http://www.helpingmomsconnect.com Where Moms Can Meet Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:53:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've always been a fan of Betty Crocker, mainly because she makes me look like a rock star in front of my kids. I can whip up cakes and cookies so fast when they come home from school that they think I have been baking all day. Now I'm a ... http://www.helpingmomsconnect.com/2010/03/10/win-a-betty-crocker-stirring-up-wishes-prize-pack/ There are hundreds of moms out there with great blog contests that aren't getting a lot of entries. This means that your odds of winning some of them are really good! We're going to start listing some of our favorites each week courtesy of Twitter Moms. Here are a few ... http://www.helpingmomsconnect.com/2010/03/08/contests-by-moms-for-moms-2/ Looking for a tip to help your family stay connected in this fast-paced world?  Start a parent-child book club to simply and economically make connections with your children through a community of books.  Busy moms will appreciate how this activity will easily blend into their already full ... http://www.helpingmomsconnect.com/2010/03/04/starting-parent-child-book-clubs-guest-post/ I have read articles in two different magazines in the last week about the benefits of Resveratrol. It's one of those topics that is a little beyond my ability to write about, so I found a terrific article from Solanova.com about Resveratrol and its benefits. They have a product that ... http://www.helpingmomsconnect.com/2010/03/04/health-benefits-of-resveratrol/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="386" caption="Susan and Nick"][/caption] Children don’t always come into the world perfect. My youngest of four children certainly didn’t. Nick was born with a horribly malformed heart. After a heart surgery at five days old, another at three months, another at one year old, he received a heart ... http://www.helpingmomsconnect.com/2010/03/01/life-with-a-chronically-ill-child-guest-post/ Every Monday in March, Nabisco will be giving away coupons for free cookies. You will need to first become a fan on their Facebook Fan page. Because the contest is "Always Great Together," you will have to buy one package of cookies and a gallon of milk to get the second ... http://www.helpingmomsconnect.com/2010/02/25/free-cookies-from-nabisco/ I love to cook in my crockpot (I think we're supposed to call them "slow cookers" now). The hard part is that not a lot of crockpot meals fit my Weight Watchers points. One of my favorite cookbooks, however, is nothing but healthy and low fat recipes that you can ... http://www.helpingmomsconnect.com/2010/02/24/low-fat-cooking-in-the-crockpot/ It can be hard for moms to make time for everything--the kids, the house, work, friends, exercise. Why not combine a couple of those to save yourself some time? I've recently started going to Zumba classes with some of my girlfriends and am having a great time while I get ... http://www.helpingmomsconnect.com/2010/02/23/zumba-your-way-to-fitness/ I've been seeing so many reports lately about Percy Jackson being the next Harry Potter. I've now completed both series and am ready to answer that question...not really. Aside from the obvious similarities between the two books (young boy find out that he has special powers, enters a magical world, finds ... http://www.helpingmomsconnect.com/2010/02/22/is-percy-jackson-the-next-harry-potter/ We have a terrific opportunity on one of our other sites for someone to win Bella's Engagement ring from Twilight. We've partnered with Emitations.com for this promotion. All that you need to do to enter is leave a comment on the contest post that we have set up on Buy ... http://www.helpingmomsconnect.com/2010/02/18/win-bellas-engagement-ring-from-twilight/