3,852 articles related to "family"

Tick Tock Goes the Love Clock

You wake up in the morning, still tired from staying up too late the night before, and hit snooze about seventeen times before stumbling into the shower. By the time you start rinsing the shampoo out of your stinging eyes you are already thinking abo...

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The 21st Century Parent

The 21st Century Parent by: Mark Brandenburg MA, CPCC John was a 43 year-old sales manager at a large company. He’s married and has 3 children, ages 7, 9, and 12. His wife works part-time as a nursing assistant, and they both do as much as the...

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What\'s the right pet for you?

After paying a vist to http://www.petsculture com here is the criteria for making the right pet choice:1. Youre single, very busy, but want something that will awe visitors without taking up too much of your time.....choose a large, easy care, reptil...

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I Yelled at My Kids

I really hadn't meant to yell. But the aftermathof it lay before me. My son was a wimpering messon the floor and my daughter sat statue-like onthe chair in front of me.As I sat there considering my next move, itoccurred to me that I needed to do...

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Inscribed Unto the Heart

It is perhaps the most difficult challenge that any of us will face and yet some unknown inner desire compels us to try again and again despite many false starts and failures: the quest to find your soul mate. The journey at times leads us to believe...

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Saving On Utility Bills

Saving On Utility Bills by: Amy Allen Clark Some of our bills can be eliminated as being “extras”, but utilities is just not one of these. If you are noticing an increase in your utility bills it is time to review what you may/may not be doi...

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Kids and Pets, will it work

How can my child benefit from having a pet? 1. Social skills and self-esteem. Feelings and positive experiences with their pet can help children feel good about their own. Loving a pet can also help kids to love and trust other people.2. Exercise. A...

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Home For The Holidays: Ask Yourself Some Questions

Home For The Holidays: Ask Yourself Some Questions by: Linda LaPointe Annie easily slipped into becoming the sole caregiver of her parents. What started out as monthly grocery shopping for them, over the course of 2 years became a full time duty...

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If I Hurt You, Then I'm Sorry

This statement has stopped many a war in my house. My oldest two children are two years apart in age and would fight about everything and nothing when they were little. One would anger the other and then deny that it ever happened. One would accident...

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Lessons from a Dying Friend

Often, I'd asked the question as to how I would react when my 'Max' would pass away. He was our mainstay, our original family pet. Not only a dog, but one of my 'surrogate children' as well. We'd brought him home 9 years...

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