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The Fourth of July is right around the corner as I write this, and I'm thinking about freedom and how I don't give my kids much of it. They're going into third and fifth grade, but in my mind they're barely 3 years old. Sure, they walk and talk just fine. They just shouldn't walk and talk at the same time without me being a few feet away.

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Your Body and Your Daughter

Dara Chadwick grew up with a wonderful, loving mother who couldn't have been more supportive, but her mom didn't always show herself the same degree of love. Talking about her own body, she'd make herself the butt of jokes.

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Hot Dog!

Street food is fun food - there are no two ways about it. It's always great to come upon one of those shiny silver carts shaded by a big colorful umbrella and explore the walk-and-dine treats they have. Usually it is hot dogs or ice cream; sometimes there are other offerings like falafel, big soft pretzels or nachos loaded up with gooey, orangey cheese.

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Summer Fun and Safety

After 20 years as an emergency room physician, Dr. Gary Kavit has divided the summertime injuries he expects each year into two basic categories: common, and devastating.

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The Why Behind The Cry

Lissa Mcgrath, a mom from Ann Harbor, Washington, had a feeling the emergency room doctors were wrong. Her daughter, Rowan, just three weeks old, had been screaming for three hours. "I was told I was a 'new mom'," she remembers.

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	Spouse Speak Column, July 2009 by Michelle Galvez in Military Wives/Moms Check out my latest Spouse Speak column in the Flagship newspaper or online here: http://www.flagshipnews.com/articles/2009/07/01/news/front_and_center/front06.txt Please share your experience in this area with us too! Comment below.

	Think you know social networking? Read this by Kristen De Deyn Kirk in Pop Culture -- TV, Internet, music, movies and celebrities Pop over to Community Editor Michelle's blog for some hilarious tips. I'm hanging my head in shame, because in my first year of being on Facebook (which was just this last year!), I broke all the rules. I let in some questionable "friends," started those silly gardens and posted weird updates.

	Are all twins like this? by keagrow7 in Moms to Multiples I have fraternal twin boys that just turned 2 years old. They are pretty different, one is the bigger, more outgoing twin, full of energy, nonstop chatter. The other twin, on the other hand, is a bit more reserved, a little more cautious but he can still get as silly as his brother, particularly when they're chasing each other around house and up and down the hallways.

	Parking Lots and Toddlers - Hold Them Close by Susan Smigielski Acker in Pre-K (4 years & 5 years) It was a brief but scary moment on Tuesday when we were in the Kmart parking lot. My daughters and I were getting out of the car. I got my purse out and stood up when I saw a little boy, about three years old, running about three feet in front of his mother towards his father, another two feet away. The dad was putting their purchases in their car. The mother said nothing to her son.

	Cookie dough recalled by Michelle Galvez in Military Wives/Moms

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