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Dana

Dana Holmes is a proud Brooklyn mom and founder of Metro Mom Club, a source for urban moms who want to stay stylish while raising thoughtful, brilliant, bad ass city kids. She has been writing about etiquette, occasions, gift ideas, trends and family fun for more than a decade and has been interviewed by the New York Times, Associated Press, TODAY in NY and many, many more.

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Having a baby and knowing what steps to take when, and deciding which are right for your family, can be stressful and exhausting. I mean, you’re trying to do it all on no sleep and with a fussy, gassy, scream machine by your side. If you have/had a quiet baby,

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This is just one of many Manners Monday posts to come about the art of conversation. Texting and technology in general has taken us further away from actually communicating with each other. We don’t talk like we used to. We need to make time to have meaningful conversations and teach

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I’ve found a couple little nuggets for you to enjoy when you find a few minutes to yourself this weekend. From teaching your kids math with art to why doing good things for other people makes us feel so crazy awesome to some cocktail recipes that make everything taste and

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Hunching and munching isn’t cool. Hunching, ever, is unattractive, impolite and even unhealthy. Yup, slouching can cause reduced lung function and permanent shoulder and back damage and painful digestive issues. See this article about the health implications of poor posture from Livestrong.com for details on that. We’re here to talk

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I like to get a good deal as much as the next gal, but sometimes, I can’t help myself. I have to pay full price and I have to get things that other people might think I was a little crazy to purchase. I’m a sucker for a good design

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