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Give Your Lawn Some Real Holiday Cheer This Christmas

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by RAKI WRIGHT

The Christmas season has a way of bringing magic back into the world. Everywhere you look, people are putting up lights and beginning to spread a bit of good cheer to their neighbors. One of the most popular ways of expressing your love of this holiday is by creating a lawn display of Christmas-related decor. From twinkling lights to inflatable ...

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Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Christmas

How to Teach Your Daughter to Love Her Hair

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by RAKI WRIGHT

No matter what type of hair your daughter has, chances are at some point in her life she's going to want to change it. Here's how to teach her to love it! This post is created in partnership with Dove Hair. All opinions are 100% honest & completely my own. How I Talk to My Daughter About Hair Confidence For African-American women, hair ...

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Filed Under: Family Tagged With: Dove, Hair, Natural Hair, Naturally Curly Hair, Sponsored

4 Simple Steps For Better Test Scores

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by RAKI WRIGHT

Does your child need to study for an exam or take a placement test? Implement these four simple strategies for better test scores. Your DAT score is of paramount importance when it comes to the admissions process for any American dental school. All the dental schools use your DAT score together with your academic records to determine whether ...

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Filed Under: Education

3 Ideas for Getting Your Kids Away From the Screens

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by RAKI WRIGHT

Whether it's summertime or during the school year, it can be a challenge to keep kids away from screens. Learn three easy ideas for getting your kids away from screens. It seems that getting kids away from electronics has become increasingly more difficult. Go to any restaurant and you'll find that it is not uncommon to see a toddler with a ...

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Filed Under: Digital Life Tagged With: Internet

Age-Appropriate Chores For Kids by Age

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by RAKI WRIGHT

Find out which household chores are generally appropriate for the capability of your children at their age.

There will always be chores in a household, and they all need to be done. Some parents take it upon themselves to do them all. Then there are parents who get their kids to help with the chores. Both are legitimate options, but if scientific studies are to be believed, making children do chores around the house is doing them a huge ...

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: chores, Delegating

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Welcome! I'm Raki. I am a working mom of 2 (22-year old son and 15-year old daughter). I share tips to balance work, family, and make time for you. More...

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