4,208 articles on "family"

Head Lice

I laugh I the face of chaos … better to laugh about it than fall to your knees, weeping from sheer panic and horror if and when your child brings head lice, this dreaded but very common liability of childhood, into your home. Yes, my kids have had ...

Family  family hair lice from
Holiday Survival Guide; Strategies for Surviving Holiday Dinners, Family Events and Other War Zones

No matter how well we may have weathered our basic training, nothing can fully prepare us for the front lines of family gatherings. We're in the thick of it, dodging live ammunition, and fighting the urge to return to our old, reliable patterns ...

Family  family members relationships
Online Dating 101 - The Basics

nline Dating 101by Kevin KogerFeeling like there’s something that’s just not quite there yet in how you’re going about this whole online dating thing? Don’t feel bad, chances are you’re one of the many people who’re still pretty new to th...

Family  family online people dating about
EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RAISING KIDS...

"EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RAISING KIDS…"While it’s not entirely true that "everything I need to know about raising kids I learned behind a barber chair," it is true that I've learned some things.I was reminded of these things, after h...

Family  family child parents kids year there
A Moving Experience

I’ve found a cool apartment! Okay, okay…so it’s not perfect. Just a few bugs. I mean literally! First expense? An exterminator! Is it worth the cash? Well, I can’t afford a more expensive place, so a one-time (please!) cash outlay should be o...

Family  family place
Do You Say "Tomorrow I'll do better", Yet by 8am You're Yelling at Your Children?

Most parents put their hand up and say, "Yes, me too!" Exhausted from a day of nagging, yelling and demanding your children do things faster, better, or do something at all, you flop into bed and wish for more peace in home. With your head churning, ...

Parenting  parenting parent family things parents
Finding Out Your Child Has a Disability: It's Not the end of the World

Finding Out Your Child Has a Disability: It's Not the end of the World by: Dr. Mark Nagler, Ph.D. Finding out that a child has been born with a disability, or that a previously healthy child has suffered an injury or disease that causes a d...

Family  family child parents
Being a Disciplined Home Business Boss

Leaving the corporate world for a home business is exciting. Being one’s own boss and making one’s own decisions is a great feeling. However, one still needs to have discipline to be effective at being a home business boss. In my home business I...

Business And Finance  business finance work friends family
Fabulous and Frugal Gifts for Mom

What to do? Mother's Day is just around thecorner and there's just no money in the budgetfor gifts. Not to worry! Just look over thislist of inexpensive gifts to buy or make andyou'll be all set. These budget ideas witha lot of heart c...

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Unloved and Unwanted

Unloved, Unwanted & DisownedEver since I was a child in kindergarten I knew there was something strange about my mother. She didn't seem normal, but at that time, how would I know what normal is?My brother, four-years-older, never seemed to be ...

Family  family mother life