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How-to Create and Practice an Emergency Exit Plan

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How-to Assemble Emergency Supply Boxes

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The PreparaMom Guide to Family Hikes

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Ask the Fire Captain Series: Real Life Scenarios and What to do if a Fire does Break Out!

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The 3 A’s of Self Defense for Moms and Kids

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Ask the Fire Captain Series: 5 Preventative Items to Have in Your Home

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4 Tips to Increase Your Chances of Locating a Missing Child

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Why You Need a Budget Now!

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How to Teach Kids About Germ Spreading

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The Dreaded Fever: Everything a Well Prepared Mom Needs to Know

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The PreparaMom Guide to Family Hikes

The PreparaMom Guide to Family Hikes

by David Nguyen, Fire Captain/Paramedic | Nov 6, 2020 | Emergency Planning, Family, Family Safety and Preparedness, First Aid/Health, General Preparedness

As a former scout and medic and a current fire captain, I love getting outdoors and hiking. I’ve had so many personal backpacking and camping adventures. Now, I’m happy to share my passion with my family. We try to get out at least once a week for family hikes....

Kids Are Off to School – Get Your Sanity Back

Kids Are Off to School – Get Your Sanity Back

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Sep 8, 2019 | Family, Family and Life Skills, Routines/Systems

Whether you’re a stay at home mom or a working mom, we all face similar challenges each and every day.  Ultimately, all moms have the same goal — to ensure our kids are safe by creating an optimal learning and growing environment as best we can. It can seem crushing...

Is It Ok to Let Our Kids Fail?

Is It Ok to Let Our Kids Fail?

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Aug 26, 2019 | Conversations, Family, Mom Etc

Will Smith has become famous almost as much for his parenting and relationships with his children as he has with his music and films. And Will has offered this advice: “Fail Early, Fail Often, Fail Forward.”    The Difficulty in Watching Your Child Fail   As...

Parent Communication: Get Out of Jail Free Card

Parent Communication: Get Out of Jail Free Card

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Jul 22, 2019 | Family, Family and Life Skills, Habits

When you were growing up and you did something wrong, did you feel like you could go to your parents and fess up?  Or did you end up hiding your misdeeds from them?  It was always the latter for me because I was really “scared” of my dad. That’s not to say that I was...

3 Life Skills Every Child Should Be Taught

3 Life Skills Every Child Should Be Taught

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Jul 8, 2019 | Family, Family and Life Skills, Independence

Our kids are learning and getting skilled at so much in school these days. I’m surprised sometimes at what they learn at their age! But there are three areas of life I’m sure we can all agree we wish we had learned in school—cleaning, cooking, and budgeting.  These...

Happy Father’s Day to All the Hard Working Daddy’s

Happy Father’s Day to All the Hard Working Daddy’s

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Jun 10, 2019 | Family, Mom Etc, Relatable Stories

Who would have thought that almost 15 years ago, after creating a Match.com profile, that I would meet the best husband and father to my kids a gal could ever ask for? I mean, when you have a husband whose motto is, "Happy mama, happy life", he's gotta be a keeper...

3 Things I Stopped Doing to My Kids When I’m Upset

3 Things I Stopped Doing to My Kids When I’m Upset

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | May 13, 2019 | Challenges, Family, Mom Etc

It would make parenting so much easier if they gave an instruction manual on your way home from the hospital. Unfortunately, this is the epitome of learning “on the job” and there are lots of times where you may feel like you’re screwing up. No matter how frustrated...

Fun Outdoor Activities for the Whole Family

Fun Outdoor Activities for the Whole Family

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Feb 28, 2019 | Conversations, Family, Mom Etc, Relatable Stories

If you’re like me, then you probably like to limit screen time for your kids. Spending time with your kids can be a healthy activity getting everyone off the couch and active outdoors. If your children know that you value activity, they’re more likely to value it...

Fun, Healthy Sport Snacks for Kids

Fun, Healthy Sport Snacks for Kids

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Feb 22, 2019 | Family, Uncategorized

As moms, it’s our responsibility to instill healthy habits in our children. This includes getting physically active. A popular option is to get our kids playing sports. Now when playing, sometimes you’re going to have to be prepared for little scrapes and minor...

Appropriate Sports by Age

Appropriate Sports by Age

by Marian Nguyen, RN, BSN | Feb 19, 2019 | Family, Safety & First Aid, Uncategorized

Parents instinctively know that sports are good for kids. It’s obvious the exercise, social interactions and discipline taught will all benefit our kids. Our children observed lots of different sports and determined which sports they were most interested in. As I...

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  • Have no clue on how to even get in control of your financial life?
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