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3 Ways to Balance Your Family’s Electronics

Our homes are filled with electronics, from the television, to DVDs, video games, Kindles, Tablets, iPads, iPods and cell phones. Families are often seen overflowing with electronics that it can really...

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5 Ways to Eliminate Constipation

We all have times that we have a family member that is dealing with constipation, but it is really difficult to go through with a young child.  It is important to know how to eliminate constipation...

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10 Things Parents Should Do With Their Children At Least Once

Making memories as a family is one of my main priorities as a parent. I desire my children to look back on their time at home with us, and have some memories stick out more than others. The kind of...

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5 Ways to Raise Adventurous Children

We all want to give our children a great childhood. Having adventures is one of those things that we may not put a lot of thought into, but is so important to a childhood. The best memories are made...

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20 Easy Date Ideas for Parents To Do With Their Children

Family time is always important to everyone. As important as it is, one on one time with our children are always the kind of thing that build lasting memories and often times will be the thing that...

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5 Ways to Build Sibling Relationships

Sibling rivalry is becoming more and more of an issue to families. I often hear people asking for ideas to build sibling relationships within their own children, so I thought I would write a list of...

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The Ultimate Spring Bucket List

As a family, we love to focus on things that will become memories. We love to try new things, but we also have several things that are traditions at different times of the year, like most families....

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20 Phrases Children Should Learn to Say

We all desire good kids, even kids that make us proud in front of other people, however without the purposed attention to building good things in our children, it may work the opposite for us. One of...

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5 Ways Couples Can Parent Together

Parenting is a hard job. Parenting as a couple can be even harder. Most days may be easy, but we all know that from time to time, a couples has a hard time seeing eye to eye and struggle to parent...

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A Family Guide to Richmond Virginia

Have you ever wanted to visit the history filled Richmond, Virginia area? Both the Revolutionary and Civil wars have marks on Richmond and the surrounding area, making it a great place to learn from...

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When Motherhood Robs Your Joy

Women long to be mothers and once they are blessed with children of their own, their dreams have finally came true. They adore their children and love them with all of their beings. They love being a...

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When Cooking Becomes Tedious

I really enjoy cooking and making food for my family… most of the time. There are a lot of times that I get into this place where I find cooking becoming tedious and unenjoyable. The meal planning,...

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How to Bring the Bible Alive for Your Children

As a Christian family, we desire our children to read and love the Bible like we do. However, it takes time for them to understand that Bible, what it means and how it relates to them. But it doesn’t...

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How to Teach Your Children to Keep Their Room Clean

If you have children, you know how hard it is to keep their rooms clean, especially if they are younger children. When my older children were smaller, I couldn’t believe how quickly they would mess up...

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How to Teach Your Child To Swim Without Lessons

We all want our children to not be afraid of water and to learn to swim early, not only for their safety but also for their enjoyment. This is why swimming lessons are growing more and more popular....

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How to Build Self Control in the Formative Years

From my parenting experience, I would say that building self-control in the formative years is just as important as teaching obedience and attentiveness. Most parents desire their children to display...

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How to Build Patience in the Formative Years

If you have a little one in your home, you know that patience is not something that comes naturally for them.  They have been trained from birth that when they needed or wanted something that it was...

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How to Build Responsibility in the Formative Years

What do you visualize when you think about responsibility? Does your little ones come to mind? Learning how to build responsibility in the formative years will help your children develop the necessary...

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How to Build Kindness in the Formative Years

If you have a toddler or a preschooler you can understand how important it is to build kindness in the formative years.  With four children, ranging from 5 to young adult ages, I know first hand how...

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How to Teach the Election Process to Your Kids

The American Presidential elections are always a great teaching opportunity, however many times, children aren’t taught about the entire election process, as the main focus is usually on the final part...

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