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Today at 01:30 AM

Going a Little Crazy Over Birthdays

by tedgar in Pre School

I'm struggling a bit over here. You see, I am debating how much I want to participate in the birthday party circus. That's circus, literally. I am debating whether to take my daughter to Cirque Du Soleil for her birthday. We tend to be fairly minimalist about birthdays around here.

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Yesterday at 09:38 PM

Valentine Family Tree Project

by Monica Garrett in Genealogy

If you need a project to do with your kids this month, consider using the festive colors and hearts of the popular Valentine's Day themes as inspiration for a fun and colorful family tree. Let's look at how to create a Valentine's family tree.

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Yesterday at 08:29 PM

Meditation Techniques: Third Eye Meditation

by Pattie Hughes in Yoga

Third eye meditation utilizes the mystical concept of the third eye. The third eye is believed to be located on the forehead, near the center and between the two eyebrows. The third eye is the sixth of the seven chakras.

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Yesterday at 05:38 PM

The Freezer and Passsionfruit

by Dale Harcombe in Home

I adore passionfruit. That is obvious by the number of passionfruit vines we have growing at our place. Currently our two black passionfruit, Nellie Kellie, have been so laden with fruit, Mick's going to need a stronger trellis for next year.

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Yesterday at 04:55 PM

Jalapeno Meatballs

by Dale Harcombe in Food

Half the fun of cooking is being able to experiment. I'm a great one for taking a recipe or a family dish and finding a way to change or improve it, which is what I did recently.

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Yesterday at 03:31 PM

10 Ways Parents Can Help Their Child's Education

by Dale Harcombe in Education

What can you do as a parent to help your child with their education? Here are ten suggestions. 1. The first and one of the most important is to read to them from the time they are born. Don't stop once they can read for themselves. There's still something great about being read to.

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Yesterday at 02:45 PM

Intimacy and Imagination in Marriage

by Dale Harcombe in Marriage

When it comes to the letter I and marriage, probably the first one we think of after 'I love you' is Intimacy. Intimacy Mention intimacy and most people's minds will immediately go to the sexual act since it is the most intimate relationship.

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Yesterday at 09:26 AM

Getting Fit With Video Games

by Angel Lynn Diamond in Fitness

The newest concept in getting fit is with video games and it appears to be a success. The Nintendo company has managed to find a way to play games, have fun and get people up and moving all at the same time.

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Yesterday at 09:23 AM

Using Props in Pictures

by Stephanie Romero in Photography

Are you tired of the same old boring pictures? Pictures are usually all about standing or sitting and then smiling. Sure, we might use different settings and backgrounds to spruce up our pictures but what about using props? Props can be fun and bring something unique and special to a picture.

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Yesterday at 08:30 AM

Parents Play a Pivotal Role in Reducing Teen Pregnancy

by Kimmama in Pregnancy

In the midst of a debate over the best way to lower teen pregnancy rates, whether it is through teaching abstinence or informing teens about the risks of sexually transmitted diseases and methods of birth control, the story of an eleven-year-old girl giving birth to a baby, to me screams, "neithe...

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Yesterday at 08:00 AM

D23: An Insider's Disney

by Angela Shambeda in Disney (Unofficial)

Anyone who's here at families.com's Disney corner is probably a Disney fan. Maybe we consider ourselves members in an unofficial fan club. Well, now we can join an official one. Last March Bob Iger unveiled D23, the official Disney fan club/community.

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Yesterday at 08:00 AM

JJ Cole BundleMe: Not Just For Carseats

by babyled in Baby

A well-meaning friend gave us a JJ Cole Original BundleMe for Christmas. It's pink, it's thick, and it's adorable. Is it safe for a carseat? I'm not so sure. For this reason, we decided not to use it on our daughter's carseat.

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Yesterday at 07:46 AM

Traveling Books or How the Digital can Suppress

by K_REY_C in Education

I'm so concerned with and interested in new technologies that I often ignore older ones to my peril. This semester I'm working on a number of projects surrounding the use/abuse of copyright law as applied to the arts.

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Yesterday at 07:43 AM

The Gift of Self-Entertainment

by K_REY_C in Fathers

When I was younger I was sometimes bored. Somehow I imagine this happens to lots of kids but it certainly felt like it was only me who was afflicted at the time. Strangely, I credit many of my successes and talents to these periods of boredness.

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07 Feb 2010 11:53 PM

The Food Plan: Organizing a Year of Sustainable Food

by tedgar in Home

I am known as something of an organizational nutcase. This is fine by me. I like being a resource person. When my daughter was a baby, I decided that we needed both a financial and a sustainable overhaul of our food sources.

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07 Feb 2010 11:36 PM

How Much Sleep Should Your Preschooler Get?

by tedgar in Pre School

Recently, I read an article on sleep. In this article, researchers studied the brains of adults who had not slept well for a week. The adults thought that they were doing fine, and they thought that their judgment was not impaired.

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07 Feb 2010 05:26 PM

Involving Children in Genealogy

by Monica Garrett in Genealogy

As we get older, we learn the importance of Genealogy. As kids, maybe we didn't realize what Genealogy was all about. We may not have appreciated knowing about our ancestors until we were older.

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07 Feb 2010 03:43 PM

Anxious? Depressed? Get That Right Brain Working!

by Beth McHugh in Mental Health

If you suffer from anxiety or depression you will know that the thoughts that you think have a big impact on the way that you feel.

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07 Feb 2010 01:35 PM

I Love You

by Dale Harcombe in Marriage

Have you ever noticed when you write the word marriage the letter I is just tucked in there among the other 6 letters. It's not the focus of the word. Neither should I be the focus in a marriage. Marriage is not always about what I want or what I need.

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07 Feb 2010 10:18 AM

Keeping the Kids on a Leash

by tedgar in Pre School

Would you add a microchip to your preschooler? The other night, I watched a program about helicopter parenting. Simply put, parents are keeping a tight rein on their children these days. Partially it's because we're older when we become parents, and we place heavy expectations on our children.

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07 Feb 2010 01:17 AM

Toddlers and Grandparents

by Monica Garrett in Toddlers

My son is very fortunate in that my grandmother, age 76, is still able to care for him. He has "Grammy Days" and spends time with her. They listen to Bluegrass music and dance around the living room.

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06 Feb 2010 09:19 PM

Routine Screening for a Shortened Cervix

by Kimmama in Pregnancy

You've heard the saying, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Ben Franklin said those wise words and they still hold true today, especially when it comes to pregnancy.

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06 Feb 2010 07:14 PM

Closing Sales Aren't Always What They Seem

by Andrea Hermitt in Frugal

I am in the market for new dining chairs. My old kitchen chairs were scratching the floor, so I moved my dining chairs into the kitchen and my teak kitchen chairs onto the deck. This left me looking for new dining chairs.

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06 Feb 2010 09:10 AM

Hs for a Happy Marriage

by Dale Harcombe in Marriage

Yes, after a little diversion of the last two days to other marriage topics, I'm back with my alphabetical hints for marriage. H is the star today. So, if you want a happy marriage consider adopting some of these H hints.

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06 Feb 2010 12:56 AM

Getting Ready For Valentine's Day

by Kimmama in Pregnancy

There's going to be a third wheel on Valentine's Day this year and it's not your husband's last single friend. Your little bundle is along for the ride, even if he or she can't see or understand what Valentine's Day is yet, or any day for that matter.

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