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Peg Baron - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Peg Baron has a wonderful mission in life - she brings families together in the kitchen. Her recipe for success is the Cookin' Kids Newsletter.
Peggy enjoys putting each newsletter together and tests them on her own kids. Each one takes a lighthearted look at a different region or a different time in history and gives fun facts, recipes, jokes, safety terms, definitions, and silly clipart.
Peggy is also into Internet Marketing and she's ... [More]
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- Kids Cooking For a Cause
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] How can we combine kids, cooking, and charity? This was a question that popped into my mind the other morning. There must be a way to blend these three together in a way that's good for the kids and good for the charity. The answer came in a totally unrelated email the next day. The Ronald McDonald House! What better way for kids to practice their cooking and organization skills, and build confidence and caring than to provide a meal for an organization like the Ronald McDonald House?
- Choosing a Pet Sitter - What to Look For
[Pets] Choosing a great pet sitter is important to you and your pets. You want someone who is reliable, trustworthy, does what you ask, and most of all, is affectionate with the furry and feline members of your family. Here's some tips on how to pick a great pet sitter.
- Pet Sitters - 7 Tips on How to Find a Great One
[Pets:Dogs] Are you in need of a pet sitter for your pets but don't know one? Here are some sure fire tips to help you find a good pet sitter.
- Baking With Kids - Easy Banana Bread
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Teaching your kids to bake is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have as a parent. It's not always easy, but kids have a way of making time spent together in the kitchen a lot of fun. Here's an easy banana bread recipe to get them started...
- Increase Your Twitter Following
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] "I'm having another cup of coffee." "The kids are home from school." Are random tweets like these going to increase your Twitter following? Read on for some tips on what you can do to get more Twitter followers.
- Tips For Healthy Cooking With Kids
[Home-and-Family] Cooking is one of the most enjoyable activities that parents can do with their kids. Every child should experience the fun of creating healthy meals in the kitchen and it should not be a place reserved just for mom.
- Making Money on the Web - It's Not So Hard
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] Today, more people than ever before are making money on the web. All you really need is an Internet connection and the ability to learn a few simple methods and techniques.
- On the Lookout For Easy Kid Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] There are many, many websites that offer easy kid recipes these days that you should be able to find a site that caters specifically to kids. In fact, the problem is there are so many sites that it's hard to choose which ones to look at! Get a clue here...
- Kids and Herbs - Fun Cooking For Your Child
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Some kids like to help you cook in the kitchen but they don't understand the ingredients, especially the herbs. At first, kids learning to cook is all about learning to follow directions and doing each step in order. They're figuring out how to be organized and hopefully how to clean up after themselves.
- More Math Games For the Active Child
[Reference-and-Education] Math games are the perfect way for the squirmy child to learn math. Some kids don't learn as well when trying to concentrate all their efforts on sitting still. These kids do better when allowed to actively partake in math games - and what could be more fun?
- Common Knowledge Amongst Internet Marketers, Part 3
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] Certain topics are such common knowledge amongst internet marketers that they tend to forget what new marketers don't know. When you're a new internet marketer coming on board with the "make money from the web" idea, you need to know some basics. Here are another 3 subjects in this 3 part series that should be looked at for your online success.
- Toddler Food For the Picky Eater
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] What comes to mind when you think of toddler food? If you think of prepackaged snacks or jars of chunky baby food in your grocery store's baby food isle, then think again.
- Common Knowledge Amongst Internet Marketers, Part 1
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] There are many things that are common knowledge amongst internet marketers, but if you are new to internet marketing, you may not have learned them yet. So, read on!
- Common Knowledge Amongst Internet Marketers, Part 2
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] What is common knowledge amongst internet marketers is not common knowledge for the person new to internet marketing. When you're new, sometimes it feels like you've jumped into the middle of something and you feel stupid if you don't know what others are talking about.
- Do You Need an Accountability Partner?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] Earning a living with internet marketing can be quite rewarding in many ways, but making money at home on the internet can sometimes be a lonely endeavor. So what's the answer?
- With Internet Marketing, You've Got to Hunker Down
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] So you've made the decision to become an internet marketer and make money from home. Really, what's not to love about it? It's like the answer to your prayers and all your dreams come true.
- Kids Cooking Tacos - In My Kitchen
[Home-and-Family] Kids cooking tacos. It sounds like fun, doesn't it? Until they actually get started and don't really know what to do. It's your kitchen and they're making an absolute mess. Plus, they don't know how to cook and you know you'll end up doing most of it.
- Kids Cooking - It's Vegetable Time!
