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- Insurance Must-Haves for Solo Parents - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Samantha GregoryFor many people, insurance is a big part of their financial plans regardless of their status. But for a single mom like me, it is a necessity. If there is anything that single parents shouldn’t be without, it’s a contingency plan. Having only one person taking care of the family means there is ...
Views: 1154(1 vote) - Introducing solid Food to Babies older than 4 months - Apricot Recipe - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Luka MalgajWhen can you introduce solids? It is recommended to introduce solids to baby’s diet at 6 months or after. Though some parents start feeding their child with solids as soon as 4 months. Before introducing solids breast milk or formula provides all the calories and nourishment your baby needs. ...
Views: 2116(1 vote) - Introduction to Positive Toddler Parenting - by Submitted on May 29, 2009 from Miss Becka MarschHere are a few tips to define success, integrate your parenting goals into your daily activities, and shift your thought process to be more proactive and less reactive: 1. Appreciate your child’s unique personality and talents. Children come into the world with their own personality. While we ...
Views: 1275(1 vote) - Is Your Family Getting Enough Vitamin D? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDear Friends, I originally wrote this post back in February. Still, whether it is the bitter winds of winter or spring's April showers that are keeping you indoors, it pays to make sure that you and your family are getting enough of the sunshine vitamin. Enjoy! Who knew that a week at Disney ...
Views: 1114(1 vote) - Issues for Immigrant Parents and Their Children - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2009 from Gary DirenfeldImmigrant families to Canada and the United States can face many issues complicating their adjustment to the new host culture. Often unconsidered is the implications for intra-familial culture clash when children take to the host culture sooner or more wholeheartedly than their parents. Risk ...
Views: 4597(1 vote) - It's Always When You Can Have Whatever You Want For Dinner, You're Never Hungry - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere might be great self-help books for dads who have their kids every other weekend, how to act, what to think, tips for getting a six year old to eat cereal and milk made the wrong way because Mommy knows how to pour the milk in the bowl the right way, but I've never seen one. Of course, I ...
Views: 538(1 vote) - Journaling to Help Your Child with Sensory Processing Disorder - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Nancy PeskeWe like to think we are good observers our kids, but in the hustle and bustle of life, all of us sometimes overlook the underlying causes for their challenging behaviors. No matter how small a change may seem to us, it may be huge for our sensory children. If your instincts tell you that some ...
Views: 1938(1 vote) - Keeping Your Teenage Daughter Safe - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Dr. Cheryl GuyKeeping your Teenage Daughter Safe is as Easy as it is to Smile during your Mammogram Mom, are you standing on the sidelines of your teenage daughter's life? Have you thought about cell phone safety, dating safety, or on-line safety? What you learn may have you stunned. "The Secrets to Having ...
Views: 2333(1 vote) - Kid's Have Stress Too - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Jack SingerWhy Children Are More Stressed Than Ever And What You Can Do To Help Childhood has changed. Instead of pick-up baseball and basketball games on the corner lot, there are competitive travel leagues for kids as young as seven or eight. Instead of the three “R’s”; Reading, wRiting and ...
Views: 1394(1 vote) - Kids Ruling The Roost? Simple Parenting Tips To Put You Back In Charge! - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2011 from Charlotte JaneParenting is a difficult job, even under the best of circumstances, and knowing the best way to handle it can be easier if you have some tips to help you on your way. This article has some practical advice to make many of your daily parenting challenges a little bit easier. A great parenting ...
Views: 546(1 vote) - Kids' Emotional Intelligence: What is it, Who Has it, and How to Get It - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYour nine year old is teased at school for being the new kid in class, or being too fat, or answering correctly one too many times, and tells you he wants to run away or kill himself. Your six year old feels humiliated at soccer practice cause she can't kick the ball as well as the other girls ...
Views: 1716(1 vote) - Learned Self-Reliance: The Negative Effects of Spoiling Children - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsParents are moved by instinct to love, nurture, and provide for their offspring. Because our children are so much a part of us, we want to see them blissfully happy. Also, our own desire to be liked, materialist pressures, and a fervent wish that our children have everything we lacked as ...
