Stress Management: Eight Tips for Busy Moms
- Mothers are some of the busiest people on the planet. With an
almost frantic pace, increased stress levels can be a natural
result. These tips can help.
How to Teach Your Children to Cook
- Here are some simple tips for teaching the basics, and giving kids
skills that will last a lifetime.
Quick Doses of Family Wisdom
- Brief tips to make life easier for parents.
Seven Secrets of a Happy Marriage
- Tips by couples whose marriages are strong and healthy. Follow
them, adapt them to work in your own marriage, and you'll be on your
way to having what we all want.
There's a Lollipop on Your Bottom (and Other
Terms of Endearment) - Callie had
been starting with that little whine that babies adopt to alert
mothers and sisters that their new crawling tricks have them wedged
behind the furniture. But the whining had stopped--rather suddenly
it seems in retrospect.
At Least 40 Household Products Can Poison a
Child: Lock 'Em Up! - Every few
seconds U.S. poison centers receive a call about someone being
exposed to a poison. Forty percent of those cases involve a child
under three years old.
Add Spark with a Romantic Getaway
- Need some tips for adding new spark to your relationship? Look no
further: here are some suggestions for romantic getaways that will
heat up your romance in no time.
How to Read to Your Baby
- Reading to babies can be challenging when there are so many things
in the world to explore, but here are some tips that have worked for
a mother of four.
Growing Pretty Flowers from Bulbs
- Bulbs will usually do well if their natural habitat is
approximated in the garden.
Keep Your Dog's Teeth Healthy
- Keeping your dogs teeth and gums clean will eliminate "doggy
breath" as well as keep your dog healthy. You probably can do it by
brushing twice a week.
Mulch, Mulches, Mulching
- All about mulch, compost,
and all that other wonderful yucky stuff good gardeners love.
What Children Want
- Kids ages 8 to 14 identified qualities they wanted in parents.
These young people, from 24 countries, agreed on ten traits they
believed were important for all parents to possess.
Tracking Your Children with GPS
- Tracking devices can be set to monitor a specified area or zone.
When the child leaves the zone the device automatically starts
tracking. It can also alert you when the child leaves the zone.
Adding to the Family: One Child or Two?
- Despite the mental picture, choosing to enlarge your family in
this day and age requires a new set of guidelines and principles
than when your parents were having children.
Should I Stay Home with My Baby?
- Now that your baby has arrived you may be facing one of the most
difficult decisions a mother or can make. Some ideas to help.
Winter Bird Feeding
- Looking for birds this winter? Then start preparing in the fall.
Otherwise, your yard may remain empty no matter how tantalizing the
treats and abundant the offerings.
How to Grow Tobacco, Alcohol, Drug Free Kids
- Here are ideas to help parents help their children to stay
tobacco, alcohol, and drug free. It's what every parent wants.
Keeping Your Dog Healthy
- One of the most prevalent 'diseases' in dogs these days is one
that also affects humans.
Spare the Child, Ditch the Rod
- In a study, 61 percent of
the adults condoned spanking as a regular form of punishment. But is
it the best way to teach a child to behave?
Your Children and the Environment
- You can teach your children
about life, develop a love for the environment, and get muddy and
have fun in their own garden. Here's how.
Quality Family Time Ideas
- How about
creating a family activity center that includes fun things for
everyone in the family? Here are some ideas, right from your home.
365 Kid
Crafts - Easy, step-by-step kid crafts for the whole
year.
Making Your Home Safer for Children - Families may see their
residences as safe havens in an increasingly dangerous world, but
they may be facing hazards in every room of their homes.
1,000
Questions for Couples
- What you absolutely must know about your relationship -
test your compatibility and grow deeper in love.
Childhood Asthma Relief -
Here are three steps parents can take to help keep a child with
asthma healthy.
A Closer Family - Being part of a healthy, loving family is one
of the best gifts we can give our children and creating it is much
easier than most people think. Three easy steps are all it takes to
get started.
Quinceaera
- The centuries-old tradition Latina girls dream about.
Children and Movies - Children love
movies. Children need movies. Just not all movies. Fortunately, the
Internet can help parents know which movies are best for kids, like
these three great sites.
Ten
Ways to Have Responsible Children - How can we help to ensure that our kids learn the
lessons of responsibility? Here are some ideas.
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?
How to Child Proof
Your Home in One Day - The good news is that child proofing is not difficult and can
easily be completed in one day.
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.
Ten
Great Ways to Celebrate Mother's Day - A mother's love is one of the most powerful
forces in this world. Here are 10 memorable ways to celebrate her love this Mother's Day.
Vinegar: The Cleaner in Your
Kitchen Cupboard - Vinegar is a 10,000 year old accident that's become
a useful multitasker in the home.
Prepare a
Romantic Dinner at Home for Valentine's Day - For couples who can't go out, here are a
few ideas on how you can easily create a romantic Valentine's Day dinner at home.
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.
The Smart
Mom's Guide to Staying Home - 65 simple ways to thrive, not deprive, on
one income.
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.
When Mommy's
Your Name - Thoughtful verse with which every mom can relate.
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.
Top Ten
Powerful Parenting Practices - Common sense tips to help you become better parents.
Parenting Today - The latest news
and ideas for parents. New tips, info, and studies every day!
10 Free and
Low-Cost Ways to Give Kids the Best Christmas Ever - The real magic of Christmas
– the stuff that makes kids’ eyes light up, gives them a warm glow inside, and
creates delicious memories – costs little or nothing.
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.
How to Set a
Fun and Festive Thanksgiving Table - Don’t take yourself too seriously; this
should be fun.
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!
Last-Minute Makeup
Completes the Perfect Halloween Costume - For a child, makeup is a safer and more
comfortable than a Halloween mask, and it's easy, inexpensive, and scary.
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.
Simple
Indulgences for Summertime - A long list of warm weather treats to
nurture your mind, body and soul.
Seeing the Souls of
Your Children - When children misbehave, it's time to remember who they really are.
Soul Touches -
Laughter touches the soul like nothing else can.
Sneaky Fun -
Play with your kids and still get the job done. Eleven great ideas from Colleen
Langenfeld.
Too Many
Clothes in Your Closet - Organize a clothes swap, a fun cross between a slumber party
and an open fitting room. Here's how to do it.
Drifting, Slipping,
Rushing Time - An essay for parents by author Susie Cortright.
Gentle Strength
- As fresh as the golden sunrise of each new morning, yet as vibrant as the purples in the
setting sun....
Mom's Are Glue - Some simple
guidelines to help your family "stick together" in greater harmony.
Romance ... Then
& Now - There are many ways to keep romance alive, but the ways have changed.
100 Ways to
Connect with Your Teen - Great ideas for parents from a Texas family therapist who
specializes in teens.
Grow a Successful
Child - Practical guidelines we can follow that
will point our children in the right direction.
Loving Your
Children No Matter What - A mother looks at putting conditions on love, and explains
why she can't do it.
Mammogram Morning - Humor
columnist Sheila Moss takes us with her for a mammogram.
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