4,208 articles on "family"

Get Your Kids Up And Off The Couch To Avoid Childhood Obesity

Studies have shown that the numbers of overweight and obese children in the United States is growing at an alarming rate. If you don't want your child to become a statistic then you need to take action to get them up off the couch and moving aro...

Parenting  parenting time kids itaposs family
Develop Your Child's Critical Thinking Skills

Develop Your Child's Critical Thinking Skills by: Marie Magdala Roker 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&ap...

Family  family child children teach
Considering Daycare Consider the Pros and Cons.

When you’re a parent it’s a difficult decision to know whether to send your child to daycare or not. We have provided many of the pros and cons of sending your child to daycare for your consideration. In our opinion, nothing replaces the day-to-d...

Family  family child time there
A Chance for a Home

A Chance for a Home by: Tanya Sturman "He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home." - Johann von Goethe Home. Family. Backyard cookouts. A table laden with more than we can eat on Thanksgiving day. These things ground us,...

Family  family children child make
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...

Family  family time care other
Dad, Give Your Kids the “N” Word

What’s your main purpose as a father?Isn’t it to prepare your kids to be happy, healthy, successful people in their own lives?What’s the best way to do this?One effective method of preparing them for their own lives is to give them a heavy dose...

Family  family kids many
10 reasons why consumer opinion is low for carpet cleaners and other service professionals

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." Yo...

Family  family service donapost home
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...

Family  family time kids parent
COMMITMENT Teaching Children the Lessons of a Lifetime

It's been said, time and again, that for a child to learn what is most important, he must be shown the lessons through example, not through words. And, if we are to nurture certain traits within our children, we must first develop those traits i...

Family  family children want
How to Analyze if You are Excessively Dominating or Submissive and How it Can Affect Your Marriage

How to Analyze if You are Excessively Dominating or Submissive and How it Can Affect Your MarriageIs either of you excessively dominating or submissive?If the work of the world is to be effectively done, some people must direct the work of others. Th...

Family  family people work like