Summer is here. Parents work late and kids spend their time playing video games and swimming. For most families, summer is not really the time to bond as a family. Parents are busy and kids are lazy. Most people think…
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Family reunions can be fun and they give us the chance to visit relatives that we may not see at any other time of year. Although, there is that one uncle who you would prefer not to see again. For…
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Going out has become an expensive activity, especially for a family who have children and want to take a trip to a museum, zoo or a Six Flags amusement park, but these places charge high fees along with the price…
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If you fail to plan, your plan may fail. A good plan is needed in order to ensure a worry free family vacation. Family vacations shouldbe the highlight of the year. Once you start your journey to enjoyment, the only thing you want…
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For many people, the end of summer feels sad; vacations are over, summer clothes are being put away, days grow shorter and temperatures drop. If there are school-age children in the family, they are in new classrooms, starting up after-school…
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It has been said, “a family who prays together stays together.” This could easily translate to “a family who plays together stays together.” Family vacations offer the perfect opportunity for play…in a big way. A family can grow closer now, and later, as each…
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Many families are not as close as they use to be; many families have so many barriers that are keeping their families from rising above challenges and unfavorable experiences. When the relationships in a family becomes broken there are things that…
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Even though you never thought the day would come when your children would actually grow up and leave home, it happens. Parents often have mixed emotions when the time comes. They are in one sense proud, knowing they have taught…
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It isn’t uncommon for families today to go their own way on a daily basis. With school, work, and extracurricular activities, there may be very few hours during the day when they are all home at the same time, let…
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“Mom, I have other things to do besides spend time with you!” These are words that as a parent you never want to hear – no matter how old your child is. Too many times we as parents think that…
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Mothers and daughters have a special connection. It can be a close relationship where they are good or best friends. It can also be a difficult relationship where their personalities conflict. There are, however, ways for mothers and daughters to…
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A family vacation is sometimes the butt of jokes and rolled eyes, but family vacations can bring families closer together. This is true in both the present day and in the future. A nice family vacation can provide the glue…
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Many problems can arise when you have two are more children in the same household. This fact especially applies when its obvious the children have opposite personalities. In order to run a house more smoothly as well as make sure…
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Why should you show unconditional love to family members? It can be very easy to turn your back on people, but you should think twice before doing so on your family. Sure families fight, but who doesn’t fight with others…
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How far will you get on this escalator in life?How far can this single Mother get on this escalator in life? There are things in life that you can not control and that usually would be the people that you…
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On Holiday Season Traditions It is possible to create a new family holiday tradition. Sometimes, it is a really good idea too. Are your traditional, holiday season practices conducive to good health? The holiday season is full of wonderful traditions…
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In these trying economic times, we are all looking for ways to cut back on our spending. The area of life which is the easiest to drastically reduce spending without reducing enjoyment is family entertainment spending. During the economic boom,…
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Dictionary dot com defines family as being “a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not. Any group of persons closely related by blood, as parents, children, uncles, aunts, and…
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How to handle it when relatives criticizes you Your family is the most cherished bunch of people in your life, you would do just about anything to for them or to protect them. However, sometimes families can be very judgemental…
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Whether it’s okay or not, it probably happens on a daily basis. Others may choose to say it’s a bad idea or a big mistake to impose your feelings of others onto your children, and I may even agree. But,…
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If life were perfect, we’d all be living in a “Leave it to Beaver” home with parents who were caring and recognized our need for them in our lives. Unfortunately, that is only how things work in Hollywood. Real life…
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Finally Barbara has a new boyfriend after years of being alone after her breakup with her fiance. She finally has something to be happy about. She couldn’t wait to call her sister Amy to tell her about her happy news,…
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Children are like sponges, in the fact, that they absorb everything they hear and see. Fighting in front of children should be avoided in any and all situations if possible. It causes confusion and fear, and they tend to get nervous…
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As an adult I am beginning to understand how growing up with an alcoholic parent has shaped my life. While coming to grips with my own denial that I had a “normal” upbringing, I can now face the reality that…
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In our society in this day and age, it seems like there is a lot of “bad home life” taking place. We can turn on the news, read the headlines in the newspaper, read it on the internet, or even see…
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Parents impose certain feelings and emotions towards a family member onto their children with the aim that the child will perceive the family member in the same way. Well guess what? that is exactly what happens. young children see their…
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While conflicts are never pleasant, they are sometimes inevitable and we have to find ways to deal with them effectively. When it comes to family conflicts, the situation might get more complicated, as sensitive issues are involved and if certain…
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We often wonder why our kids grow up to have low self esteem, get in a great deal of trouble or worse yet turn to drugs. Can we really blame the kids though? I think not. Parents who undoubtedly put…
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How to recover from tense family situations during the holidays Your house was in an uproar during the holidays. The whole clan from both sides of the family was in town to spend Christmas with you, your husband and kids….
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Homes without fathers…the single most devastating blow a family can face. Even though over the last fifty years, the image of a father has gone from strong provider that knew what to do to an incompetant yet lovable guy, a…
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