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Household Jobs Kids Can Do

One thing that often seems to overwhelm mothers of young children is how much extra housework they create. It's not just the endless washing - the amount of clothing gone through in a day seems to be inversely proportional to the age of a child ...

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Is Your Child Ready For a Dog?

Are you considering buying a dog for your child or children? Before you do, take a moment to evaluate your family and determine if your children are ready for a dog. Here are some questions you might use to help you decide if buying a dog is right ...

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Preteen Relationships

Even preteens have relationships that are important to them. In this critical time, though, the most important preteen relationship is always with parents. It is up to the parents to provide for them the foundations of a good relationship. For those ...

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What a Five-Year-Old Taught Me About Decorating

What a Five-Year-Old Taught Me About Decorating by: LaJoyce Kerns My 5-year-old grandson is getting his own room. He’s very excited at the prospect and quite determined to put his own personal stamp on the decorating process. I like to listen ...

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A Little Piece Of My Heart

A Little Piece Of My Heart by: Ed Williams Well, a little piece of my heart got torn out today. Today is the day Alison moved into her new dorm over at Georgia College and State University. The day the next portion of her life officially begins....

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S.T.O.P. ! A four-step strategy for handling conflicts and healing your relationship

Brain researchers have found that when people are angry, scared, or hurt, they're incapable of thinking straight. That's because stress hormonesdesigned to fuel the fight or flight responseflood the body, causing the rational part of the br...

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Six good reasons to take a family vacation.

When I was young, family vacations with my parents consisted of driving for a week from place to place in a hot stifling car. My parents had the knack of picking the hottest week of the summer to do so. In spite of that, we still had fun, managed to ...

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Negotiating Rates with Your Credit Card Company

Negotiating Rates with Your Credit Card Company by: Claire Bowes Ok, let’s face it, everybody hates high credit card rates, and they drain hard earned money out of your wallet. As a valued consumer, it is apparent that you learn how to negotia...

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The Best Way to Protect Your Children in the Car

Car seats may be required but there’s one other thing you should be doing to protect your children in the car, because the best-constructed car seat in the world doesn’t insure they’ll live through an accident.Prevention is the best cure, and d...

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The Top Ten Reasons Why You Can't Trust Vicious Pit Bulls

(Feel free to use this article on your website. You must leave the entire article intact and include the author's bio.)The Top Ten Reasons Why You Can't Trust Vicious Pit Bulls10. They will steal your spot on the couch while you are up gett...

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