Tips for Surviving Snow Days with Kids Surviving snow days stuck at home can be a challenge. Below are a few ways to avoid cabin fever and help you enjoy your family time at home. Keep a special collection of goodies hidden away in case you need them. Hit the local dollar store and stock… Read more »
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Making New Year’s Resolutions as a Family
Making New Year’s Resolutions as a Family With the new year starting, many of us will make life improvement goals. While parents benefit from New Year’s resolutions, our children can also learn about the value of making goals and self-discipline. Here are a few tips on how to help your kids benefit from making resolutions… Read more »
Time-Saving Tips for Parents
Time-Saving Tips for Parents Life itself is an unpredictable ride – but when you add children and their schedules to the mix, it becomes even crazier. It’s no wonder that as parents we sometimes feel there is never enough time in the day to get everything done. But with a few of time-saving tips like… Read more »
Celebrating Parent’s Day
Celebrating Parent’s Day We are accustomed to celebrating Mom on Mother’s Day and Dad on Father’s Day, but did you know there is a day that celebrates both parents? Parent’s Day is celebrated the fourth Sunday in July of every year. The day was established in 1994 by Congress as a way to recognize parents… Read more »
Finding the Right Parenting Style to Fit You and Your Needs
Finding the Right Parenting Style to Fit You and Your Needs When we become parents or if we’re planning to become parents, we develop our own concept of what the “right thing” is when it comes to parenting. We may opt to be the strict disciplinarian or maybe we’ll opt for being more relaxed and… Read more »
Maintaining a Healthy Diet and Still Allowing the Foods They Love
Maintaining a Healthy Diet and Still Allowing the Foods They Love Every parent has the same battle at some point in their lives – getting your kids to eat healthy but not completely depriving them of the foods they love. Here are some “rules to live by” when it comes to making sure your kids… Read more »
How to Make Time for Your Family
How to Make Time for Your Family Keeping family relationships healthy can be more of a challenge than it should be in our workaholic, time-starved and cash-strapped society, and focusing too much on any one thing can often have a detrimental effect on family relationships. We are supposed to work in order to live and… Read more »
How to Part with the Pacifier
How to Part with the Pacifier Who knew it would be so hard to help your little one part with their favorite comfort item? When the time comes that your family decides it’s time to say goodbye to the pacifier, we have a few suggestions that could help make the transition a bit easier. Try… Read more »
Teaching Your Preschooler About Chores
Teaching Your Preschooler About Chores Preschoolers love to pitch in and help the grown-ups, although it can be a challenge to find tasks for the little ones to do that do not create an even bigger mess. Here are some ways you can help your child get more involved and teach them about responsibility. Be… Read more »
Easy Ideas to Show Your Children You Love Them
Easy Ideas to Show Your Children You Love Them With Valentine’s Day here, what better time to think of new and different ways to show your kids you love them? These ideas can be used not only on Valentine’s Day, but every day! Make a special breakfast. Try whipping up some heart-shaped pancakes your kids will… Read more »
