How many times have you been asked by your kids to watch a movie, play a video game or something similar? Some kids are inclined toward sports, while others are inclined toward reading and sometimes both. In this article we want to give you some options on what you can propose to your kid so… Read more:
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4 Creative upcycling projects you can do with your kids
If you’re looking for a fun new way to spend time with your kids, you need look no further than your recycling bin. As part of the new trend in eco-friendliness, families across the country are pulling their unused and unwanted goods out of the rubbish heap and converting them into a myriad of fun… Read more:
Tips for taking kids on a fun and educational first camping trip
With spring coming soon, now is the perfect time to make plans on getting your kids outside and active after the winter. A great way to do this can be to take your kids on their first camping trip. With a few educational and fun activities, the camping trip may make them want to spend… Read more:
Teaching Your Children to Live Naturally
In this hurried and heavily technical world, nature is often the last thing on our children’s minds. However it should not be that way. Nature is a huge part of human life and teaching children respect for the environment and the plant should start at a young age. Here are some ways that I have… Read more:
Tips for Getting Your Kids into a More Active Lifestyle
According to the government initiative for active lifestyles, Let’s Move, “you need to be active 60 minutes a day, at least 5 days a week, for 6 out of 8 weeks.” Are you and your family getting the exercise you need? If you have vowed to make 2013 a more active year for you and… Read more:
Making Smart Money Choices Using a Three Jar System
“I don’t know how to say no to him,” a good friend of mine confided in me at a party. This friend was of particularly good means and though it was true that he could afford to get virtually anything his son might request, I suggested that he ought to make a change. Financial literacy… Read more:
Child Safety on the Internet
All parents worry about their children. We worry about if we can trust them and who they are spending their time with. Ten years ago this was only a problem for teenagers and young adults, now, with the ever changing face of communication this can be a worry for parents of children as young as… Read more:
6 Great Mobile Apps for Families Motoring Cross Country
Mobile app options for your smart phone are increasing with each hour of every day. Before you head out with the kids on that cross-country move or next long journey, add these apps to your mobile device to help you prepare – and to help your backseat posse pass the endless hours. 1. UPacking List… Read more:
Modeling Good Online Behavior for Your Kids
Your kids are growing up in a new world; here’s how to help them navigate it. The internet has changed everything for our kids, and without any precedent to go on, most parents find themselves making up the rules as they go. There are many successful strategies to help your kids develop a safe and… Read more:
The Bond of Shared Solitude: Family Connection in the Natural World
[Adapted from "The Nature Principle"] Boredom has its benefits. So does solitude, that lost art in the age of wall-to-wall media. To occasionally be alone — not lonely, but alone — is an important part of parenting and of marriage. One time, my wife Kathy rented a room at the beach, and spent a weekend… Read more:
Inheriting a Kid
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… Read more: