kids
• Anger Management Strategies for Kids
• Mothers against mothers?
• Empathetic Kids
• Prescription Drug Abuse: Medicine Cabinet High
• Life's Lessons from the Soccer Field
• Learning from your child's teacher

Health

• Protecting your children from sexual abuse
• 10 exercises you can teach your kids to do at home
• 6 fat loss exercises for super busy moms 
  

Miscellaneous

• 5 Savings Tips for Losing Weight
• Am I an expert on children? Well...

Reading & Literacy:

• What is emergent literacy?
• Do you love me in a box?
• Book Nook Chalkboard
• Make a self esteem book - use a mirror!
• Do your kids tear up books? Here's a solution!
• What is your book philosophy for kids?
• A field trip to the grocery store provides language skills
• Using personal photos from birth to age five
• Selecting “quality” books for your children or students
• Reading Tips: From birth up...get kids involved in books!

• So you think you can WRITE?
• 5 Quick and Easy Marketing Tips
• A look back at Friday Twitter Tips
• 20 Nanny and Sitter Tips
• 20 Parenting Tips
• 20 Summer Fun Tips: Sensory Style
• 20 Father's Day Tips (2010)
• 20 Tips for Children's Book Week (2010)
• 20 Mother's Day Tips (2010)
• 20 Cancer Awareness Tips
• 20 Bully Prevention Tips, Resources and Ideas
• 20 SEO Tips: Be in "the know" with your SEO and you'll see results!
• Tips: craft/activity ideas for use at home and/or in the classroom
• Potty Training Tips, Suggestions and Ideas
• Twitter Tips: How to use twitter, abbreviations, hashtags and more
• Twitter Tips for Newbies
• Ten Tips for Business (and life)...plus one more

Special Needs Articles:

• Visual Schedules (using photos to teach sequencing)
• How to Talk to Your Kids About ADHD (Ages 6-10 years old)
• What does it feel like to have a child with a special need?
• What is Your Learning Disability?

Teachers:

• Seven Ways to Nurture Tolerance in Students

Expert Pieces:

• Why linen is the best fabric for your child
• Louise Sattler's Favorite Websites for Parents and Educators
• Earning Multiple Streams of Income from Home

Miscellaneous:

• A legacy of sewing
• Organic cotton and quality clothing for your children