Mar 24th, 2009
A volatile stock market, unpredictably disastrous weather, home mortgage crises and tightening credit crunch all add up to increasingly difficult home environments. Some of the most at-risk members of our population include pregnant and postpartum mothers. They are already coping with tremendous hormone and brain chemistry changes, and have a biological imperative to establish a safe haven for their new charges.
Mar 18th, 2009
First, there’s absolutely no need to freak out if you’re not the valedictorian or salutatorian of your high school.
Mortal Skulls Motorcycle Club a Run for Awareness
Mar 17th, 2009
A child’s 1st birthday is a joyous occasion, which lives in the memories of the proud parents forever. However, the majority of kids won’t remember anything about this fine day, but do enjoy looking at the birthday photos later on.
Mar 15th, 2009
Whether a parent admits it or not, he or she will need babysitting services at some point. In order to keep oneself mentally and emotionally healthy, it is important that parents get some quality time for themselves. hatever your circumstance, you want to be certain your loved ones are well taken care off in your absence. A babysitter can be of huge assistance, as long as you hire an individual who is experienced, mature, reliable and who genuinely cares about the well-being of your children.
Mar 13th, 2009
There are some surely well meaning people, who think that teen abstinence is a concept that this raging hormone group will adopt, just because it’s what they’re told to do. If they won’t clean their room, what makes you think they’re going to accept the teen abstinence directive? It’s like asking a bird not to fly, a dog not to bark or the wind to cease. If you think this will work, then you are the one with your head in the sand. Ostriches don’t fly, BTW. So, what works?
Mar 9th, 2009
Since I don’t have any daughters of my own, I tend to go a little crazy spoiling my niece. Unlike my sons who began playing PlayStation and Xbox before they were five, my niece still enjoys age-appropriate toys like plush animals and dollies.
Mar 5th, 2009
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It didn’t matter to my mom, bless her heart, if I wanted to be a musician, I should be a teacher. If I wanted to be a teacher, I should be a veterinarian. If I wanted to be a veterinarian, I should be a lawyer. That’s one way of doing it. My dad [...]
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Encouraging Words to Improve Family Life and Build Self-Esteem
By Louise Hart
Never in the history of human procreation has parenting been easy. It comes naturally, to be sure, but juggling the needs of a family is anything but simple. Feeding, cleaning, and clothing can be stressful enough, but when you add the [...]
Feb 27th, 2009
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This bit of wisdom came my way via Twitter:
#QUOTE: “The greatest service you can ever do is to teach your Children to make Good Decisions.” ~~Mike Wesely
And my response:
@Mike_Wesely How about just teaching them how to make decisions? The “good” part is beyond teaching I think. #QUOTE
First of all, for those of you [...]