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Stand on Your Head and Laugh - Kids These Days

Stand on Your Head and Laugh - Kids These Daysby Lady CamelotOver the course of spring and summer breaks, my teenage kids find multiple ways to antagonize me. One of my daughter's favorite complaints is, "...I'm bored. There is nothing to d...

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10 Reasons Why Public Opinion Is Low For Professionals Who Do Service Work In Your Home

Too many service professionals believe and rely on the common adage "50% of success is just showing up." In fact, they seem to act that, "If half of my success is just showing up, I don't really have to do anything and will get by just fine." Y...

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Friends, Fish, & The Future

As a parent, have you ever secretly thought to yourself that maybe it was wrong of you to bring your children into a world like ours? I have had that thought cross my mind fleetingly over the years, particularly when I turn on the evening news, or re...

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Tips for the Thanksgiving Pre-Game Jitters

No, I’m not talking about the football game, I’m talking about everyone’s coming to your house this year for Thanksgiving and you’re getting the pregame jitters. When it’s all rumbling around in your head and you can’t take action, you ca...

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Develop Your Child's Critical Thinking Skills

1. Encourage Questions. Don't answer every question, instead ask what do they think. Asking questions stimulates conversation between you and your child. 2. Don't Criticize. Criticism invites low self-esteem. Children feel that they have fa...

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Selecting the Right Gifts for Dad Has Never Been Easier

Has your hunt for father's day gifts ever collapsed into feelings of resignation that dad will just have to make do with one of the tried and true items from previous years? Does finding the right gift for dad seem to take too much time and effo...

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Communication – Then and Now

If you think about what life must have been like 150 years ago, when long distance communication meant putting pen to paper, it’s astonishing to think about how far we’ve come. Today, many people will tell you they feel positively naked without a...

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Don't Say I'm Sorry

The Holidays are a great time of year. People just seem friendlier and nostalgia permeates celebrations everywhere. It is also gift-giving time - an opportunity to show others how much you care and what they mean to you, as a family member or friend....

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Baby is Coming, Are you ready

Baby is Coming, Are you ready? It has been a long pregnancy. You are probably tired and feeling worn more often then not. But, are you prepared for baby's arrival? Do you have all the baby clothes, baby furniture and bedding that you need? Perha...

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New School Year. New Schedules. Get Them Organized!

Ah, the sound of nothing. Simon and Garfunkel called it the sound of silence. Ask any mother what her house sounds like after the kids are packed off to their first day of school and she'll tell you it is pure, unadulterated bliss. Is there anyt...

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