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5 Life Choices That Lead To A More Fulfilling Life

5 Life Choices That Lead To A More Fulfilling Life

Making the right life choices is essential to living a fulfilling life.  When you think about your life moving forward, you should have more moments of happiness than sadness. While the reality may be hard to comprehend, always putting your best foot forward may not...

6 Ways to Connect With An Older Child After New Baby

6 Ways to Connect With An Older Child After New Baby

The newborn phase can be overwhelming for both parents.  It is barely possible to retain a sense of normalcy in your home and keep yourself calm.  So, it becomes a bigger challenge to maintain the relationship and connect with an older child. As a parent, you will...

Help The Aged & 6 Ideas To Aid Elderly Women

Help The Aged & 6 Ideas To Aid Elderly Women

It has long been said that we should help the aged.  For many years, this has been an important part of society as a whole.  But, what does it mean to help the aged?  What can we do to make their lives easier and more fulfilling? Growing old comes with its own set of...

A Bullied Child May Show These Behaviours

A Bullied Child May Show These Behaviours

Your child is a priority, and you do everything you can to keep him or her safe and happy.  However, you can’t control how other kids treat their peers and a bullied child is not good. Bullying can happen on the playground and over the Internet.  It is hurtful on many...

Is Preschool Necessary For Children?

Is Preschool Necessary For Children?

Is preschool necessary?  That is a question that many parents ask themselves as their children reach the age of 3 or 4.  The answer, unfortunately, is not always black and white. There are a number of factors to consider when making this decision.  Whether or not to...

Screen Time For Kids, How Much Is Too Much?

Screen Time For Kids, How Much Is Too Much?

Technology continues to become more and more prevalent in our society.  The debate over how much screen time is appropriate for children has intensified. Parents know that devices are key to certain educational opportunities and a better future.   However, we all...

Explain An Autism Diagnosis To Children

Explain An Autism Diagnosis To Children

An autism diagnosis can be a difficult subject for the whole family.  When a child is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), parents may find it difficult to explain this condition. Parents may fear the reaction of their child to the diagnosis of "being on the...

11 Words Of Affirmation To Help Your Husband Feel Loved

11 Words Of Affirmation To Help Your Husband Feel Loved

Do you ever feel that your husband needs some more words of affirmation in his life?  If so, this blog post is for you! We discuss 11 positive affirmations for men can help your husband feel loved and appreciated.  Just a few words of encouragement can make all the...

Puppy Love: How to Talk to Your Tweens about Relationships

Puppy Love: How to Talk to Your Tweens about Relationships

Puppy love is a hugely exciting time for kids.  This is not the first time they come home and say they have a boyfriend/girlfirend!  Chances are you won't know the first time your child "falls in love!"  In fact, it is common not to know these things until it is all...

Bond With Your Child Using These 5 Simple And Practical Steps

Bond With Your Child Using These 5 Simple And Practical Steps

A common question asked by many parents is regarding how to bond with your child! While you are a dedicated parent and have the same love of each of your children, you may naturally have a better connection with one child than the other.  In this case, you may be...

15 Date Night Ideas For Busy Parents

15 Date Night Ideas For Busy Parents

Date nights don't always have to consist of an expensive dinner and a movie. There are many date night ideas for busy parents who want to find time for themselves. Parents sometimes forget the importance of spending time with each other. When children come along, they...

Top 10 Activities For Language Development

Top 10 Activities For Language Development

Communication is an essential aspect of cognitive development in a child's upbringing. Language development encourages learning. If a child can understand sentences and speak well, his learning and reading skills will also improve significantly. Your toddler may...