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It takes a village to raise a family; advice and tips to make the most of yours.
Five Reasons to Remove Toxic Family Members!
Family is always important in your life, even though the good times and bad times. Family isn’t perfect; however, is it worth keeping a family member who is toxic? If your relative is negatively impacting your life, its best to cut off that family member. Here are five types of toxic family member behavior.
By Sarah Dahle7 years ago in Families
Sleep: The Toddler Who Wakes up at Night
Last year my two-year–old daughter started waking up at night crying several times in the night. She would say she was hungry, or had had a bad dream, or she was missing us, or she just couldn’t sleep. This was disturbing, not only her sleep, but ours as well, and we were getting very tired. We got to the point where it couldn’t carry on, so I asked around my friends and family to see what they did when their toddlers woke up at night.
By Clare Scanlan7 years ago in Families
15 Tips for Going Out with Multiple Kids
Going out with one child often feels like you are preparing for a polar expedition, going out with multiple children is stressful, and going out on a date with children means you will have to gather all your courage and resources. The mere thought of loading the children into the car, or getting them onto the train, or coach can make you feel drained before you even set foot out of the door, but with a little preparation going out with kids can be a fun and relaxing experience for you too. Here are fifteen tips for going out with multiple kids that should make it much less stressful.
By Clare Scanlan7 years ago in Families
Tips on Picking the Best Child Care Facility
As parents, you have to make many important decisions for your child; one of them being—picking the best child care facility for your child. The childcare centre should be such where your child feels comfortable and happy, and she does not feel your absence.
By Natalie Ige7 years ago in Families
A List of Things People Never Told Me About Parenting!
I had my first child at just 18 years old, and I had no idea what parenting would be like! People told me many things, however nothing could prepare me for the unexpected. Here is a list of things I wish I had been told about parenting:
By Carol Ann Townend7 years ago in Families
Get Your Child Ready for Summer Camp
It doesn't matter if it's your child's first or tenth time to be away from home, it's still not an easy, nor simple decision for parents to send off their children into an unfamiliar environment for an extended period of time. On the other side, you don't want your kid to remain under the glass bell forever. Here are some of the best ways to prepare yourself and your kid for summer camp!
By Gabriella Diesendorf7 years ago in Families
The Benefits of Utilizing Music for Family Bonding
In our technology-ridden world, it’s harder for families to go through life without some sort of electronic device involved. Many families are beginning to seek out bonding time away from all of the technology, and create fun and involved memories to establish a stronger relationship with one another. One of the best ways to do this is through the use of music. Music has numerous benefits when utilized during family time. It can strengthen relationships, create better social skills and elevate moods.
By Donna Maurer7 years ago in Families
5 Ways to Better Provide for Your Family
Providing for a family is something that is amazing, but can also be extremely stressful if you do not take the right steps to a secure future. It can be a little confusing on where to start, or maybe you do know where to start, you just do not know how to accomplish those goals.
By Jade Pulman7 years ago in Families
The State of Bereavement
Well, it finally happened. I finally found something that I still cannot believe. No, I did not win a Powerball lottery. I did not marry a starlet. No, I did not discover gold or create a new invention. What I found was quite the opposite. I found the new low point of my life. It is the lowest point of my life and it is called bereavement.
By Maurice Bernier7 years ago in Families
Tips for Dealing with the Challenges of Raising a Young Child
Last week, I was out with my sister and my lovely nephew for a sunny outdoor lunch and catch up in a park café. All was going really well—we’d been to the park and he had a big play on pretty much everything in the playground—then we decided it was time for lunch. Queue the start of what looked like a potential meltdown as my lovely nephew decided he didn’t want to listen, it wasn’t time for lunch, that he wanted to stay and play, and eventually when he accepted it was time for lunch, he was too tired to walk and refused to move.
By Nathalie Martin7 years ago in Families
Playing with the Wild Things
Do you ever want to run away? Find that little boy or girl that once slew dragons, flew to the moon, and ran alongside the wild things in the forests of our imaginations. Some days the weight of the world is too much, and I long for the freedom of childhood when life was still, new, and amazing. Every day something would profoundly change you, it was wonderful. When we looked at one another, different yet the same, and we managed to keep our own faiths, beliefs, morals and opinions to ourselves. We would look upon new faces and new cultures with amazement and excited genuine curiosity.
By MoriaCavandish7 years ago in Families
