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How to make homemade candy canes

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Homemade candy canes? I didn't even know there was such a thing! Today, a talented CafeMom walks us through how to pull sugar to…

Solid foods: delaying them may cause allergies

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When to start baby on solid foods is one of those topics where you'll never get just one or two opinions.

A lot of CafeMoms, especially those in the breastfeeding groups, strongly believe…

One-pot cranberry chicken in the Crock Pot

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The moms in the Crock Pot Moms group are all excited about this one pot Cranberry Chicken recipe.

Mmmmm...it sounds so seasonal and delish!

Hookahs bars -- new teen indulgence

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On the surface, a hookah bar sounds like a neat way to embrace traditions of different cultures and hang out with your buds in a setting without alcohol.

Best Christmas cutout cookie recipe

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Decorated cutout cookies are pretty much a given around the holidays. Today, CafeMom Sstepph shares her signature sugar cookie recipe. She says, "I have messed…

5 Ways to Make Your Toddler a Better House Guest

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With holiday parties, dinners, and gatherings popping up all over the place this month, you may be looking at your enthusiastic little one and thinking There is NO way.

Today MrsManners gives us some great tips for turning our toddlers into better house guests.

Chocolate Pretzel Bark for the holidays

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Chocolate pretzel bark is one of my favorite homemade gifts to give during the holidays. I package the candy in little treat bags tied with a festive ribbon!

Chocolate Pretzel Bark

3 bars (about 8 ounces) of your favorite melting chocolate
1.5 cups of pretzels, broken into pieces

Twoddler: Twitter for toddlers

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Is your toddler ready to tweet? He may soon have his chance. Twoddler is basically a tricked-out Fischer Price Activity Center that's connected to the Internet. Kids can play with it and "keep in touch" with their parents and their friends.

Having sex when you're co-sleeping?

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Here an anonymous sex question that really riled up A LOT of moms:

If you have

Mother smothers baby while breastfeeding

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I'd fallen asleep while breastfeeding my babies in bed many times, so it always shocks me to hear stories like this ...

A 29-year-old mother on a flight from Washington D.C. to Kuwait