Preparing Parents for Successful Children
A recent study done at Brigham Young University has revealed an interesting statistic: married people consistently experienced a lower blood pressure reading than singles. Even among those who had a stronger support group of loved ones gaining the benefit of lower blood pressure, the married couples once again benefited the most.
The study involved 204 married [...]
If you find you aren’t able to talk to your spouse about your life, their life, or what is going on in your home, you could be headed for a lot of trouble in your marriage.
When we first start dating there seemed to be no end to what we could talk about, but after marriage [...]
No one can deny that children come in all shapes, sizes, and levels of learning ability. This being the case, it is possible that your child might have some special challenges when it comes to learning. Home schooling can be difficult enough for students without any special issues to address. It takes it to a [...]
Tags: Child, Children, home school, Home school curriculum, Home school education, Home Schooling, homeschool, homeschooling, learning, Parents, special needsWow! Believe it or not, we are almost done. Welcome to the final edition of organizing your home.
Let’s get to it, shall we?
Maintaining the Laundry
Depending on the number of people in your home, laundry can pile up if not attended to on a regular basis. This being the case, here are some suggestions to help [...]
Okay, now that we have finished the kitchen and front room in part one, let’s continue on to the bathrooms.
Maintaining the Bathrooms
Alright, let’s take some window cleaner and a clean cloth or paper towel to the mirror, but only where it’s gotten toothpaste spray. Don’t do the whole thing—that’s a waste of time and [...]
The long standing tradition when someone is expecting a new ‘addition’ to their home is to have a baby shower. And, the extension of that tradition is to give gifts to the expectant parents for the baby. As thoughtful as this is, it is not wrong to consider the needs of the new parents as [...]
Alright! If you have been following this series of organizing your home, you have finally arrived. Your home has never looked better and the compliments are flying. However, with all of that hard work, the temptation may be to rest on your laurels. If you value all you have gone through to get your home [...]
So, the phone just rang and it was friends announcing that they are about to pay you a visit; and the house is a mess! They are due in one hour and you know without a doubt that you have more to do than that one hour will allow. So, what do you do?
The first [...]
Even though the prevailing thought that parenting doesn’t come with an instruction manual is true, there are numerous self-help books on the market addressing the care and well-being of children in the home. However, these are mostly mechanical in nature, from dealing with diaper rash to convincing teens of the merits of good dietary habits.
You [...]
Tags: Child, child development, Children, education, health, homeschool, Kids, parenting, raising children, respect, teachingNot every home has a basement. If this describes you, consider applying the recommendations for organizing a basement to your attic or garage.
Regardless, a basement (or attic) can often become an ‘out-of-sight-out-of-mind’ room of the house. If this is the case with you, organizing your basement doesn’t have to be an overwhelming job. By following [...]
There are many phases we go through as we age. When it comes to parents that have aged to the point that they are no longer able to adequately take care of themselves, there are a number of ways to approach this natural development of aging. As is often the case, their grown children opt [...]
In this computer age in which we live, more homes are dedicating a room to the computer. It can also be known as the study. If this is the case with you, how is that room looking? Is it in need of organizing? If it has been sorely neglected, it’s time to do something about [...]
If being and staying organized is for you, it will necessitate an occasional investment in organizational tools in order to keep the home organized. The following are my top ten favorites that have helped keep my home organized:
1) The Lazy Susan
Not only are they inexpensive to purchase, they help keep spices, bottles and condiments neatly [...]
Today, more than ever, it seems that the definition of the word ‘family’ has taken on many meanings. As it pertains to adoption, one of the questions that comes up from time to time is the desire for children that were adopted to meet their birth parents. This is something that needs to be addressed [...]
In part one, we began the task of cleaning up the master bedroom. Here, in part two, we will finish the job!
Today we will be getting at the closet and dresser areas. Two words of caution before starting: Baby steps! Remember, it didn’t get this disorganized overnight and it will most likely take a herculean [...]
We have been going through the house, room by room, to get organized. Next on the list is the master bedroom. As we address this room, keep in mind it is more than just a room in which you sleep! This is also a place to view as a haven and place to escape.
Okay, let’s [...]
If your home is like many today, you not only have what is called a front room; you also have a family room. It is also possible that it is referred to as a great room because it often connects the kitchen area as part of the room. Whichever applies, when it is messy, it [...]
There is a saying that goes something like this: “You are what you eat.” I tend to agree but we often don’t make the connection to what this truly means. If by this we think that, if we eat a lot of meat we may become ‘beefy’ we are most likely missing [...]
Tags: cancer, clogged arteries, diabetes, eating habits, Health Issues, heart attack, heart disease, wrong foodsIt is know that while babies are still in the womb, they are already learning. When they are born, this learning process accelerates. From learning how to take a bottle or nurse from their mother, each new day brings a new learning experience. As such, it is never too early to begin teaching your newborn. [...]
Just as there is no such thing as a perfect parent, there’s no manual available to teach you how to be a perfect parent. Yet, just as there will be bad parenting, there is such a thing as good parenting.
Even though living together is becoming more commonplace, most everyone still gets married and most have [...]
Tags: bad parenting, good parenting, raising children, raising healthy children, raising responsible children
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