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Personal Honor


There are moments in a parent?s or grandparent?s life, when they receive validation for the way they are living, or, have lived, that life. These moments are usually quiet ones, with no fanfare celebrating the occasion. Yet, the importance of these moments has no equal. To those of us who have given of our time, our love, our care, ourselves, they are of far greater private, personal significance, than can be stated.

Financially Stable Kids ? Prepared for College


We are all familiar with the stories that most students have when they finally get through those last days of college. Their financial states are in ruins, with accumulated credit card debt along with the student loans. Grants and scholarships are indeed blessings, but the reality is that students cannot possibly survive on financial aid alone.

Celebrating Mom: How To Make Every Day Her Special Day!


Bearers of life, wipers of noses, givers of unconditional love ? mothers are the unsung heroes of everyday life. Although it is hoped that you recognize and celebrate your Mom on a regular basis, her special day?Mother's Day?is soon approaching.

Secrets from the Classroom: Avoiding Summer Learning Loss


In June, elementary school children across North America cheered as they packed up their bags for the final time, and began a much awaited summer vacation. For many this two-month academic hiatus is cause for celebration. However, it can also be a factor in a long standing, yet little publicized, childhood affliction: Summer Learning Loss (SLL).

From Good to GREAT: Secrets On Becoming A Better Dad


While most fathers aspire to become the best Dads they can, all too often life just seems to get in the way. Missed soccer games and bedtime stories, always ?In a minute? or ?Later? when asked to play. The years pass, and many are left to wonder why their kids don?t seem to make time for THEM any more.

The Worlds Greatest Dad


You are in the final round of your favorite game show. The category is ?Fatherhood?. All that stands between you and the grand prize is the answer to this question: ?Describe the World?s Greatest Dad. He would ??

Life Lessons in a Glass of Beer


It was blisteringly hot last Saturday. As I took that first sip of a cold quality beer I knew it was sure to ease my thirst. However, I never expected that in that same frosted mug were also lessons on how to be a better Dad.

Gifts From The Heart: Moms Remember...


To the untrained eye, it might look like a piece of bubble gum stuck to a safety pin; a pink chewed mass mistakenly rescued from the trash years before. However, to its owner, this cherished keepsake is a bejeweled treasure?still worn with extreme pride. For you see, this is more than it appears. It was made with love, given with delight, and received with a grateful heart?a gift from a young son on Mother?s Day.

Growing Good People


At age seven months in the womb, humans begin language coordination in response to what they hear through the mother?s belly wall. Some 52 muscles learn to respond to the various phonemes (a basic language sound like 'b' in boy and 'm' in man) of the language surrounding that belly. There are also studies showing that the emotional state of the parent imprints as do things like music and other environmental conditions. Nutrition, drug use and pollution spill right through directly to the fetus via the placenta and umbilical cord. Parenting begins way before the bassinet.

The Truth Behind Having Children


In the beginning, having children was just a byproduct of sexual instinct. Later it was a means to increase manpower for survival (hunting the mastodon, tilling the fields). It was just a part of life, even what one aspired to. A strapping daughter was great, a robust son perhaps even better.

3 Rules to Making TeensTechnology Work For You


Isn't the technology of today is amazing?! Between the speed of Instant Messengers~ or IM'ing, the convince of cell phones, parenting has come a long way from when parents had to make three or four phone calls to track down their TWeen for the simplest request ?Bring home some milk?" to the infamous, "Your late, couldn?t you have called?"

The 5 Babysitter Commandments


Having a babysitter take care of your kids is sometimes a dangerous thing to do because the babysitter is the person that will be alone with your kid. Here are some ideas about your relationship with the babysitter.

School Holiday Survival Guide


The school holidays are a great time for the kids, all those weeks of fun and games, no school, getting up late??but not for their parents! Summer vacation time can be just as much like hard work as the rest of the year. Trying to keep the kids entertained for six whole weeks can seem like a daunting task, so here are ten top tips to help you survive the summer holidays.

When Your Childs Adoption Story Changes: Nothing But the Facts or is It Nothing are the Facts?


Elana, born in Russia, was told ?We really don?t know why your birth family couldn?t care for you.??

Encouraging Your Child to Write


How in the world do you get your child to write? This is the battle cry of many parents. A lot of imagination, with a little bribery (or praise) is all you need to get your child writing. We'll supply the imagination. The praise and bribery is all up to you.

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