4,208 articles on "family"

Learning To Let Go Of High Expectations

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Family  family kids life time
Checking Out Potential Tenants

If you're the landlord of a complex in high demand, you have to have high standards for your tenants. You don't want to rent to any Joe Blow and then lose the building a month later because he's been growing an "herbal garden" in the b...

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Children's Allowance

When we consider that the word allowance means, “allowing for,” it puts that “A” word into better perspective.Children will need access to their own stash of cash when they reach a certain age. Kids develop this need around age 8 or 9 and it ...

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Reunite Your Family for the Holidays Using a People Finders Search

There are several reasons why family members or friends might become separated or distanced from one another. Generally what was meant only to be a short period of time where two siblings or friends could cool off after an argument erupted, has been ...

Family  family time person
Divorced Parent Do You Alienate Your Child from the Other Parent

I have seen some divorce parents consciously distance their children from the other parent? Such actions may only be justified when there is a genuine concern about the children's emotional or physical safety when with the other parent. But in t...

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The Theory of Parentivity and Other Equations

When my children returned to school in September, I was reminded once again of how quickly time is passing. I had just gotten over the shock of sending my eldest child off to Grade 1, when I suddenly found myself delivering him to school for his firs...

Family  family time child
A Parental Game Of Chess

On a recent winter day, our son came home from school proclaiming a new-found love of the game of Chess. We were pleasantly surprised, as my husband has been trying to persuade him to try it for six years now. It seems that all it took was the knowle...

Family  family children will
Is it Time for a Priorities Check Up

by Lesley Spencer, MSc; Founder & President HBWM.com Inc. Working from home is a dream to many people. And its true, it comes withmany benefits. Working from home enables moms to plan their day aroundchildren's needs and schedule. Having the fre...

Business And Finance  business finance life money people family
Author Interview - Mommy Come Home

Author Interview: Mommy Come HomeThe New Trend to Tradition: Bringing Up Your OwnInterview with Sandra Gillmore conducted by Lisa HendeyIn her new book Mommy Come Home, author Sandra Gillmore strongly advocates the role of “full-time motherhood”....

Family  family children
I Give Up!....... How to NOT Say Those Words!

I Give Up!....... How to NOT Say Those Words! by: Terri Seymour Boy, I tell you....it seems the world is just going crazy these days! The economy is going haywire, the war is started, and things just seem to be out of control! Most of us know h...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation time family