Get Your Child to Eat Healthily
Diet is really important for people of all ages, but it is particularly critical for children to eat well, as they need nutrients, vitamins and minerals for growth and development. Why is healthy eating so important for children? Healthy eating is important for a...
You Believe Your Family is Special. There’s an Insurance Company Out There That Thinks You’re Right.
Hard to believe as it may seem, there's more than one insurance company out there today that is willing to offer your family group health insurance. That's right; your family constitutes a group and reaps all the rewards of a group including lower rates than...
The Myth of Multi-Tasking
We’ll call her Ashley, but she could be almost any high school student in America. She works on her homework at the kitchen table with a television playing loudly in the background, her phone alerting her to check a barrage of incoming text messages, and a computer...
How Social Workers Can Aid the Families of Addicts
Struggling with an addiction is massive strain on more than an individual; it feeds into a cycle of stress and heartbreak that deeply impacts the lives of everyone in that person's vicinity. This is why treatment has to extend beyond addict; an addict's family needs...
Effective Educators Use Suggestion to Help Students Succeed
Special thanks to the good folks at Braintrack for this infographic. Earnest Parenting: help for parents who want to suggest good things to their children.
CLR Helps This Mom Keep the House Cleaner with Less Work
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of CLR for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. So, yea. Cleaning. Do you like it? I like the results, but don't always love the work. Because wow. 4 boys and a husband can make...
It’s Monday! Link Up Your Give Aways
Here we are again at Monday, Heroes! I like doing the linky on Mondays, it makes the work week speed up. Well, at least a little. 🙂 Loading InLinkz ...
Practice Your Thanks with Merci Chocolates (Give Away!)
It's that time of the year again: awards show season. I have to admit, I'm not much of an awards show person. But when Merci Chocolates contacted me with a promotion revolving around giving meaningful thanks, I was SO in. Plus. It's chocolate. And I get to do a...
Parenting Link Roundup: Food or Nutrition Edition
Welcome to the February 22, 2013 edition of parenting link roundup. Arianna Lee presents 20 Blogs with Easy Weekly Meal Plans for Families posted at Part Time Nanny, saying, "“What’s for dinner?” is easily one of the most asked questions in a home. If you wish you had...
Addressing Autism: Are Stem Cells a Viable Treatment?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a study in children with autism that evaluates whether a child's own umbilical cord blood may be an effective treatment. The study comes at a time when parents need hope the most. It's believed that environmental...