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If family is everything, these how-tos will help you through it all, from sibling drama to family vacations to irritating in-laws and beyond.
5 Ways to Make Busy School Nights Easier
5 Ways to Make Busy School Nights Easier Image: Envato After a long day, the last thing you want to face is a frazzled evening. Try to put in place small habits that can have a big payout for your children, tonight, tomorrow, and into the future. Connect fully over a meal and build a rhythm to keep the household running smoothly.
By Maggie Bloom5 years ago in Families
Holidays with the Family: Keeping Your Elderly Loved Ones Safe
The holidays are just weeks away and, although they may look different this year due to COVID-19, many families are preparing to host their loved ones in their homes to celebrate together. While the holidays are a time of joy and companionship, welcoming an elderly family member, particularly one with mobility issues, into your home can come with a variety of safety risks. Fortunately, there are several simple things you can do to keep your senior loved ones safe - both in and outside the home.
By Hailey Parks5 years ago in Families
How to Lose Your Underwear
I draw a memory from my childhood, a time of embarrassment and humor. Although at the time, funny it was not. I was tall for my nine years, and thin, with long gangling arms. My short black hair did nothing to take away from my self-conscious overbite. I was a sensitive and nervous child.
By Catharine Parks5 years ago in Families
Breaking Free
Breaking Free By Rachael Bradford INTRODUCTION When you hear breaking free what comes to your mind? Ultimately what came to your mind was freeing oneself from sort of bondage, right? That is my exact train of thought here. No matter what type of bondage you are needing to free yourself from, whether it be an addiction, a physical, mental, emotional, or even spiritual bondage, it is the best decision you could ever make for yourself. Invest in your sanity, your happiness, and your future, all in all the largest investment you can ever make is in yourself. In order to make that investment a successful is by, yes, breaking free from whatever is holding you back from growth.
By Rachael Bradford5 years ago in Families
Home-schooling during Covid
Earlier this year in Australia, we were subjected to quite a strict lock down. The result of which was most regions of the country getting Covid under control relatively quickly. The cost of this was the strictness of the lock down and what that entailed. For those of you who are still in lock down, here are my musings about home-schooling and what can help.
By Ainslie Robinson5 years ago in Families
How to Compare Sports Training Programs and Facilities
How to Compare Sports Training Programs and Facilities What Type of Sports Training Is Right for You? So youíre interested in sports training. Due to the growing popularity of sports training, several facilities are popping up around the country. You likely have a few sports training facilities to choose from. This is good news. It allows you to compare facilities and programs and find the one that is right for you or your loved one.
By Mohit Chawla5 years ago in Families
A Safe but Spooky Halloween:
For centuries, the month of October has been marked as a month set aside for the observing dark traditions and mysterious rites. Candles have been lit, gourds have been carved, spirits have been communed with, and many a stormy, overcast evening has been spent chanting incantations to appease the spirits.
By Beni Restea5 years ago in Families
3 Fun Activities You Can Do With the Whole Family!
3 Fun Activities You Can Do With the Whole Family! Image: Envato It can be difficult to come up with an activity that the whole family can enjoy together, especially if your kids are getting older. Here are a few tried and true fun-filled activities that everyone will absolutely love!
By Maggie Bloom5 years ago in Families
How to Get Your Toddler to Wear a Face Mask
After our not even 3-year-old twin toddlers wore their face masks for roughly 5 hours straight while we flew cross-country recently, I knew our pandemic travel experience was successful. But we didn’t just slap the masks on their faces that same day without first figuring out how to make them follow the airport/airlines’ face mask-wearing rules. We were STRATEGIC! And our strategy led to two little kids complying with the rules from start to finish.
By Michelle Joyner5 years ago in Families
10 Things You can Do to Make Your Loved Ones Feel Special
Simple gestures that would mean a lot to your loved ones. A popular saying states that “no man is an island”, which means that everyone needs somebody in their lives. It goes without saying that the people you would want to be part of your life are those that you love so gift them the freshest flowers bouquet. More often than not, the universe conspires to put special people in your life and showing that you care to the people who matter the most to you is a sign of gratitude to the universe for making them part of your life.
By George Swagger5 years ago in Families
