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Don't let the sun set on Summer before you've had a chance to hit the beach! Many families enjoy the sand and surf during the day but end the season with an after-hours activity that will be memorable for your children - a bonfire! We've rounded up a few of Lil's favorite things to make the event easy on mom and fun for the youngsters. Check out our must haves!

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Money can't buy manners, but it can afford some lessons! Lisa Taylor Richey, The Official Etiquette Ambassador for The Plaza Hotel in New York City offers children a week-long course (15 hours of instruction in everything from holding a fork to a offering to perfecting the handshake) at Charm School with Eloise for $495. Fees for the charm school include an Eloise handbook, a catered meal, a favor bag, a placemat, custom thank-you notes, and a daily cheat sheet for parents. We asked the founder of The American Academy of Etiquette to give us 10 tips to help moms teach their children manners and why the specific acts are important. Richey believes, "manners make you feel more confident and when you feel confident you become a leader." Check out her tips.

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What to do when it's more than the baby blues? Dr. Karen Binder-Brynes recently contributed to Gwyneth Paltrow's web newsletter, GOOP about postnatal depression. The NYC psychologist has since received inquiries from women all over the globe. As the condition is not uncommon, we asked her for tips on how to tell if a mom has postpartum depression and how to help. Here is her advice: As I mentioned in GOOP, 10 to 20 percent of women experience postpartum depression after giving birth. This is not a small percentage. As a result, many of you readers have either suffered from postpartum depression or have friends or relatives who have. Today I am addressing the issue of what to do if you have a friend or relative who may be suffering from this condition.

The first step is in recognizing that your friend/relative is in fact experiencing the more severe condition we call postpartum depression and not just having typical and normal, post birth blues. Most mothers experience some "let-down"

I've got some big burger fans in my house, so I'm always looking for ways to make them kid-friendly and fun. But I'm not thrilled about serving up plain old fries and hamburgers, so I'm always looking for ways to change things up. Last night, I found just the thing to please my picky crew - a healthy twist on burgers and fries. Instead of red meat, I used ground turkey and added in some shredded zucchini to sneak in more veggies. I baked up some sweet potato fries and used the rest of the zucchini to make veggie chips to serve on the side. I garnished the turkey burger with a slice of cheddar and my son thought his edible owl art was a hoot!

Get the easy recipes and my step-by-step pictures when you read more.

Turkey Burgers with Zucchini
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes

Ingredients

1.25 lbs 93% lean ground turkey
1 small zucchini, grated
1/4 cup seasoned whole wheat breadcrumbs
1 clove garlic, grated
1 tbsp red onion, grated
salt and fresh pepper

Squeeze it! Babies aren't the only ones packing pouches these days. Older kids, and their hungry parents, can grab and snack on the go with squeezable packets of everything from fruit to chocolate pudding. We've rounded up 10 mess-free options.

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Time flies while you're watching your children grow, and photos offer the only known window to the past. Digital cameras mean more pictures without film cost restrictions so more parents are playing shutterbug - posing newborns for precious pics and tackling toddlers for a quick capture. Instead of taking thousands of snapshots for your Facebook or family blog, do your family a favor and aim to capture the most standout moments and leave the rest to your memory. Here are the 15 photos you should make sure to take this and every year, and one terrifying scene you can delete from the pose list.

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For some lil ones, Goodnight Moon and The Little Engine That Could don't cut it. When a tot likes listening to Metallica's greatest hits, then table Twinkle Twinkle and line the bookshelves with reads that will suit their tastes. Though they don't feature the same rhymes as Dr. Seuss, these texts will have junior following in his urban mom and hipster dad's footsteps in no time.

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Who needs the ice cream truck when kids can make their own! Tomorrow is National Ice Cream Day, so we're thinking outside the container. We've rounded up five fun products that help youngsters make the childhood favorite. If homemade icy treats aren't your thing, we're also serving up some ice cream