Guest Blogger Archive (119 posts)

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How to Get Your Family to Eat More Green Vegetables With These Tasty Recipes

January 1, 2012

My husband loves to eat bacon, steak, and pretty much any other meat. He does not love to eat any vegetables (except maybe Cesar salad with bacon bits on it). As a wife and health care provider, I’m worried that my hubby might not be getting enough of the good nutrition that comes from eating [...]

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Art Therapy for ADHD and Anxious Children

January 1, 2012

Raising children is hard enough, but raising children with ADHD and anxiety problems can be downright nerve-wracking. We simply aren’t taught how to communicate with a child who has such difficulties, since adults often gradually move away from the mindset of children and struggle to connect with kids who are anxious or have ADHD. Luckily, [...]

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Encouraging Safe Surfing Habits with Teens

December 7, 2011

Childhood is nothing like what we experienced when we were growing up, fellow Boomers. When I was a kid the only trouble we could really get into was with drugs, alcohol and — for boys way more socially advanced than I was — girls. Nowadays the online world has opened up a Pandora’s Box of [...]

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Age Appropriate Chores

December 3, 2011

Before I had children, I was a very organized and clean individual. I lived by the rule of “a place for everything and everything in its place.” Much of that changed once I had children, especially when those children entered into toddlerhood. It seemed that every time I took a step, there was a Lego [...]

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5 Ways to Make Baby’s First Christmas Truly Amazing

November 15, 2011

Baby’s first Christmas is one of those moments that you look forward to as a parent. This is an amazing milestone so you want to savor every single moment. If you go in with realistic expectations and plan for the occasion then it will make it that much more enjoyable. Baby’s first Christmas, like so [...]

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Practical Parenting: Boundaries for Kids

November 14, 2011

For kids, falling off the edge is easy when you don’t know how far you should, and can go. Good parents ensure their kids have clear limits which act as a reference to good behaviour. I once heard a story about a poor farming family. Let’s call them the Browns. They were out when the [...]

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