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] The best part of a garden for kids is when they get to pull carrots out of the ground, dig deep for hidden potato treasure, and pluck the little cherry tomatoes off the vines. But then what? Are they shocked because you actually want them to eat what they've grown? Here are a few ideas to get the kids cooking their veggies and eating them too.
- Profile of a New Internet Marketer - Is This You?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] So you're a new internet marketer. Super! So... ummm... have you made any money yet? Have you set up your website or your blog? Have you added great content to either one? Are you successfully promoting affiliate products? Or have you created a product(s) of your own? Are you becoming known as an expert in your niche?
- Internet Marketing - Do You Have a Plan?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] You've heard that expression before; the one that goes "If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail"? Well, what does that mean exactly? And is it always true? What does this mean to internet marketers? Here are my thoughts regarding that expression.
- Testimonials - Do You Use Them?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] Many people think testimonials are dead. Are they right?
- The Benefits of Homeschool Cooking
[Reference-and-Education:Home-Schooling] Do you want to teach your kids about math, science, literature and art? Look no farther than your kitchen!
- Tips For Potty Training Dogs
[Pets:Dogs] You've fallen in love with this new four-footed critter who has changed your life for the better, haven't you? Hold on a sec - what's that you spot in the middle of your new rug? You're pretty sure that's not a candy bar. How come this keeps happening and what should you do?
- Dog Training For Barking - Are You Making These Mistakes?
[Pets:Dogs] Dogs barking... it's only natural. Dogs bark for many reasons, but when it's excessive, there is dog training you can do for all that barking. Many people fail at getting their dog to stop barking because of these mistakes.
- Housebreaking A Dog - 5 Helpful Tips
[Pets:Dogs] When you bring home your adorably cute new puppy, the first thing you learn is she's not so cute when she leaves a pile of poo on your carpet. Housebreaking a dog is one of the most challenging aspects of owning a dog, especially if you're a first-time dog owner. Here are a few tips on housebreaking a dog:
- How To Stop My Dog From Chewing
[Pets:Dogs] How do I stop my dog from chewing? This is a question I hear a lot, especially after something valuable has been destroyed by a cute, innocent-looking, little puppy. Dogs like to chew and its natural for them to chew. However, dogs need to learn that some chewing isn't appropriate, especially when it's your slippers or your wallet.
- Training For Separation Anxiety In Your Dog
[Pets:Dogs] It is not uncommon for dogs to have some degree of separation anxiety when their owner leaves. It can range anywhere from a little unease to major full-blown panic, depending on how each individual dog deals with stress. In this article I have outlined some training for separation anxiety in your dog.
- To Stop A Dog From Jumping - Do This
[Pets:Dogs] What's not to love about coming home to your dog when he is so happy to see you? How about when he always jumps up on you? There is a way to have a welcoming dog who doesn't jump and it just takes a little work from both of you. So how do you stop a dog from jumping? Read on...
- Stop Dogs From Barking
[Pets:Dogs] There are few things more annoying than listening to a barking dog go on and on. If it's a neighbor's dog, you are limited in what you can do but if it's your own dog that's causing the ruckus, there are steps you can take to stop your dog from barking.
- 7 Quick Tips For House Training Dogs
[Pets:Dogs] House training your dog should be so easy, shouldn't it? Here you are, an intelligent person who can figure most things out, yet you're having problems with getting your dog to do her thing outside instead of on the middle of your new carpet. Here are some quick tips for house training dogs that should help:
- Crate Training A Dog
[Pets:Dogs] There are some who think crate training a dog is mean and that a dog shouldn't be confined in that way. But there really are many good reasons why crate training a dog is a good idea and your dog would thank you for it if he could talk.
- Why Does He Dig? Dog Digging Behavior Explained
[Pets:Dogs] Your dog's digging behavior can be enough to make you think about giving your dog away to someone who lives in an apartment. Honestly, if he's not busy digging out of the yard and running free down the street, then he's working hard to make the grass look like a bomb blew up on it.
- 5 Fun Kids Cooking Activities
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Do your children like to spend their time making awesome mud pies or are they constantly stirring up some of their best grass soup? Then maybe it's time to let them loose in the kitchen with these fun kids cooking activities.
- How To Stop A Dog From Digging
[Pets:Dogs] Perhaps you have a loving canine companion and everything is great except one little thing - your dog's digging behavior. It's true that dogs like to dig, but all is not lost. Here are a few tips to help keep your yard intact:
- Weight Gain Over The Winter? Yikes!
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Every winter it happens. Somehow, without even knowing it, you've put on weight. Now that summer is coming and it's time to get into more revealing clothes you can sure see the extra pounds! Why does this happen and is there anything you can do about it?
