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Vanessa Brown blogs over at I Never Grew Up and is one of the owners of the Utah blogger review site Sassy Scoops. She has two little girls, 3 and 4, two old dogs, and one celebrity dog trainer husband and loves living in Salt Lake City.

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Hosting an Outside Art Group

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The following post is by contributor Vanessa Brown. Hosting an art group is not as scary and messy as it might sound. Okay maybe it’s a bit messy that is why it is called an outside art group. My girls and I really enjoy having art group out in our front yard a handful of [...]

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Showing Appreciation to Your Children

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The following is by contributor Vanessa Brown of I Never Grew Up. I sometimes find myself being too negative with my children. I will hear myself correct them, ask them to stop things, hurry and start things way more often than focusing on positive things. I will tell them “Good Job” on different tasks like [...]

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Thankful Turkey: A Kid’s Thanksgiving Craft

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The following post is by contributor Vanessa Brown of I Never Grew Up. A few days ago I spoke to over 100 kids about being grateful and it was harder than I thought! Their eyes quickly glazed over or the only thing that could come to their mind to be thankful of were video games [...]

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Back to School Parties

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The following is by contributor Vanessa Brown of I Never Grew Up. I am trying to distract myself from the fact that in a couple of weeks my first child will be entering school. As soon as she enters those doors I will, without a doubt, break into some pretty embarrassing sobs and heaves. I [...]

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A Simple Tooth Brushing Routine for Kids

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The following is by contributor Vanessa Brown of I Never Grew Up. Understanding a bit about kid’s dental hygiene and establishing a good routine with your kids and teeth brushing really is setting yourself up for success. From a Children’s Dentist Perspective Recently I interviewed Dr. David M. Stewart of Little People’s Dental in South [...]

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