By Dolores Smyth The screeching halted our conversation and made us scan the playground for the site of the commotion. “Eeeeeeee! Wooooooo!” My friend’s 6-year-old daughter Clara had burst into a joyous victory lap around the playground, her face beaming with excitement. A trickle of blood connected her mouth to her chin. Unconcerned, Clara lifted …
By Nick Yordanov, Organic Power Foods Starting a healthy diet is never too late for a person who wants to change their life for the better, but it’s best if it begins in childhood. The experience and relationship children have with food when they are young will have a profound effect on the attitude they will have …
Psychologists say that some of the biggest, most stressful events in our lives are moves. We seem to be hardwired for routine—we love things that are familiar. That old coffee shop you always go to with your girlfriend, or that neighborhood playground you take the kids to on Sunday afternoon. Adjusting to a new area …
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Pick up any baby catalog and the number of baby “essentials” is staggering. The good news is that your little one only needs a few items to get through the first few years. You don’t have to spend a fortune on decorating, either. With a few creative ideas put into action, you can give your …
Please welcome our social media sponsor! Not Yet by Lisa Cox and Lori Hockema Lisa Cox and Lori Hockema have written this sweet book for children, about persevering through mistakes. A little girl, Lorisa, faces the challenges of her day with her younger brother looking up to her and her dog, Doodle, by her side. …
I got the career I always wanted. I got the baby I always wanted. Now how do I do both while still squeezing in time to acknowledge my hubs once in awhile? That’s what this post is about. I’m not a parenting expert, nor a productivity expert. But if there’s one thing I’m good …