- Kids Cooking In Your Kitchen
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Is there a perfect time for your kids to learn to cook? It's not so much about a pre-determined age as it is about their interest in cooking and their willingness to help mom or dad in the kitchen. When your child wants to cook - let them! Here are few tips to help set them up for success in the kitchen.
- Easter Dinner Cooked By Your Kids
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Preparing the Easter meal is yet another chance to engage your kids in cooking. After they've gorged on their chocolate Easter bunny and jelly beans, it'll be time for them to step up to the mixing bowl and help you put together an amazing Easter dinner.
- Cooking Kids - How to Pick Good Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] When kids want to cook, it's a good idea to find recipes that are tailor-made for them. Picking a recipe solely by the delicious-looking picture is not the way to do it. Here are some tips on how to decide if a recipe is a good one for your child to try:
- Family Time at Dinner Time
[Home-and-Family] These days, many families struggle to find time when they can all be together. Sometimes it's because both parents work long hours and sometimes it's because of the kids' many extracurricular activities. But dinner together as a family has never been more important. Why? Here are some reasons:
- Healthy Eating vs Chocolate Chip Cookies
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Congratulations. You've made the decision to eat healthy and get some exercise. You're leaving behind lots of fat, sugar, and caffeine, and your body is going to like that. But what happens when you want a chocolate chip cookie?
- Is Your Email List Fatigued?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Email-Marketing] Looking at your email stats can be fun, can't it? When your list keeps growing and everyone reads your emails, it feels good. But what about when you notice a downward trend in the number of people on your list or in the number of opens? It's time to find out what's going on and correct it.
- Do Healthy Eating and Dining Out Go Together?
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] It's no secret that food always tastes better when eating it in a restaurant. I think part of the reason is because we don't have to prepare it ourselves and we don't have to do the dishes! Here are some tips on what to order when dining out.
- Coffee, Tea or Water?
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Stop right now and think about what you've had to drink over the last week. Are you living on coffee and soda? How's your water intake? Are you squirming as you think of your answers?
- Emails - Why Do You Hit Delete?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Email-Marketing] We all do it. We open an email, start reading a few words and then think, "I don't have time for this." We hit the delete button and go on our merry way. But stop a moment and ask yourself why you're deleting. If you can see the "whys", then you can turn it around to see what not to do when you send out emails to your own list.
- Kids Holiday Cookie Party
[Home-and-Family:Parties] The holidays are upon us and we're busy with everything from decorating the house to wrapping presents. The kitchen plays a big role during this time, and depending on your kids' cooking skills they can play the lead or be part of the supporting cast. One fun way for your kids to get involved in the kitchen now is to have a Kids' Cookie Exchange Party.
- What Do Internet Marketing and Finishing a Basement Have in Common?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] What do Internet Marketing and finishing a basement have in common? More than you would think. I'm sure you can see the similarities in the story here, so I won't insult your intelligence by pointing them out.
- A Fancy Holiday Dinner Party - For Kids?
[Home-and-Family:Parties] The holidays are here and it's time for food and fun. For a different twist, why not host a fancy holiday dinner party... for your kids and their friends? This is a night where kids are king, and boy do they feel important!
- So You Have a Picky Eater?
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Why is it, after you've spent hours preparing a wonderful nutritious meal that your child will turn up her nose and not touch it? She's a picky eater who picks more than she eats, and you're a parent on the edge! I've been there with my own picky eater and I've figured out a few things along the way.
- Email Open Rates - What Are They and What Do They Mean?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Email-Marketing] There are many ways to measure your success in internet marketing. Obviously the best measure is to look at how much money you're making! But before that, a good place to start is with your email open rate statistics.
- Cooking With Your Kids This Thanksgiving
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Thanksgiving can be a little stressful when you have company coming and you have to cook the whole meal. Sure the company is bringing a pie and will help with the dishes and clean up, but you've got a whole lot of work ahead of you when you wake up on that special Thursday morning. Don't stress and despair - rally the troops!
- 7 Tips For Kids Learning To Cook
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] It is said that cooking is an art. Like most art forms, a person can have some natural talent, but there's a whole lot of learning and experiencing that has to happen before they're any good at it. Cooking is no exception. Read on for some top tips on helping your child learn to cook.