Views: 960(1 vote) - Learning to Say “Yes” to the Recession - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI was born in Canada—the land of snow. And though I grew up skiing, playing and snowshoeing in piles of it, it has taken decades for me to say “yes” to wintertime. When the first northerly winds blow into town each fall, inspiring me to cook stews and sleep later, I resist. “No!” I shout ...
Views: 599(1 vote) - Lessons My Father Taught Me (And What I’m Trying To Teach Him) - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy dad likes old cars, albeit tuned up with tires full for optimal performance. He can’t pass a sock sale without buying five pairs, although he has drawers full of them. And he recently discovered Sam’s Club, where he likes to buy my children lots of plastic toys made in China. But when I ...
Views: 813(1 vote) - Let's Get Dirty - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Gardening is the purest of human pleasures.” – Francis Bacon I blackmailed the boys into helping me with some yard work yesterday. The conversation was short, one-sided and went something like this: “If you expect to have any of your friends over to the house this summer, you need to ...
Views: 711(2 votes) - Letting Go Is Hard To Do - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOur doctor daughter has decided to go into medical practice in Utah. It has broken my heart. She has been in school her entire life and she is 33 and finishing her fellowship. We had always hoped she would come home to Atlanta so we could do all the girl bonding fun things we love to do. We ...
Views: 735(1 vote) - Letting Go Is Hard To Do - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOur doctor daughter has decided to go into medical practice in Utah. It has broken my heart. She has been in school her entire life and she is 33 and finishing her fellowship. We had always hoped she would come home to Atlanta so we could do all the girl bonding fun things we love to do. We ...
Views: 666(1 vote) - Life’s Bittersweet Success - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Rebecca Ruark-HalsteadI admit, inspiration is hard to come by lately. And I am an advocate of positive thought and the power of intention, by the way. You’ve heard the adage “practice what you preach?” Well, it is but one of many conundrums that stuck solidly in my awareness at an early age. With it, I perceived ...
Views: 1299(1 vote) - Limiting Screen Time for Your Kids - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2010 from Kathy SlattengrenDo you feel your kids are spending too much time watching TV, playing video games and being on the computer? Do ever find it challenging to get them to turn off the TV or computer and go outside to play? If so, join the crowd! How much time are kids really spending with media? The ...
Views: 1672(4 votes) - Living in the Moment - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPublished in The Broomfield Enterprise, 10/14/07 Watching our 8-year-old boys run around on the playground, my girlfriend smiled peacefully and sighed, “Wouldn’t you just love to go back in time and have them as babies again—even just for a day?” I wanted to say, “Yes! Absolutely!” because ...
Views: 587(2 votes) - Looking for Babysitters - Online Babysitter Agencies Make It Easy - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Sheila HugginsNowadays it is seems like an impossible task to find a good babysitter. Thankfully, if you are looking for babysitters you can start our search online. We no longer have to hope the teenager next door will be willing to watch our kids. There are actual websites that are dedicated to finding you ...
Views: 681(1 vote) - Make Baby Night Nursing Easy - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from Camber LeaBecause the newborn baby's biological clock hasn't established yet, they may wake you frequently during the night. And baby’s crying and screaming can make new parents very exhausted. Most of the new parents are struggling with the night nursing issue. In fact, if new parents can prepare baby’s ...
Views: 685(1 vote) - Making Family Time Count - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsJoe has soccer practice at 5:30. Sarah has a soccer game at 6:00. Susie has band practice at 4:30. Mom has a meeting until 6:00 and Dad can't leave the office until 5:00. Yikes! Does this schedule sound familiar to you? Many families in the US face hectic schedules like this on a daily ...
Views: 669(1 vote) - Mama’s Going to Be a Gladiator - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPublished in The Broomfield Enterprise, 2/10/08 “It would make sense,” my husband said, “if you had ever expressed even once in the last sixteen years that you had a remote dream of becoming a Gladiator.” I had just told him that the casting directors from the television show “American ...
Views: 588(1 vote) - Managing and Accepting Anger in Ourselves and in Our Children - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Matt CasperAnger seems to be one of the primary emotions with which most people consistently struggle. Anger can be an extremely SCARY emotion for an individual to feel…it is powerful and therefore difficult for people to HOLD. “Holding” in the psychological sense means the ability to tolerate an emotion ...
