Equip the Children -
Should we chain our children to the bedpost until they reach adulthood? Should we shield
them from all negative influences until they can make mature decisions?
Self Image and Health:
Protecting Our Children - Health studies point to popular culture as a perpetrator of
body image which has corresponded to the self image and well being of women and
men.
Stress-Free
Weddings - It is impossible to please everyone when organizing a wedding so don't try.
Please the two most important people, yourself and your partner. But, of course, it's not
that easy....
Children and
Dogs: Is It Safe? - How to make the best possible environment for your children and
dog so that you don't need to worry about unexpected tragedy.
Has Television Made Us
Fat? - Families spend more time watching TV than they do anything else except for
working and sleeping? Even so, very few people stop to examine when TV crosses the line
from companion to intruder.
Easy Ways to Save
Using Tankless Water Heaters - Tankless water heaters are one of the most effective
tools in your home that you have in trying to fight the ever increasing gas, electric, and
heating costs.
Caring
for Your Wood Furniture - Make sure your wood tables, vanities and
dressers stay gorgeous for generations to come with these simple solutions and guidelines.
Watching
Your Garden Grow - Start some gardening traditions with your kids. Children love
getting their hands dirty and watching things grow.
Top
Ten Ways to Teach Values to Your Kids - In a consumer-driven society that broadcasts
values you don’t approve of, how can you teach values to your kids? Here are ten
ideas to help you.
Can Men Join the
Family? - Families need men who are willing to join with them in a way they may never
have learned.
Ten Reasons to
Tell Your Kids Stories - many parents have lost the art of telling their stories to
their kids. Here are some reasons why these stories are so beneficial.
Hugs - A parent's
secret weapon. Just look at the benefits.
Wrestling with
Your Kids - It's an easy, fun way a father can teach his children some valuable
lessons.
Men Are Not Complex
- It's us women who make relationships difficult. We need to lighten up and simply
let them be who they are.
Fourteen
Romantic 'Time-Outs' for Parents - Here are 14 spontaneous time-outs, specially
designed to help you pay the small attentions that are so integral to lasting intimacy.
A Christmas Cry - I
was worried my kids wouldn’t get to bed on time. But then I felt further and further
from “everyday worries." And as I watched them working together to create
something beautiful, something else happened. Something wonderful.
Growing
Gorgeous Amaryllis Indoors - Amaryllis flowers are gorgeous, and they come at a
perfect time of year -- when our gardens are sleeping!
Wacky
Spiders: A Fun Halloween Craft for Kids - Quick and simple, can be done with a crowd
if necessary, and an excellent way to practice fine motor skills with younger children.
Older kids create some really wacky spiders!
October:
Time to Focus on Protecting Children - Every year it's important to stress how we can
unwittingly allow our children to be harmed in and around our own homes. Let's look again
at the hazards.
How to
Control Ants Without Poison - There are many natural repellants that discourage ants
from kitchen counters, pantries, and other areas where food lures them in.
Dad, Go Ahead and
Cry - And as my daughter took my hand and moved closer to me, I lost
control of my emotions.
One Parent's
Holiday Moment - It was a special night, the night to decorate the Christmas tree. And
something really big happened.
