3,852 articles related to "family"

Old-Fashioned Ways to Inspire Children

Old-Fashioned Ways to Inspire Children by: Nicole DeanWalk through any toy store and you will see walls and walls of toys that are loud toys that require batteries, have flashing lights, or that look like your child's favorite movie charac...

Family  family books child make
The Beauty and Simplicity of Life

The Beauty and Simplicity of Life I just returned from a wonderful weekend with a French family. I realized while I was there that their son seemed so happy,and so well-adjusted, and that the family was very close. There were a few things I noticed t...

Family  family were
Teach Children Positive Self-Image Through Fitness

Raising a pre-teen or teenage daughter (or son) is not easy and can cause any parent a lot of stress. There’s so much to worry about – dating, drugs, alcohol, sex, school grades, just to name a few. But one crucial element often gets overlooked u...

Family  family children image
CELEBRATE A CHILD

This month we celebrate CHILDREN’S DAY. We already have a Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and a Grandparents’ Day. Why should we have a Children’s Day? Don’t we give the young ones enough attention in everyday life? We cater to their needs, g...

Family  family child children world
Signing With Your Baby Opportunities for Signing

Once you've been signing with your baby for several weeks or months and your baby has mastered the basic signs that cover his or her needs (such as milk, more, eat, drink, etc.), you will probably want to expand his or her signing vocabulary (as...

Family  family signs baby signing child
Imagine the Perfect Marriage...

Imagine the Perfect Marriage... by: Greg Beverly Imagine the perfect marriage...then imagine it's yours! “Give and it will be given to you.” Give what you want more of in your life. In order to have more, you must give more. To some thi...

Family  family give marriage will
The Benefits Of Adversarial Play: Do Good / Bad Guy Roles Cause Behavior Problems And Injury Risks?

There is a common misconception that the types of games kids play that incorporate a lot of "good guy/ bad guy" dynamics can lead to behavior problemsmany parents not only speculating that kids may get hurt if they play too rough but that they might ...

Family  family play type life
Alternative Uses For Unwanted Items

"If an angel out of heaven/Brings you other things to drink/Thank him for his kind intentions/Go and pour them down the sink." This line from G. K. Chesterton's humorous (and, unfortunately, somewhat racist) poem The Song of Right and Wrong. Whi...

Family  family sugar hair water
How I Became Like My Clients For One Month

How I Became Like My Clients For One MonthBy: Janet L. HallI know exactly when I started falling apart, not mentally but overloaded with commitments and deadlines I knew I could make. But then suddenly, surgery was to beperformed again, on Valentine&...

Family  family back
Reshape The Family Diet Avoid Dinnertime Trouble/Cyndi Thomas, ND

Reshape The Family Diet Avoid Dinnertime Troubleby Cyndi Thomas, ND When I announced that my family needed to change its diet somewhat... well, to say my children weren't as excited as me would be an understatement.More than once they cried: Wh...

Family  family health eating were