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10 “Sales Tips” To Get Your Kids Excited About Preschool EVERY Morning
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How to Find the Best Daycare for You
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CareLuLu Cutest Kids Photo Contest Starts Now!
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8 Car Seat Safety Tips for Safer Travels
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Parent Involvement In Daycare: A Beginner’s Guide
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DC Parents, Don’t Miss the Sing, Talk and Read Festival!
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Tips for Transitioning From Preschool to Kindergarten
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What’s The Best Preschool Teaching Philosophy By Personality?
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How to Announce to Your Child They’ll Be a Big Brother or Sister!
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4th of July Family Fun

10 “Sales Tips” To Get Your Kids Excited About Preschool EVERY Morning

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If you think about it, sales are a big part of parenting.  Especially repeat sales!  Every morning you probably have the same “sales pitch” that makes up the “Bed to Preschool Package Deal”.

Waking up instead of sleeping. A real breakfast instead of cookies. A clean shirt instead of the batman costume.  The list goes on…

But the real moment of truth is when it is actually time to jump in the car and go to daycare or preschool. It’s just you, the idea of preschool, and the idea of home. If your preschooler is going to be a tough customer that morning, that’s the moment when he will do it.

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How to Find the Best Daycare for You

There are many things to consider when searching for the best daycare for your family, which can understandably leave you feeling overwhelmed. Have no fear, in this post, we’ll walk through some of the main search criteria that parents use. This
should help you narrow down options and find the right child care.

Home-Based vs. Child Care Center
There are many benefits to both home-based care and centers. It comes down to the environment and benefits you feel are best for your child. For instance, home-based daycares typically offers more flexibility and can boast smaller groups of children which provides more one-on-one interaction and a “home-like” environment.  Centers typically offer a larger and more structured environment. They have clear cut rules for both kids and parents and there is no concern when it comes to working around someone else’s sick or vacation days, which may occur with a small home-based provider.

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CareLuLu Cutest Kids Photo Contest Starts Now!

That’s right. We are giving away a brand new Amazon Fire HD Kids Edition to the kiddo with the most votes in our Cutest Kids Photo Contest!

Upload your favorite picture of your child 0-6 years old and include #LuLuKids in the description for a chance to win.  You can enter once per week through April 30th, 2015.

If you have pictures that will warm hearts or make people laugh from the belly up, follow these simple steps and you could be our lucky winner!

  • Like us on Facebook.
  • Upload the cutest photo of your kids and use #LuLuKids in the description.
  • Share your photo with friends & family and ask them to vote.
  • Vote for your favorites by liking the picture and commenting.

Visit our gallery page regularly to see new photos and who is in the lead!

Click here to upload your adorable photos and enter for a chance to win an Amazon Fire HD Kids Edition!

8 Car Seat Safety Tips for Safer Travels

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Did you know that there is a 75-90% misuse rate for car seats? With statistics that high, the odds are that you are making at least one mistake that could compromise the safety of your child during a car accident.  This week marks Child Passenger Safety week, so we would like to share 8 car seat safety tips that you can use.

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Parent Involvement In Daycare: A Beginner’s Guide

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For many full-time working parents, whose children are in daycare for long stretches of the day, your child’s activities are somewhat of a mystery. How can you know what your little one has been up to? The best way to know is to get involved. However, parent involvement in daycare can feel a bit scary. Fear not, this guide is here to help!

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Tips for Transitioning From Preschool to Kindergarten

So you’ve gotten through daycare and preschool, now what? Kindergarten can be a big transition for your little one, especially if they are going from a private child care center to a public school. They are leaving everyone that has become familiar behind, and have to learn how to cope with the higher demands that come along with being a kindergartener. The following tips for transitioning from preschool to kindergarten will help you as a parent in guiding your child along the way:

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What’s The Best Preschool Teaching Philosophy By Personality?

We all know that children have personalities of their own and that everyone learns differently. Some are more hands on, some prefer the abstract world, and others would like tangible puzzles to solve. In this post, we’ll first look at some different personality combinations in children, based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Knowing your child’s personality type will help you figure out the preschool teaching style that suits her best. After an overview of different personality traits, we’ll review the best preschool teaching philosophy by personality.

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How to Announce to Your Child They’ll Be a Big Brother or Sister!

A s you have more kids there is added fun in announcing it to your children. This is an exciting time for you and your family, so throughout all the craziness and remember to enjoy it! Here are a few of our favorite ideas in breaking the news to the kiddies.

  •  Apparel That Says It All
    Giving them something to wear is a great idea because they will love to show it off to all their friends and family! For your daughter you could either make or purchase a t-shirt that says, “I’m The Big Sister” and for your son a baseball hat that reads “#1 Big Brother!”
  • A “Sweet” Surprise
    Yummy treats are always a good idea for any occasion. You could make a cake, a giant cookie, cupcakes or their favorite candy. You could write a message in frosting or color them pink and blue and have them try to guess what they mean.

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4th of July Family Fun

I t’s almost that time of the summer again when fireworks and red, white, and blue take over! With young kids your plans may have changed a little since when you were young but we’ve got you covered on all the family- appropriate fun there is to be had!

  • A Colorful Breakfast
    Start your independence day off together in the kitchen to fill your tummies with American goodness! Get the kids involved and let them help make their own breakfast. Be sure to stock the house before with all the ingredients you’ll need for patriotic parfaits and yummy red, white, and blue pancakes that everyone will love!

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