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Keeping your children safe in a parking lot can be difficult and stressful, especially if you have several young children. The Parking Pal Magnet can really help. The parking pal magnet was invented by a mom who wanted her children to be safe. Children are taught to put their hand on the handprint magnet when they get out of the car or while they are waiting to get in. This magnet will help you to know where your children are and keep them close to the car and you while you are getting other children in/out of the car. The Parking Pal Magnet comes in many different styles like flowers, butterflies, soccer, dino and more so each child can have their own place to be (hopefully reducing fighting). Although the Parking Pal Magnet is usally $9.50 each they are on sale this week for $7.60 only at Mom4Life.com .

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Did you make a resolution this year to remember everyone's birthday? Well, even if you didn't, this Mom's Birthday Calendar from Amazon.com will help you remember all the important dates in life. You can keep all the birthdays, anniversaries, and other memorable dates in one place. Keep track of dates for families, friends, and all those memorable moments. Every year just start over in January and you are ready to go to see what important dates are coming up.

The Mom's Birthday Calendar is ony $9.99 and available for free shipping with Amazon Prime.

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Get yourself ready for 2012 with the  2012 Mom's Plan-It Engagement Planner Calendar This calendar is designed with moms and families in mind. It works well for larger families too. There is room to keep track of work, school, sports schedules and more. The stickers make the planning even more fun. There are also tear out grocery lists to help you stay organized with everything in one place.

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Still need some ideas to get ready for Christmas? Its only two weeks away! Check out  Christmas 101: Celebrate the Holiday Season from Christmas to New Year's to help you out. Just like Thanksgiving 101 this book offers more than 100 recipies, entertaining ideas, and other tips to help make the holiday planning stress-free.

Purchase this book for only $6.38 and have it shipped free with Amazon Prime. You can also purchase the kindle edition for $10.99 and have it right away.  

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With Christmas around the corner its time to break out all your favorite Christmas movies.  The Original Christmas Classics is a must have in every collection. Kids (as well as adults) love these stories of Santa, Rudolph, and Frosty the Snowman. This 3 disc Blu-Ray collection includes these 4 All Time Holiday Favorites: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, Frosty the Snowman, and Frosty Returns. These are the original movies with Burl Ives and Fred Astaire.

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Parents love to have a baby book for their newborn baby, but what do you do when you adopt? You have a precious story to tell and lots of memories to record but its a different journey than having a birth child. For adoptive parents, there is the My Family, My Journey: A Baby Book for Adoptive Families. This book has places for all of the important milestones of your adoption.  There are sections like, "The Story of Your Adoption", "Our Journey to You, "Our First Meeting", pages to remember your first 12 months as a family, and more. 

Every adoption story is different so no book will be a perfect match for every adoption story. Other books such as My Foster Care Journey: A foster/adoption lifebook and Adoption Lifebook: A Bridge to Your Child's Beginnings (international adoption) may be a better fit. These books would be a great gift for an adoptive family to help show that you're a super adoption supporter. They can all be found on Amazon.com for $10-$12.

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Making your own food for baby is so much easier with the Baby Brezza One Step Baby Food Maker. This food maker will both steam the food and then blend it all in one step. Both the blade and bowl are dishwasher safe to make clean up easy too. For safety there is no BPA in any of the plastic parts. This great machine will make it easy and affordable to make your own baby food. Now your baby can enjoy a great homemade Thanksgiving too. 

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With Thanksgiving right around the corner its time to start planning the festivities.  Whether this is your first time cooking for a crowd or you have been doing it for years, you will find helpful recipes and ideas in Thanksgiving 101: Celebrate America's Favorite Holiday with America's Thanksgiving Expert. This book has everything from classic recipes to new twists on old favorites and even includes delicious dishes for the vegetarians in the family.  You may just find some great recipes you'll want to use all year long.

This book will help you with every aspect of your big meal including the planning process so that you can spend the day with family and friends and not stuck in the kitchen.  Thanksgiving 101 can be purchased for $11.55 with Super Saver shipping or enjoy it on your Kindle for $10.99

Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!

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This week we will be talking about adoption. One of the exciting parts of international adoption is to learn more about another culture. Faces Magazine for kids 9-14 is a great magazine to introduce older kids to various cultures. Whether you have international children in your home through adoption, an exchange student program, or your kids just have an interest in other cultures your children will enjoy this magazine. 

Each issue focuses on one culture and shares stories about daily life, folk tales, as well as information on history and traditions. This magazine also features a strong cover, similar to a soft cover book, so that it will last for a long time. I'm sure your child's teachers or school library would love to have your magazines when you are done with them, too! Treat your family to a glimpse of others around the world for $33.95 for a 1 year subscription of 9 issues.  This would make a great budget-friendly Christmas present for any family. 

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If you enjoyed our article in our parenting series "Keeping the Faith ", then you will enjoy a subscription to Thriving Family Magazine. This magazine from Focus on the Family offers  advice on marriage and parenting from a Christian perspective. Each issue includes age specific parenting advice, faith-based activities, marriage tips, book reviews, support for single parents and blended families, and more.  I find this magazine to be both entertaining and encouraging.