Views: 3158(1 vote) - Matrimony to Acrimony or Harmony? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2010 from Jill DarceyThe choice is yours ... this is how you make it. The importance of the choices you make when your marriage ends through which children were born into this world, becomes more apparent as time continues to march forward. Each step takes us down one of two pathways - acrimony or harmony. Time ...
Views: 2021(4 votes) - May I See Your Glasses? - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy daughter has decided to move out. She has reached a time in her life when conforming to the parental guidelines of our house has become too stifling, the impractical responsibilities of our household holding her back. She even informed me that I am the “worst mom in the world.” The ...
Views: 670(1 vote) - Me and My Mandalas - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsApril showers may very well bring May flowers, but what to do with the kids in the meantime? Here is a conscious parenting tip for rainy days and other occasions. Having a little rain, are we? Yes, I know it is still March, but “April showers” are here. Today. What to do with the kids when ...
Views: 649(1 vote) - Medications: Addressing Parental Fears and Concerns - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2009 from Terry MatlenRecently, a parent came to me, conflicted over whether to follow her pediatrician's recommendation of placing her young son on medication. His difficult behaviors had escalated in recent years and after trying behavioral strategies and food elimination diets, there simply hadn't been much ...
Views: 2006(1 vote) - Mindful Motherhood: Experience - Thinking - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from New Harbinger PublicationsOne of the participants in our Mindful Motherhood Training for new moms (I’ll call her Cindy) told us a story about one of those moments that every mom dreads. At the park one day, she and her husband took their toddler and their four-month-old baby in her stroller to the pond to watch the ...
Views: 1423(1 vote) - Mindful Motherhood: Feeling - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from New Harbinger PublicationsIn every situation you’ll encounter as a new mom, whether it is chaotic or mellow, there are three things happening. Examine what’s going on for you right now. You are probably having some thoughts, or your mind is focused on reading and digesting this information. You may be having some ...
Views: 1436(1 vote) - Mindful Motherhood: Sensing - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from New Harbinger PublicationsIn every situation you’ll encounter as a new mom, whether it is chaotic or mellow, there are three things happening. Examine what’s going on for you right now. You are probably having some thoughts, or your mind is focused on reading and digesting this information. You may be having some ...
Views: 1337(1 vote) - Mistkes...Msitakes....Mistakes are Essential - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor pioneering fathering author Will Glennon, a dad’s biggest challenge isn’t mastering the “proper” way to change a diaper or teach your kid to read. The biggest challenge is to set aside obsolete attitudes about a father’s role and to begin fathering from our hearts. That means becoming ...
Views: 591(1 vote) - Modern Day Parenting: Praise the Positive - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany parents I work with are stressed, and with good reason. With the current economic situation and the state of the world in general life can be very stressful. We are working longer for less. We are also a culture which is constantly on the "go". Squeezing good parenting habits into busy, ...
Views: 669(1 vote) - Mommy Are We Poor? Is There an Upside to the Recession for Families? - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have to say, this recession thing is taking me back to my youth. Growing up in the 70's, the era of inflation, oil embargo's and doing without was central to my foundation. We grew up in a middle class family, struggling to make ends meet. With both parents working, my brother and I grew up as ...
Views: 980(1 vote) - More Than Good Enough - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere’s an old adage that states that a mother is only as happy as her least happy child. I can attest to that. I have felt every scrape of the knee, disappointment, illness, and heartache my children have endured, and if one of them is sad, hurt or unhappy, at some level, so am I. Parenthood ...
Views: 561(1 vote) - Mother means the giver of LIFE - Father means the protector of LIFE - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from Pearl Shanti Lodur-LionheartThe most natural thing in the world is the connection between mother and child. This connection is unbreakable - it is coded in our genes. The light shines through the love we are created from. Everywhere in nature we can see examples of this. It is natural for a mother to stay with her child ...
Views: 4839(8 votes) - Mother's Day, Redefined - by Submitted on May 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis Sunday Michelle Obama will spend her first mother’s day in the White House. We don't know much about the surprises planned -- other than that they will almost certainly involve her two daughters, her happens-to-be-President of a husband and a dog named Bo. Yes, she already gets a fantastic ...
