4,208 articles on "family"

Book Excerpt Give Me a Home Where the Dairy Cows Roam Spring Cleaning

Spring cleaning is a tradition that has been passed down through generations, and it is a time to start fresh, to clear out the old and welcome in the new. It is a time for purging, organizing, and decluttering. This task can be overwhelming and daun...

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Make a Fairy Garden For Your Kids Party

Make a Fairy Garden For Your Kids Party by: Patricia B. Jensen This project is a truly unique kids party activity, combining fun, fantasy, and learning. Kids love getting their hands dirty and learning how things grow. They will also love the id...

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7 Tips for Burning the Perfect Candle

7 Tips for Burning the Perfect Candle by: Chere DeshayesTapers, columns, votives, containers, pillars and novelty - chances are you have at least one of these types of candles in your home. Surveys done by candle manufacturers suggest that 7 out...

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What is Abuse?

What is Abuse? by: Sam Vaknin Violence in the family often follows other forms of more subtle and long-term abuse: verbal, emotional, psychological sexual, or financial. It is closely correlated with alcoholism, drug consumption, intimate-partne...

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Responsibility Diffusion

Responsibility DiffusionAs a family business expert dealing with growth and profitability issues, I receive many requests for interviews from writers and editors preparing family business articles for newspapers and magazines. They generally expect m...

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Family Spring Outing Wildflowers in Texas

Looking for a great weekend outing for the family? Come see the wildflowers in Texas in the spring. The highway medians and hillsides are full of color – bright red, yellow and blue, pink and cream – but you better look out because cars are alway...

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Preschool Fun - Pots & Pans and Numbers

POTS AND PANS AND NUMBERS TEACHING OBJECTIVE/BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Matching numbers is a great way for your pre-schooler to learn their names. As you roll the dice and count the spots on each of the six sides he will soon be counting from 1 to 6 with eas...

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How to Turn Tough Times Into Fun Times, A Daycare Guide Planning for Holidays &

Teachers and caregivers often spend vast amounts of time preparing for special occasions, particularly for holiday celebrations. In fact, preparation for some holidays consumes so much teacher time that the children and their program are neglected, p...

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Chocolate and Your Dogs HealthWhat you should Know

Who can resist Chocolates for Valentine's Day? Your dogs health depends on it! (resisting, that is). We humans get to indulge because most of us know when to stop. But your dog won't quit after just a few. Give her a chance and she'll ...

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Lyme Disease Treatment for Pets

Lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics, because the disease is caused by a bacterium that is introduced to your pet through a bite from a tick carrying the disease. Antibiotics will be taken for a long period of time and some times and may not ...

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