Makeup Bag Must Haves

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The fresh-faced girl’s daily makeup must haves.

Whether you're a mom who leaves the house with minimal makeup, or carefully applies an array of products every morning, your makeup bag is extremely important. Instead of having a drawer full of lipsticks you rarely use, freebies that came with your last purchase, or twenty sticks of eyeliner you don't touch, put your key items together for a quick routine. With these must-have pieces, you can get your makeup on and out the door in no time at all. Makeup Primer is a must for every face. A ... Continue Reading

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What Kind of Scholar Do You Have?

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Knowing your young scholar’s “time of learning” style will help you to motivate and promote academics.

Every child has a style of learning, but in this article we're going to talk about their use of time. Does he rush through his work at the last second, plan a project from start to finish before actually beginning it, or perhaps she plods meticulously through her homework at a steady pace? Here we'll discuss why it matters and how can you work within this time-style of learning to both motivate the child and her on task. The Rusher Is your student the kind who puts everything off until the ... Continue Reading

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SocialMom of the Month: Meet Jendi Pagano!

SocialMoms.com profiles a member each month. Meet Jendi Pagano, mom of three, a homeschooler and passionate video/vlogging maven.

If you're a SocialMom, chances are you know that online video is exploding. And it's not just popular with your site visitors -- search engines love video, too. In fact, according to our October SocialMom of the Month, video gives you a 53% better chance of an organic first-page link on Google! You may know this. And you may still be shyly waiting in the wings, not-quite-ready for prime time. (Ahem... like me.) Let's consider this our video-vitamin boost, shall we? Meet Jendi Pagano of ... Continue Reading

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Tips on Keeping Your Child Focused This School Year

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Tips to help maintain momentum throughout the school year to keep your child content, successful, and focused.

Once the excitement of the new back to school year begins to ebb away; the new supplies become used; the clothes and uniforms all become worn how will you keep your child focused? How will you keep things from becoming too habitual? Here are some tips that will keep the excitement in the air and help your child/children develop positive focused habits that will stay with them for life. Keep it fresh Try not to give your child ever new back to school item you purchased at once. Instead, ... Continue Reading

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