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5 Reasons I'm Thankful for Toddlerhood

November 26, 2009 at 7:30 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (4)

Raising a toddler can be HARD. And tiring. And tricky. And dirty. And did I say hard?

But alas, on this Thanksgiving day, it's nice to remember what's so wonderful about toddlers too! This day of thanks, let's spread a bit of toddler love around.

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Holiday Table Manners: Ask Mrs. Manners

November 24, 2009 at 7:00 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (2)

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Today we're talking table manners with MrsManners — since good manners (or bad ones) will surely reveal themselves at the upcoming holiday meals.

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Olive Fingers: A Toddler Thanksgiving Tradition

November 18, 2009 at 7:30 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (11)

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Eating olives off your fingertips, this is one activity that should be declared a Thanksgiving holiday tradition for toddlers everywhere. Right?

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Kid Smocks: Perfect for Tots on Thanksgiving

November 17, 2009 at 7:45 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (5)

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On Thanksgiving, no mom wants to deal with gravy down her toddler's new dress, cranberry sauce on the new shirt, and/or mashed potato in the belly button (you know it could happen).

So why not protect your child's clothing and hard-to-clean nooks and crannies by putting your kid in a cool smock? These SMOX are handmade by CafeMom chealam0de and sold in her SMOX shop.

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Handmade Thanksgiving Bib for Toddlers

November 16, 2009 at 3:00 PM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (2)

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Finally, this Thanksgiving your toddler gets to sit up to the table with the family. So keep your tot neat and clean with this Toddler's Thanksgiving Bib from Mama's Little Monkeys (CafeMom southernlamom ).

The bib snaps on, includes sensory tags at the edges (so your little one play with the tags instead of their food), and is $12. Plus, it's made by a CafeMom!

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Toddler's First Thanksgiving Meal

November 16, 2009 at 12:00 PM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (5)

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Sure, there was the Baby's First Thanksgiving thing. However, unless you got really sassy with a blender, that was before the most important element of the holiday was introduced: the Thanksgiving dinner.

Will this be the year of your toddler's first Thanksgiving meal?

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Good Toddler Nutrition: What Does It Look Like?

November 4, 2009 at 11:00 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (4)

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After reading the Daily Buzz post French Fries: Most Popular Tot "Vegetable," some of you tot mamas — although you have a pretty good idea — wondered what good toddler nutrition should look like.

I asked Catherine McCord (CafeMom weelicious), the founder of weelicious.com, to tell us what she knows about good toddler nutrition.

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What Odd Food Combos Do Your Kids Eat?

October 27, 2009 at 3:00 PM by Daily Buzz Team - Comments (13)

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Isn't it funny how toddlers seem to come up with the most interesting of food combinations and they LOVE it?

Lil Sugar readers weighed in on some of their tots' oddest food combos. Here are a few that particularly made me want to hurl:

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French Fries Most Popular Tot "Vegetable"

October 21, 2009 at 3:00 PM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (16)

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According to the new Nestlé Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) just released at at the American Dietetic Association’s Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo, parents and caregivers are listening and following feeding guidance for infants; however, as children grow older, there is still much work to be done to help them build good eating habits.

I guess I'm not overly surprised by these findings; however, it's still pretty interesting.

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