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Josh: Gone But Not Forgotten

Two years 1 hour and 30 minutes ago today. I laid beside my precious son in his hospital bed as he took his last breath and his heart beat so purely for the last time. Kathy and I both held him in our arms as he slipped away from us. Unlike three da...

Parenting  parenting children water young
World Peace? How About Home Peace First...

We are all inspired at one time or another to embrace the vision and dream of world peace. We love what opportunities this brings and we dream of a world where we move beyond a fear and engage in the concept of difference not being judged, but rather...

Family  family world children peace
ADHD and Food Allergies

ADHD and Food Allergies by: Anthony Kane, MDIntroduction There are a number of controversial areas in medicine when it comes to ADHD. Food allergy is certainly one of them. The classic allergic reaction, which is classified as the type-1 hyperse...

Health  health food allergies child allergy
Ten Suggestions For The Overscheduled Child

Ten Suggestions For The Overscheduled Child by: Kimberly Chastain Ever wonder what happened to the family dinner hour? Or for that matter the family dinner half hour? Monday is Soccer Practice, Tuesday is Piano lesson, Wednesday is Church Activi...

Parenting  parenting family children time child play activity
Holidays - BE the Child Within Your Heart

I've always loved the lyrics in the song Landslide by Stevie Nicks: "Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love? Can the child within my heart rise above? Can I sail through the changing ocean tides? Can I handle the seasons of my life?" I first hear...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation childin heart they
Kids and College - Solutions For Extra Rooms

Your child has finally grown up and left the childhood home, swapping out your house for a college dorm. He or she will be gone for the majority of the year, and you as a parent are suddenly stuck with the rather open question of just what to do with...

Kids And Teens  kids teens room child storage
The Importance of Mothers

The Importance of Mothers by: Rexanne Mancini Moms, did you ever question your value as a role model, caretaker, administer of hugs and Band-Aids? I think we all have in today's climate of "do more, get more, have more." Many of us work to...

Parenting  parenting work children moms think
When Time Out Don't Work

When Time Out Don't Work by: Jennifer L Gove Joey steps away from his time out chair “I won’t sit!” His mother is frustrated and throws her hands in the air..Time out is just not working for this mom. Many kids do not respond to time ...

Parenting  parenting child being
Give Your Child a Jump Start on Reading

As a parent you do not have to be a reading expert to give your child a jump start in becoming a reader. However, I hope you are not waiting until the child is about to start school before making reading a key part of daily life. There is so much tha...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation child reading parent parents children
Helping Children Cope With Death

Age is not a prerequisite to grief. Not unlike their parents, child must be allowed to experience the stages of grief. Denial of opportunity to “release” feelings, participate in family loss, and share in recovery can be very damaging to the heal...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation child feelings