4,208 articles on "family"

Potty Training Battle of the Wills

Some children practically potty train themselves, while others struggle and resist against the potty. Potty training should never turn into the battle of the wills. If it does, both you and your child will loose. When dealing with strong-willed child...

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Easter BunnyNew Member of Our Family!

My husband and I decided to give our children a real treat this Easter...A real live Easter Bunny! We made a trip to our local Agway store and, as we suspected, they had several baby bunnies for sale, along with fresh-hatched chicks and ducks. Thank ...

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HOW TO NEGOTIATE A BETTER LEASE

Is it possible to negotiate better terms on your lease? It could be worth a try. What do you have to lose? Here are a few tactics to try:Ask the landlord how many vacant units are in the building.Bring a competitors ad with you when you view the apar...

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Awesome Dad's Top Ten Communication Intentions

Awesome Dad's Top Ten Communication IntentionsFrom CoachVille’s “Awesome Dads: dare to be a hero!” community. Check us out at: http://dbc593.cvcommunity.com An Awesome Dad in by no means perfect. But that itself is perfect, because imperfe...

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My Dad's Secrets

My Dad's Secrets(from the book Spider’s Night on the Boom)Gary Andersonwww.abciowa.comI've only begun to understand my dad since I became a father myself, and it's amazing to me how I'm constantly being reminded of lessons he ta...

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Priorities Don't Dry Your Dishes

Priorities: Don't Dry Your DishesBy David Leonhardt Do your dishes really need to be dried, or could you just let the water evaporate? If you spend just 5 minutes per meal drying dishes, that equals a quarter of an hour per day, or 91 hours each...

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Alias 'Aptitude'

Be aware. You may become totally overwhelmed when you get the results of the special education testing on your child. There is a lot of "stuff" on that report! And much of it sounds like a foreign language to many people.You get one piece the results...

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It Not Easy Bein Me

When I hear the popular children’s song, “It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green,” sung by the lovable character, Kermit the Frog (a.k.a, Jim Henson), my heart hears instead, “It’s Not Easy Bein’ Me.” My thoughts turn to my son, Dustin and the m...

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Concreteness of Spirituality

The Concreteness of Spirituality Individuals in America today carry greater burdens in their hearts than they do on their backs. Alienation or love, aloneness or brotherhood, indifference or compassion, emptiness or purpose, pride or humility, judgme...

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How To Get Your Horse To Obey You And Look To You For Instuction

In the animal kingdom there is a pecking order. Richard Shrake points out that it’s a lot like the military. He ranks in the pecking order go from General down to Private. The General will get first pick of the food, decide where to go and when, a...

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