- For Kids Only - How To Read A Recipe
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Sometimes you get tired of mac and cheese and other food out of a box, don't you? Hey, how about if you take out one of your mom's recipes and make some real food? Never cooked from a recipe? No problem, here are some tips on how to read recipes and make some good eats:
- Picky Eaters - 7 Ways To Get Your Child To Eat
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Let's face it; lots of little kids are picky eaters. Most of them outgrow this in time, but meanwhile it can be very frustrating if the picky eater is one of your own children. If there are no health issues and they're just fussy, try some of these tricks:
- Homeschooling - Learning Through Recipes
[Reference-and-Education:Home-Schooling] Instead of buying a pre-packaged unit study, how about starting with an idea and let your children's interests decide where to go with it. Have you thought about starting a unit study in the kitchen... with a recipe?
- Autoresponder Features - What Do You Want?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Autoresponders] "Everyone who is serious about marketing over the Internet needs an autoresponder." How many times have I heard that? What's the big deal and how does an autoresponder help me?
- Kids Can Make Pizza!
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Just about any time is a good time for kids to make pizza, don't you think? Here are some steps to help create a positive pizza-making experience for you and your children.
- Kids and Books - 7 Ideas For Reading
[Reference-and-Education] I'm one of those people who can't step inside a bookstore without taking a big appreciative whiff of that ever-present book smell with a little coffee scent thrown in. I love to read and I want my children to be fluent readers and lovers of books, so I have come up with 7 creative ideas to help them get to that magical place.
- Math Games for the Active Child
[Reference-and-Education] Do you have a squirmy child who doesn't like to sit still and "do math"? Here are some fun, active ways for your children to get their exercise and learn their math!
- 17 Years of Marriage and Now This?
[Relationships:Marriage] I don't know how it happened exactly, but jealousy has crept into my marriage. I've been married to this man for 17 years, and I am being cast aside for someone much younger than I am.
- Sidewalk Chalk - My Favorite Learning Tool
[Reference-and-Education:Home-Schooling] Did you know there's an outdoor world of math and reading fun that awaits you, and all you need is sidewalk chalk, dice, and your imagination? Here are a few favorite sidewalk games I'd like to share. You can adapt any of them to the abilities of your children, and multiple ages can play together.
- Kids Taco Night - A New Tradition
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] In an ongoing effort to involve kids in the kitchen, I'm always looking for ways to make cooking and food preparation fun. Even better is the dream of combining cooking fun with a purpose. In my quest, I've stumbled upon the concept of Taco Night. This is not a new or original idea, but it’s so good I have to spread the word
- The Babysitting Incident
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] My daughter is a responsible 12 year old who is in perpetual need of cash to support her Abercrombie and Hollister shopping habit. She needed a job, and quickly before she had to wear the same outfit twice in one month.
- You Know You've Got Kids in the Kitchen When
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Kids love to get dirty, I mean cook, in the kitchen. It's an amazing thing, on many different levels, to see the end result of their creativity. One word of advice - keep an eye on 'em!
- What I Learned Today (I learned From My Teenagers)
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Every teenager knows more than their parents and they'll be the first to instruct you when you're wrong, embarrassing, or just plain stupid. I've been working hard at updating my Teenager-Understanding Credentials but it's an uphill struggle and the rules change often. Every day is different, but here are all the things I learned from my young teenagers just today:
- Kids Cooking From the Garden
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Okay, so the kids have helped in the garden and grown lots and lots of vegetables. Now what? Let’s take them one step further and show them how to get the veggies to the table. If your kids are like mine, they only like certain vegetables and they only like Mom to prepare them certain ways. Let’s shake their world a little and ask them to try these ideas:
- Confessions of a Once-A-Month-Cooking Drop-Out
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Okay, I admit it. '’m a Once-A-Month-Cooking drop-out. I tried to make a month's worth of meals for the freezer, but I couldn't come up with enough time or enough meals. Next I tried to make 2 weeks of meals for the freezer and stopped because I ran out of dishes, freezer bags, and patience. I had good intentions, but I'm just not that organized. Even though I flunked OAMC, my freezer is not empty. I do have a few tricks up my sleeve that I'd like to share.
- Food and Your Family- New Year's Resolutions
[Home-and-Family] We've all made New Year’s resolutions surrounding our health, weight, personal goals, and business goals, but what about putting a different spin on your resolutions and make some regarding your family time? Instead of the same resolutions and goals each year, why not come up with some resolutions for your family with regards to meals? Here are some ideas to bring your family closer in the kitchen.
- Parents - 7 Ideas to Get Your Reluctant Cooks in the Kitchen and Cooking
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Young kids are not a problem, they always seem to want to help you in the kitchen. Heck, they'll do dishes, sweep floors, stir what's in the bowl, and reorganize your Tupperware. It's the older ones, the tweeners and early teenagers, that sometimes need a little nudge to join in the kitchen fun. Here are some ideas that just might get them interested in cooking up some food, fun, and memorable moments.
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