swimming Archives - Kristen Hewitt

30 Easy Steps to Take Your Kids Swimming

It comes every year, the anticipation and excitement of summer. For most that means loads of time swimming at the beach or pool to beat the extremely hot and humid weather. We are lucky to have a pool in our backyard…
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Playtime with Dara Torres

Interviews, Parenting

As we wrap up National Water Safety Month, who better to school us on swimming and drowning prevention than five-time Olympic swimmer Dara Torres?! She recently teamed up with Swim Today to kick off swim season and encourage parents to…
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Swim Survival With Baby Otter

Healthy Living, Kids, Parenting

Last year the one thing happened to us that we swore would never happen; our two year old fell into our gated pool when no one was watching. It was a Saturday morning and our friends were over for some…
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Paleo Tomato & Basil Mini Frittatas - If you’re truly on a paleo diet or follow the autoimmune paleo protocol I know what you’re thinking, “Tomatoes are nightshades!” I get it. But some of us aren’t truly affected by tomatoes and can handle them once in a...
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Will You Take the February Self-Love Challenge? - Don’t you love it? As soon as the holidays are over the stores are full of chocolate hearts and greetings cards, and the kids can’t wait for the next party at school. But lost in the hoopla of Valentine’s Day...
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Do This and Your Kids Will Wake Up Happy Every Day - Are your kids not morning people? Maybe wake up like a grump monster? One of mine does, but it’s not a little grouchy, she is like grumpy cat times 10,000,000. I used to struggle every single morning to get her...
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Pink Velvet Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting - I wanted to make pink velvet cupcakes for our daughter’s fourth birthday, but she insisted on a Palace Pets Birthday cake. So when the girls asked to bake their Daddy cupcakes one rainy afternoon, I thought, hmmmm…maybe I can convince...
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