It’s summer and an overseas vacation beckons. While you may have done some backpacking through Europe right after high school or college, travelling with kids can be a whole different experience. I’m not saying it isn’t fun; it can be a truly life-changing experience when you take the kids to see a whole new culture. […]
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If you or your children have any sort of allergies, it’s important to take the right steps to reduce allergens in your home. Some of the steps to reduce allergens in the home can be quite time-consuming, not to mention a little complicated. The good news is, there are some easy things you can do […]
1. Egypt Although a River Nile Cruise, in-depth exploration of The Valley of the Kings or even seeing the Pyramids of Giza sounds amazing on most days you might want to stay away from Egypt this summer. It seems, unfortunately, that there have been a series of attacks on Egypt’s military being carried out by the […]
The royal family recently made a discovery that many parents could have told them. In an interview Prince Charles said they were finding Princess Charlotte is a much a easier baby than her brother, first born Prince George. It seems even in royal households, second babies are easier on the parents and even the grandparents. […]
In the past, sugar has been scrutinized for many reasons, but when it comes to added sugar it’s been for good reason. There’s sugar that naturally occurs in fruit, and then there’s sugar that is added almost to everything. Added sugars are found in most foods, and come in the form of granules, powders, and […]
Would you consider leaving an 11 year old alone in your own yard for an hour or so child neglect? Apparently the police in a Florida town do. Whether it is because of an overprotective neighbor who called it in or the result of an over-zealous police officer who arrested the parents for child negligence, […]
How many parenting magazines are there out there? Countless. However, how many of them advise on issues specifically pertaining to our kids that are tweens, teens and in their early twenties? Not many. No matter what age they are, our children will always be our children, and we’re always going to wonder if there is […]
Parents rarely make it through their offspring’s life without hearing the negatives and positives of how they’re parenting. New parents can get in the habit of consistently letting baby manipulate them, often entirely. Attachment parenting isn’t the same as directly giving your child everything. It’s really all about creating a good balance when saying “yes” […]
Constipation often gets misinterpreted as being the amount of bowel movements a person has in a day, but it actually is referred to as being the compactness of stools in the body, and not able to pass them. It happens because the muscles at the end of the large intestine tighten, which prevents the stool […]
According to the CDC, the infectious Lyme disease is the fastest growing vector-borne disease in the United States. Lyme disease affects 300,000 people a year, increasing the rate by 25 percent, since 1982. Many of the people infected don’t realize their infected until later in life, due to doctors not being experienced in knowing what […]
Many Americans consume sweeteners in excessive amounts, because added sugar isn’t just in candies and sweets. The quantity of sugar consumed is the problem, not the sugar itself. People need to educate themselves, while gaining a new perspective on what their consuming. Even though the sweetener may be considered a “natural option,” and you are […]
You may be wasting money on the things you’ve bought at the department stores, or name-brand stores on many of the same things you can buy at the dollar store. Many of the items found at the dollar store are often overlooked, mistaken for being cheap, and not well made. This may be true for […]