by Healthy Wealthy n Wise | Family
In many homes, our kids have such tightly-packed schedules – everything from private lessons to camps to therapy sessions to sports – that parents are using computers and Palm Pilots to schedule their children’s activities. Little time exists for...
by Cheryl Tallman and Joan Ahlers | Family
As you know by now, all parents have a different idea of what is healthy food and what is not. For years, you have had the opportunity to hand select and monitor what your child eats for lunch. Now it is time to test their ability. It is only natural for your...
by Healthy Wealthy n Wise | Family
What do good schools and well thought out allowances have in common? Both teach your child a vitally important life skill: reflective thinking. Kids are naturally impulsive. Learning how to reflect before making a decision – learning to think in terms of...
by Cheryl Tallman and Joan Ahlers | Family
There is nothing cuter than watching your little one chase food around the highchair tray with her fingers, and seeing the sense of accomplishment in her face when a tiny little piece of food actually makes it her mouth. When your baby is between eight and nine months...
by Debbie Mandel | Family
The school year presents an opportunity for a fresh start, getting together with old and new friends, new accomplishments and exciting activities – a measure of growth. A new vibration can be felt in the air. Instead, in many households anxiety, stress and even...
by Cheryl Tallman and Joan Ahlers | Family
Introducing solid foods is a very important step in your baby’s development and well-being. In fact, studies show that babies who are fed nutritious, healthy diets grow into stronger kids and better-adjusted eaters than those who are fed poor diets. Many parents...
by Michele Borba | Family
Excerpted from Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me: The Top 25 Friendship Problems and How to Solve Them Being in is every child’s dream, but being excluded is painful. There’s nothing worse than sitting alone in the cafeteria or not getting the...
by Winn Claybaugh | Family
In this day and age, with the planet on shaky ground, with racism running rampant, with fears of terrorism threatening everyone’s safety and security, with ecological and spiritual challenges on everyone’s list of concerns, with our peace of mind being...
by Jacqueline Marcell | Family
When I had to suddenly give up my life to go take care of my elderly parents, both with health problems and starting to develop dementia, I was so surprised to read that caregivers are often more depressed than those they care for, and that those with a chronic...
