Leaving a Teen Home Alone Overnight - Yes or No and Why #Parenting

Parenting

It's a BIG and controversial question for concerned and caring moms and dads. At what age and under what circumstances is it okay to leave your teen home alone overnight? Check out this CNN Living story by Kelly Wallace for which I was interviewed to find out what other moms and I think about this topic. You'll be surprised at how varied our opinions are.

My teens on a recent Iceland family trip, MommyBlogExpert.com

Through personal experience as a mother of four teenagers myself I can vouch for this: everyone with a teen living at home is going to be confronted with this discussion sooner or later.

About Kelly Wallace
Kelly, a mom of two daughters, is CNN's digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life. Read her other columns and follow her reports at CNN Parents and on Twitter.

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How to Get FAST Relief from Flu Symptoms Like Pain and Upset Stomach Product Review

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With influenza season arriving, it couldn't be a more important time to not only get a flu shot but to also have the proper remedies and pain relief on hand when illness strikes. Pain and upset stomach, in particular, are the things young and old dread most about being sick-- including my family. 

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Unfortunately the reality is that sometimes, even with the proper precautions, you or a loved one still gets sick. When that happens, it's a relief to know you can navigate and ease the suffering with two new over the counter fast-acting, FDA compliant liquid medicine products: First Aid Shot Therapy Pain Relief and First Aid Shot Therapy Upset Stomach Relief. Both F.A.S.T. treatments are different than other OTC products you may have tried. 

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FAST Pain Relief is a liquid, so there are no pills to swallow. Pain relief is delivered with a unique combination of Choline Salicylate, a non steroidal anti-inflamatory drug NSAID and Caffeine, a pain relief aid. But the best part is that because it is in berry flavored fluid form, it goes down easily, works in minutes and is absorbed into the bloodstream five times faster than aspirin in pill form.

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In the case of drinkable peppermint and ginger flavor FAST Upset Stomach Relief -- which is based on the G.I. cocktail administered in hospitals -- you'll no longer have to chew those awful chalky anti-acid tablets or swallow that equally yucky neon pink thick gooey stuff that comes in a bottle. The FAST stomach relief formula blends Calcium Carbonate and the natural flavors of peppermint and ginger with a hint of chocolate, making it easy to down without gagging between gulps.

FAST Shot Therapy Upset Stomach Peppermint Ginger Flavor, MommyBlogExpert.com

For Moms, Travelers, Athletes & Business People

Each of these FAST Liquid Relief products come in 1.35 fluid ounce single shot bottles to pop in your pocket or handbag, making them ideal for both men and women on the go. For example, the TSA security friendly convenient size makes these easy to carry on if you will be traveling by plane. Even if none of my family are sick when we travel this holiday season, I think I should bring these along just in case... because the misery of illness isn't only uncomfortable for the sick one, it can ruin the entire vacation for everyone.

Happy, Healthy Trails to You!

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About First Aid Shot Therapy
For more about FAST products and detailed label information, visit the company's official website. Stay up to date on news about these medicines, too, on Facebook and Twitter.
Available at Amazon.com and 500 retailers nationwide, check the store locator for the closest location to you. 

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Frank A Buffalo Mistletoe Challenge #GivingTuesday for Toys for Tots

Giving Back

For Giving Tuesday, I'm pleased to share with you about another company giving back to the community. This time it's Frontier Communications, which is helping raise money for Toys for Tots with this fun Frank's Mistletoe Challenge.

Image from Frontier Communications

Here's the fun part: Frontier is inviting you, your friends and family to spread some holiday cheer to visit the FrankandFrontier website between December 1-29. There you'll get to meet cute "little" Frank under the mistletoe. You even get to upload a picture of yourself giving Frank a "kiss."

Meet Frank Here

The more people that particiate in Frank's Mistletoe Challenge, the more Frontier will donate to Toys for Tots. So be sure to share this post with others and help bright a child in need this holiday season! Frontier will donate $1 to Toys for Tots for each unique email address registered up to a maximum of 5,000. Frontier will be donating a minimum of $1,000. If the 5,000 email address goal is reached, Frontier will double the donation to $10,000.

About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation offers broadband, voice, video, wireless Internet data access, data security solutions, bundled offerings, specialized bundles for residential customers, small businesses and home offices and advanced communications for medium and large businesses in 28 states. Learn more on the company's official website.

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Dominos Pizza Half Off Sale Now Through Sunday, Dec 7

Deals

How about some pizza to fuel your Cyber Monday shopping and to give you energy to shop until you drop all week? To help you out, Domino's Pizza is launching a weeklong 50 percent off pizza deal starting today, through Sunday, Dec. 7. When customers order any menu-priced pizza online, they will receive half off. 

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Domino's is excited to bring even more convenience to Cyber Monday shoppers, as they won't have to take any time away from getting great deals, thanks to the variety of digital ordering options.

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The 50% off deal is only available on menu-priced pizzas ordered through Domino's digital ordering channels which include Dominos.com, the Domino's mobile website and iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 8 and Kindle Fire apps.

About Domino's Pizza
Founded in 1960, Domino's Pizza is the recognized world leader in pizza delivery with a significant business in carryout pizza. It ranks among the world's top public restaurant brands with its global enterprise of more than 11,250 stores in over 75 international markets. Stay up to date on everything Domino's is doing on their website, the Domino's mobile site, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

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Giveaway K'nex Toy Building Sets - 3 Winners Will Receive 700+ Piece Sets

Giveaway

My own four kids are teenagers now, but I cannot tell you how many hundreds of hours they all spent growing up playing and building with the thousands of K'nex that we still own. In fact, I doubt they'll ever give them up completely since they still occasionally build with them as young adult. 

Here's the 5 foot high motorized K'nex Ferris Wheel one of my triplets built when he was 15 that stands in our living room right now...

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So I couldn't be more excited to announce that I'm partnering with American Certified to host a giveaway of THREE (3) K'nex 70 Model Building Sets each with 705 pieces in its own storage box ARV $49.99. This is the perfect mind-building, creative toy for kids ages 7 and up. Yes, this is one of the many products you can buy that are Made in the USA.

K'nex 70 Model Building Set

Giveaway

3 Winners

Ends 12/24/14

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The K'nex 70 Model Building Set Giveaway  ends December 24, 2014 at 11 am ET and is open to legal residents of the U.S. only. American Certified will award ONE (1) K'nex 70 Model Building Set to each of three winners. Winners will be selected at random from all entries and will be notified via email and must respond promptly to claim their prize.

Plus: Enter another American Certified Giveaway, too, for a chance to win 1 of 50 other prizes!

About American Certified
American Certified offers the largest selection of exclusively American-made goods in the world with the same great prices and delivery as major online sellers like Amazon. In addition to toys and games, the Philadelphia-based company offers 1.5+ million different products -- just about everything else you can imagine -- from appliances, home decor, handcrafted items, cell phone accessories and clothing and shoes to pet supplies, jewelry and kitchen and garden supplies and much more. Learn more at AmericanCertified.com as well as follow them on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube.

Good Luck!!!

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