Once you notice a little crankiness in your children followed by an ugly cold sore showing up on your child’s lip, it’s time to change your strategy of disease prevention for your children. Resources on Cold Sores Are Available There are plenty of good resources on how to prevent cold sores – from reports on…
Your biggest role as a father is to make sure your kids have a healthy and happy childhood. A child who is used to an active and healthy lifestyle is more likely to lead a healthy, balanced life as an adult. As the frightening statistics of childhood obesity show, children are exposed to diseases which…
Your daughter hits thirteen and all that matters to her is boys, clothes and her favourite TV stars right? It’s a difficult pill to swallow but for most dads, this stage will come and you’ll have to learn to deal with stroppy huffs and moaning in the morning when you need to get to the…
Something relatively new has become commonplace today. It’s the fastest-growing part of this country’s beverage market. They are especially popular among athletes, students, or anyone looking for that extra edge at the gym, on the playing field, or in the classroom. Sold in colorful cans and bottles, available in stores and fitness centers, they are…
We continue to hear about athlete after athlete testing positive for banned substances other than HGH or steroids. In some cases, the positive tests not only shock the close-knit sporting community the athlete participates in but in some cases also the athlete! As a practicing drug-free athlete and advocate, I usually find this hard to…
Finding ways to save on taxes can be easy when you understand the available deductions. For starters, check out Publication 17: Your Federal Income Tax, the IRS’ 2011 Tax guide. It’s designed to help you properly file your annual taxes and contains “basic tax-filing information and tips on what income to report and how to…
So you’ve met a woman. Maybe it was in a bar, or maybe it was in some self-development class, but either way you have felt a connection, a knowing, a sense that this lady is someone you could see yourself spending your life with. Only there’s something you don’t know; something she hasn’t mentioned. You…
Whether you work a 9-to-5 job or stay at home taking care of your kids, keeping your family safe at home is one of your top priorities. Some tasks may seem like common sense, such as putting poisons well out of the reach of little hands. However, there may be other safety ideas you’ve never…
There are many practical and logistical reasons for taking your kids with you to work. Perhaps they get out early from school one day and have nowhere else to go. Maybe it’s the summer and they’ve grown bored and antsy. Maybe you’re all meeting your wife there before going on an outing or perhaps you…
How much is too much to give your children? Consider this: For everything you give your child, you are taking something away. This applies to buying your teenager a new car, giving them the down payment on a home, or leaving them $100,000 when you die. The typical parent, at all income levels, imbibes the…
Paper seems like such an innocuous thing. Apart from the odd paper cut and the waste caused by unwanted mail, it doesn’t seem to do much harm. Conventional printing methods, however, can be very harmful to the environment. One ton of virgin paper – paper that only uses pulp from trees that have been cut…