Views: 580(1 vote) - Motherhood and Alcohol: When is it Il Fino on the Vino? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere is a growing body of research that shows that women who are stay at home moms are drinking more alcohol than their working mom counterparts who juggle multiple roles. So I found myself asking, “why is that so?” Why isn’t the stress of being so overly committed to both home and career ...
Views: 1042(1 vote) - Motherhood Brings Meaning, But Maybe Not How You Thought It Would - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt's long been assumed that motherhood brings meaning to our lives. We guide, love, nurture and support our offspring and sometimes feel appreciated in return -- all elements that can fuel our connectedness and satisfaction in the world. It's easy to find meaningful moments as a mom, but it's ...
Views: 812(1 vote) - Motherhood Brings Meaning, But Not How You Thought It Would - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt's long been assumed that motherhood brings meaning to our lives. We guide, love, nurture and support our offspring and sometimes feel appreciated in return -- all elements that can fuel our connectedness and satisfaction in the world. It's easy to find meaningful moments as a mom, but it's ...
Views: 647(1 vote) - Motherhood: The Ultimate Transition - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2013 from Beate CheletteAll these years later, I still think about what kind of mother I used to be. It took me three years to become a real one after the birth of my daughter. Motherhood is much harder than most will tell you or admit to. I couldn’t understand why people said that it was so worth it. I was 32, ...
Views: 1476(1 vote) - Mothering and Grand-Mothering: Weaving Spiritual Intergenerational Bonds - by Submitted on May 01, 2013 from Dr. Jane SimingtonAs we approach Mother’s Day, I am drawn to reflect on the beliefs and feelings that surface as I ponder my experiences of being mothered and on how those experiences directly and indirectly affected my own mothering and continue to influence my grand-mothering. Each night during my childhood, ...
Views: 1424(1 vote) - Mother’s Day - Give of Yourself - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.” ~Phyllis Diller “Don’t blow your nose. Just use your sleeve.” “Is that shirt dirty? Ehhh…whatever.” “Yeah, I ditched school too.” “Sure…let’s keep the dog.” “Curfew –Schmurfew.” …not ...
Views: 883(1 vote) - Motivation: 10 No-Cost Rewards for Parents to Use that Motivate Kids - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2010 from Jean TracyParents, are you being blackmailed? You are if you motivate your kids with money. Every time you want your kids to do their best or you ask for help, they want money. As your kids grow older, they'll want even more money. Giving money isn't the way to build great character. I know you don't ...
Views: 2259(1 vote) - My Mother's Bed - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe bed is already crowded when I crawl into it. The cats have arranged themselves neatly around my mother and they are not happy when I climb aboard and upset their cozy set-up. I fit easily into my father's mattress indentation, he's begun his day but the covers have kept his spot warm. ...
Views: 700(1 vote) - My plain and great dad - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from li xiaomeiChildhood not reasonable and hate father perform me, then awkwardrew up, grasp dad worships me. Now just grasp after the job, dad is so not unproblematic, home is the greatest, dad is love yourself. He, inflexible, touchy, smelly temper. He passions to drink, a drink and then swearing names, ...
Views: 707(1 vote) - Natural Ways to Boost Your Fertility (part 1) - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2013 from Stan WrightMost women can conceive without too much difficulty but if you want to increase your chances of getting and staying pregnant there are some things you can do. Changes to your diet and behavior are a central part of reaching this goal. Vitamins and Fertility Vitamin C is one of the most ...
Views: 846(1 vote) - New Baby and Meddling Mother-in-Law - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2006 from Jennifer SowleDear Dr. J I've been married for about two years. When I first met my in-laws, I really liked them. Joe's mother seemed really interested in me and supportive of me too! Three months ago, we had our son, Brian. It's been pure hell since the baby was born. My mother lives in another state, so I ...
Views: 7796(1 vote) - New Baby Essentials - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Rubel ZamanFirst time parents have a ridiculous amount of new ideas to think about, so to be as organised as possible before the birth of the baby is not just helpful, but essential. As a new parent, and not knowing whether to expect a girl or a boy, it can be difficult to decide what can be bought before ...
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