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Children: Our most valuable natural resource.

Hey PS4, Your System Offered a Revelation
The week before the big day, my son, like most 10-year-olds, is super excited about Christmas. He began December with subtle questions about how many days there were before the day and had I begun to think about the decorations for our apartment. I guess seeing that I had not started like I mentioned I would pull out the infamous celebratory red, green, gold, and silver right after Thanksgiving, gave him pause.
By Tiff6 years ago in Families
5 Tips: Be a Healthy Role Model for Children
As a parent, you are your child’s first teacher. As such, you have the most influence on your child, and if you want to set them up for lifetime success, you need to set a good example yourself. To help you out, we are listing five effective tips that will help you be a healthy role model for your children from day one.
By Miki Mo6 years ago in Families
How Perfect Parents Destroy Families
Parenting is hard, and loving your kid is even harder. You don't get to choose. You will make mistakes. You won't always respond well. Being a parent doesn't change the fact that you are human and are going to screw-up.
By Presley Thomas6 years ago in Families
My Child Is A Picky Eater Help?
Many parents think picky eating is just a phase. However, if you speak to any child nutritionist or the best Dietitian and Nutritionist in Dubai would advise that picky eating can cause issues with your child’s oral hygiene. Your child will naturally gravitate towards sugary or sweet foods because it tastes good to them, but that can lead to a range of issues such as cavities and poor nutrition. What causes children to be picky eaters?
By Thomas Joe6 years ago in Families
Cornbread and Sunshine!!!!
Panicked, sweaty, and out of breath they dive under Sue’s bed. It was the safest place or rather the place their dad thoroughly dispelled their fear of monsters of hiding. “Papa, papa, papa” they shrilled. So I shrilled. They heard my eerie screaming every few weeks. Inconsistency is the key to terror. I complimented my vocals with a few taps on the window for good measure. Then I perched and watched my orchestration.
By Tyree Broadway6 years ago in Families
Choosing a Childcare
If you are planning on having a baby, you should research the cost of child care where you live even before conceiving if possible. Planning for a child care bill is similar to planning for college tuition. You have a 4-5 year period where you have a payment that can be equal to or even higher than your mortgage. If you plan ahead and set aside one year's worth of care before getting pregnant, you can set aside a few extra month's worth before giving birth and set up a dependent care flex account through your work if they offer one so that each time you pay your fees, your work will reimburse you from your flex account with a simple form signed by your care provider.
By Terri Mulhern6 years ago in Families
Outhouse Gauntlet
When I was little, we spent every June visiting relatives in Kentucky. All their little houses were clustered on one sprawling piece of verdant land called Green’s Valley. It had been the site of the general store owned by my great-grandpa, Les Green. My grandpa was the oldest of Les’s thirteen children. Half a dozen of them never left the lush acreage.
By Hollye B. Green6 years ago in Families
A Picture Perfect Christmas Memory . First Place in Holiday Card Outtakes Challenge.
In the years that I have been “adult” enough to feel the pressure of sending a holiday card, I have never succeeded. We didn’t do them when we got married and told ourselves that we would after having kids, but nope, still no Christmas cards. There were attempts, but we realized that by the time we took our photos, it was often too late to send the card! Besides, the photos will be posted to social media and that’s good enough, right?
By Holly Rae6 years ago in Families
Safety in the Savanna
“I know you liked George and Stephanie, but your new house is going to be wonderful! They have a little girl just your age and a beautiful backyard with a tree house and everything. You’ll be able to have so many adventures.” Miss Sandy tried to reassure Amelia, but the young girl recognized the familiar look of pity and doubt on her social worker’s face. As the two drove away from the little blue house on Spring Rose Drive, Amelia beat herself up for thinking this time was going to be different. Sandy looked back at the girl and listened as she lamented on the loss. “She called me Mia and told me she was going to be my mama, but this morning she told me that since George is sick she can’t be my mama anymore.”
By Hailey Kapp6 years ago in Families
Out Of The Mouth Of Babes
My son Tyler was a funny kid. At about two, he already had a rather expansive vocabulary and could verbalize his thoughts and feelings pretty well, I thought, for his age. He would often put words he had just learned in new and strange combinations to see how it would work out, often on-the-fly.
By Matthew Leo6 years ago in Families
My Rainbow Baby, My Son
I never thought I would be saying the words “my son”. I had finally gotten used to the idea that my daughter would be the only child I would ever have biologically. We were surprised when we found out that almost two years after an ectopic pregnancy, my fiancé and I were expecting. We were overcome with joy, when we found out we would be having a boy. I had always wanted a son, although any gender would have been okay with me. All I wanted was the baby!
By Crystal Nicole6 years ago in Families
Two Placentas in the Freezer
So if you were to open our freezer this minute, you might wonder this thing: why do they have two placentas in there? Well, I will tell you.
By Sara Kemp6 years ago in Families