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Happily Ever After Syndrome

By Vanessa Van Petten When I ask audiences to describe the next generation, many throw out words like dreamy, idealistic, optimistic, and fame-hungry. Recently I was hosting a teen focus group on the idea of “ideal futures,” and one 14 year-old participant said: “Honestly, I think my future is going […]

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Huggies MomInspired Spotlights Mompreneurs

Necessity is the mother of invention, and mothers are the best inventors of all. Not that I’m prejudiced toward mom brilliance; OK, maybe just a bit! I am simply lucky to know so many amazing, talented women who now run successful businesses that started with an idea, typically from a […]

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Huggies MomInspired

On this week’s episode of Mom Talk Radio, Maria spoke with: Rod Brouhard, paramedic, journalist, and educator who gives tips on summer safety. Melissa Lawrence, co-founder of Cloudmom. Author of No Regrets Parenting, Dr. Harley Rotbart, tells us about Family Summer University. The Mom’s Roundtable is joined by two Huggies MomInspired […]

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Entrepreneurial Moms Make Business Dreams a Reality

The number of Mom entrepreneurs continues to grow as more women start their own businesses, up 54 percent over the past 15 years,however they still receive well under 10 percent of equity financing. 1 The Huggies® MomInspired™ Grant Program – now in its third year – was created to help […]

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Pinterest Interests

Like many of you I find myself on Pinterest at least once a day. Whether I’m killing time in the airport or looking for a recipe for dinner, Pinterest has become one of my favorite websites to learn about new products, recipes, and ideas. I decided I’d like to start […]

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Ditch the Itch with Undercover Tape

Do your children hate those pesky, itchy tags on clothes? Perhaps you do, too. I’ve been known to cut tags out of clothes when they start to drive me crazy, and tags are not the only culprit. After purchasing a cute sequined or embroidered top for one of my daughters, […]