Gluten-Free Baking Made Easy
In the early months of the year, when the Hollywood awards time gets into full swing, we’re often confronted by photographs of various beaming actresses and celebrities on the red carpet, with their tiny frames squeezed into a variety of frequently lovely designer...
Building a Better Student: Empathy
Have you ever watched a child struggle with a homework assignment or a school project? They sit at the table and grimace, one hand supporting their head while the other flips through a lesson that they don’t understand. Sometimes you get exasperated, and you want to...
Five Ideas For Finding the Perfect Dentist For Your Child
Every parent knows the necessity of bi-yearly appointments for their growing child. But even when a parent narrows their pediatric dentist search down to only the greatest and most qualified, there are still many, many options and locations to choose from. So after...
Adolescent Apps: What you Need to Know About Your Tweeting, Snapchatting, Instagramming Teen
Technology's moving so fast now, it's easy for parents to be left out of the loop with their kids' online interactions. Just when you think you've touched every base with your teen about the dangers of social networking, the same old problems find new potentials to...
The Age of the Mommy Blog: Five Things to Consider Before Posting Personal Information Online
In today's world, almost everyone uses a form of social media. It doesn't matter if you're just a casual browser or avid poster, it's important to safeguard what information you release. Before posting anything on a blog, Twitter, Facebook, or any other social media...
Does Your Child Hate to Read? Tips to Inspire a Love for Reading in Kids
Whether we like it or not, some kids just hate reading. Don’t blame yourself and stop assuming that you could have done better. Parents make the mistake of taking all the blame on themselves for their children’s hatred of books. Rather than do that and solve nothing,...
The Terrible Teens: A Survival Kit to Help You (and Your Kids) Make it Through Adolescence
The teenage years are the most difficult for parent and child alike, but they don't have to be a nightmare. There are resources and strategies available to help you and your teens make it through the tumultuous period of adolescence. Consider some of the most common...
Win $15 of Entertainment from Big Fish Games
Heroes, I have a small confession: I really enjoy playing computer games. I play a few of the big ones you can find on Facebook, and have enjoyed one of the major role-playing games for several years. Not that I get much time to play that one really. The social media...
Decorate Your Home Office Space With These 5 Items
One good thing about having a home office is that it can be decorated however the owner wants. There's no need for ugly laminate desks, grim hutches, angular credenzas that no one knows what to do with anyway or ugly, metal, purely functional file cabinets. Some...
Simple Tips to Help Prevent Flu
It's that time of the year again, Heroes: flu season. Flu activity is increasing across the United States, and it turns out that activity is particularly high in my state. In fact, according to the Michigan Department of Community Health, there have already been 169...











