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Founder and CEO of Parent Tested Parent Approved Sharon Vinderine visited New York Toy Fair 2018 to check out the hottest and trendiest toys on the market. We are excited to share the Top Pick winners from the 2018 New York Toy Fair! Hexabug Battlebots Arena Lazydog Light Stax System Goliath Toys Sprazy Goliath Games Googly Eyes Crazy Aaron's Phantom…

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Instagram As Our New Age Mirror

PTPAFebruary 6, 2018

Being a teenager is one of the most difficult life stages. Just ask any parent of a teenager. Their bodies are changing, their appearance is changing and their hormones are raging. They are extremely sensitive and yet completely insensitive, they are absorbed in themselves and their social lives and how they look and how many people are looking. It’s a…

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The Importance of One-on-One Time + Mom-Son Date Ideas

PTPAOctober 18, 2016

We have four children – our sons (8 and 6 years old), our daughter (3 years old) and our infant son. I’ve made a conscious effort to have more one-on-one with my babes these days, especially the bigger boys. Having a toddler and baby in the mix means they have had less of our undivided attention. They deserve to feel special, and…

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I Finally Understand the “Mommy Wars”

PTPAFebruary 1, 2016

I try to stay out of all the drama that surrounds, or perhaps creates, the internet conversations that occur, but sometimes it sneaks in to my bubble. In my peripheral, I can see there is another conversation about working moms vs. non-working moms (i.e.: moms at home… don’t get me started on that). I also see continual snippets of drama…

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Teaching Your Kids About Bullying

PTPANovember 19, 2015

It’s inevitable as a parent. At some point or another your child is going to come in the house crying, upset because another child has said or done something to hurt them physically or emotionally. Now kids will be kids, but there is a fine line between learned behavior and a child who bullies others. Trace has had a very…

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Lice and How We Dealt With It

PTPANovember 6, 2015

Yesterday I received the dreaded phone call from school: “Mrs. Vinderine, your child has lice,” and as a neurotic clean freak, all I could think about was how itchy I suddenly was. I’m not going to lie to you, I went into full out panic mode. Called my husband, told everyone at the office, immediately put my hair up in…

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What The Boob? A Rant About Society.

PTPANovember 2, 2015

Let me start off by saying that any way you chose to feed your child, is in my opinion, your choice. No one should ever tell you that it is wrong or that you cannot feed them when and where you chose. When I heard of this story about the Iowa mom who was refused the photo printing of her breast-feeding…

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To Wear or Not to Wear – Halloween Costumes

PTPAOctober 26, 2015

My most favorite holiday has always been Halloween, the candy, the costumes, the spooky music – I love it all. As a family we’ve always thought of a Halloween theme far in advance before the big day and we have succeeded in taking the spotlight many times as ‘best dressed’. This year we were supposed to be Alice in Wonderland…

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And The Cutest Baby Name Goes To….

PTPASeptember 13, 2015

Hollywood is notorious for unique baby names, some of which are horrible references to everyday products, alcoholic drinks and nature. Every once and a while a new name pops up and you think, ‘why didn’t I think of that?’ and faith in celebrities is restored. That’s what I thought when I read that actress, Ashley Scott, named her little girl…

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7 Ways to Create Weekly Family Fun Nights

PTPAAugust 24, 2015

Hectic lifestyles, too much to do and too little time and exhaustion, plain and simple can easily get in the way of having fun together as a family. Growing up as a child of the 60s, I never had that problem. I lived in a joint family with my Grandma, Uncles and Aunts and Mom. Yes, we had, at any…

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