General Preparedness
The PreparaMom Guide to Family Hikes
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....
Ask the Fire Captain Series: Real Life Scenarios and What to do if a Fire does Break Out!
Recently, I interviewed a real life Fire Captain about all things fire prevention and what to do if a fire does break out. We broke the interview down into a few blog posts so that you can easily find the information you are looking for. In the first blog post, we...
The 3 A’s of Self Defense for Moms and Kids
This world can be a scary place. The news is full of stories that tell us all of the awful things that can happen in the blink of an eye. I try not to live in fear but, at the same time, I don’t want to be naïve, either. It's always best to be as prepared as we can...
Ask the Fire Captain Series: 5 Preventative Items to Have in Your Home
Recently, I was honored to interview a Paramedic Fire Captain Live on my Facebook page. BTW, this fire captain is pretty special to me. He’s my hubby, Dave Nguyen! He became a paramedic in 1998 and he joined the department as a firefighter in 2002. He’s worked in busy...
Be On Santa’s Good List
The Holiday season encourages us to ‘Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly,’ go ‘Walking in a Winter Wonderland,’ and ‘Have a Cup of Cheer,’ and trust me all of that sounds wonderful but I can’t help but also add that we should be smart about it. Who says you can’t have...
Holiday Travel on a Budget
‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,’ (as the song goes) and that means we have holiday decorating, lots of shopping, to-do’s that go on for miles, holiday menus to plan, parties, and some will be planning their holiday travel on a budget to visit their friends...
Top 6 Holiday Decorating Safety Tips
Yes, it’s that time of year again! The holidays are upon us, and it’s time to head to the attic, your basement, or your storage closet and bring out those boxes of decorations that have been collecting dust for the last eleven months. It doesn’t matter if you...
Preparing Kids For Online Gaming
It can be very difficult at times to pull your child away from that special video game that they love so much, and this is why it’s so important to prepare your children for the ‘online gaming world.’ A recent study from the Pew Research Center indicates that 59...
Online Photo Safety for Kids
Online photo safety for kids should be on every parent's mind. It’s not uncommon nowadays for photos of children to be posted online before they are even born, but is it safe? Announcing your pregnancy by posting a baby scan is a ‘thing’ on Facebook and Twitter. It...
Save Kids from ‘Cranky Time’ During Daylight Savings
It’s that daylight savings time of year again, and you know what that means...cranky kids, temper tantrums, and no sleep for you, right? Well, not necessarily...we’ve got you covered. The ‘spring ahead, fall back’ time changes can mix up everyone’s schedule. The...