4,208 articles on "family"

Are You Too Busy for Your Kids

In his recent newsletter “Happy Kids”, parenting expert Michael Grose (yes he is an expert with three kids of his own) said: Australian parents currently rate achieving work-family balance as their greatest parenting challenge. Currently, 71% of ...

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Balance Your Life

Balance Your Life by: Liana Metal Writing is a solitary task. Writing needs concentration and quiet. Writing requires absolute commitment. Are all there scary statements true? What is more, is it possible to balance your writing career and fam...

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Feeding Kids

Feeding KidsFeeding kids is a battle most parents know about. How do you get them to eat good healthy foodThe important thing is not to stress when they don’t want to eat. Small children, in particular, follow their instincts when it comes to eatin...

Family  family children food
Spending Time With Your Child

Why Is Spending Time with Your Child So Important? For children to get any sense that they are loved and wanted, you have to be prepared to spend some time with them. I know you are all thinking, so tell me something I don’t know. My point in all o...

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Our Kids and Their Money

When I was a kid, I can't believe that was almost 50 years ago,my folks used to give me a nickle, dime or sometimes even a quarter to go to the corner store. When I got that money I had to go directly to the store and make sure every penny was s...

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Honesty Causes Fewer Wrinkles

Honesty Causes Fewer WrinklesHave you noticed that though many of our relationships start out with such promise, something often happens, causing them to quickly go downhill? Perhaps you’ve seen friends wondering about someone they've spent ti...

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Kids And Clutter; Sort Out That Mess!

Are your kids' rooms so messy that sorting things out seems just too daunting a task? If so, here are some strategies for you to bring some order back to your children's spaces. First if all, do your kids actually need everything they own? ...

Family  family kids
Lose Your Patience, Not Your anger

So when was the last time you lost your patience with your children? To answer that, would you be looking at your calendar or the second hand on your watch? The problem with having children is that by the time you’ve learned everything you need to ...

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Write and be a good family member

For every writer, there comes the ultimate dilemma: what comes first, your seven year old son’s soccer practice or the demise of your heroine, wrapped in her father’s arms?It’s easy to understand how the writer/family clash occurs. Writing is a...

Writing  writing family time
TAKING A STEP BACK FOR OUR CHILDREN

Why is it that as a society we tend to look down on a stay at home mom or dad, but it is perfectly normal for both parents to work, so their kids can have the best of everything…..everything, but their parent’s time or guidance? I realize that in...

Family  family children time