Welcome to the October 8, 2011 edition of mom blogger web wide weekend wrap up.

Jennifer Saksa presents New Typing Game Added to Free Typing Tutor Software posted at NCH Software Blog, saying, “A fun and free way for kids of all ages to learn how to type or improve their touch typing skills, KeyBlaze typing tutor software now has a game built in for a fun way to practice between lessons.”

Abby Nelson presents 10 Reasons to Consider a Nanny Who is a Mom posted at Nanny Classifieds, saying, “Finding the right nanny can be a really difficult and frustrating experience and it’s true that some parents go into it with pre-conceived notions of what a nanny should or should not be like (young and fun or older and experienced, etc.). We aren’t really sure why that is the case but over the years I have had some parents tell me that they would prefer to not have a nanny that has her own children. I think that’s really too bad because there are many reasons to consider Moms. Just being a Mother doesn’t mean that they are good or bad, better or worse, but it should NOT be a reason to exclude them from a search. In fact, you should see their experience as a parent in many ways consistent with “on-the-job” training that should help them in their career as a nanny. We are going to give you a few reasons to consider hiring a nanny who is a mother, but we want to stress that these types of life skills can and often do exist in people that have chosen a career as a nanny.”

Sara Dawkins presents 10 Household Details Your Nanny Needs to Know posted at NannyPro.com, saying, “Now that you have hired your nanny, it’s time to start thinking through the onboarding process (aka the first day). Typically, you will have thought through the basics like when they should show up and how to introduce your caregiver to the kids, etc. However, sometimes it’s nice to have a checklist of household details prepared in advance for your nanny. It’s true that you know your home along with the strengths and weaknesses. You also know where everything is and who to call in the event of an emergency whether it’s a repair or something even more serious. Of course, your nanny needs access to some of that information so here are 10 items that you should be prepared to download to your nanny on his or her first day:”

Nancy Parker presents 10 Reasons Nannies Don?t Love SuperNanny posted at eNannySource, saying, “SuperNanny and its primary competitor, Nanny 911, are a pair of shows that television networks promote as “reality” programming. In both of these shows the set-up is basically the same, in that upper-middle-class families who have multiple children, who are not angels, need to call in expert help to save the families from imploding. The expert help is the super nanny, a regular Mary Poppins on steroids. The nannies come to the rescue of befuddled parents and caregivers, and they turn all the little imps (sorry… it’s true) into model children using little more than Dr. Phil types of advice. The nannies do everything so much better than anyone else can, and they make it look super easy. Reaction among nannies in the real world that you and I inhabit has been mixed, but tends toward not loving it and here are some of the reasons why:”

DebB presents Don’t Let TV Market To Kids posted at Increase Metabolism & Live Healthy, saying, “Children are impressionable and TV commercials are not healthy.”

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Lindsay Willison presents Landline Phone Service » 10 Ways Kids Survived Without Cell Phones in the 80’s posted at Landline Phone Service, saying, “Sometimes, it appears that cell phones have become a required accessory attached to every kid and teenager that you see in public. You see them being used for calls, text messaging, music listening, and game playing, virtually everywhere that kids are found. So, how did kids survive without cell phones in the 80″s?”

Peter presents Starting a Blog: A Complete Guide to Setting Up Your First Blog | The Blogging Blog posted at The Blogging Blog.

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Charles Chua C K presents What Can You Do Productively in the Last three Months of 2011? posted at All About Living with Life.

Linda Rodriguez presents Breast Cancer Awareness Month: How Will You Contribute? posted at Christian Dating Sites, saying, “The month of October has arrived and with fall knocking at our doors we tend to think of pumpkin patches, cooler breezes, apple cider and the color orange. Considering that October also means Breast Cancer Awareness month, instead of orange, we should change the color we normally associate October with to the color pink.”

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