Hi Everyone! When my boys were young, people used to say to me, “Enjoy it now, they’ll be grown before you know it.” I was so sleep deprived, spit-up covered, emotional and overwhelmed that at the time, I never really knew what that meant. In fact, I often felt just the opposite – that I […]
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How to Make Your Kids (and Your Husband) Fall in Love with Broccoli at the Dinner Table
Let me take you back, all the way back to the holidays. My husband and I were visiting my family for Christmas dinner and the hours leading up to the dinner were filled with cooking. There was so much cooking that every piece of counter space in my mother’s kitchen was crowded with cooking equipment […]
11-Step Program for those thinking of having kids – hilarious for those that do
Lesson 1 1. Go to the grocery store. 2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office. 3. Go home. 4. Pick up the paper. 5. Read it for the last time. Lesson 2 Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents and berate them […]
5 Ways to Save Money Every Month
Now that the New Year is here, many of us will be looking for ways to stick to our New Year’s Resolution to save more money. There are a million ways to tackle this, but one of our favorite approaches is to lower your monthly bills. One way or another, you’re spending this money every month […]
How to Save Money on Popular New Year’s Resolutions
by Jeff Kaplan, CEO of LOZO, a free website that gives you great money saving tips, resources, coupons and more. New Year’s is almost here which means most of us will be making resolutions about how we’ll be making our lives better (saving more, living healthier, being more charitable, etc.) in 2011. At LOZO we’re […]
This Is How to Deal with Depression during the Holidays
By Susan Lieberman, family therapist & owner of Family Support The holidays are here! Most of us associate the holidays with happiness, excitement and time to spend with family. But for some, the holidays bring about a time of despair and loneliness. Everyone feels sad occasionally; it is an unavoidable part of being human. However, […]
This Is How Parents Can Deal with Big Feelings
Everyone has big feelings but what we do with them is as individual as any other part of us. When the holiday season is approaching we often focus on how we will get somewhere or what we need to buy or bring while our feelings are swirling around about family and childhood experiences. Some of […]
Treasure the Here and Now: Embracing Family Time for Teachable Moments
By Rebecca Mannis, Ph.D. Learning Specialist & Ivy-Prep Founder The holiday season is upon us, and this break from school and work routines offers parents a unique opportunity to focus on using home, family, and vacation time to create teachable moments. Our children spend most schooldays learning ‘The 3R’s’ and acquiring new information. While this is […]