10 Ways You Can Advocate For Your Child With A Learning Disability Did you know that you are the most important person in your child’s life? Of course you did.But did you know that parents of children with learning disabilities can also be their child’s most effective advocate.What exactly is an advocate? An advocate is ...
13 Steps to Preserve Your Family History Although the phrase, "everybody has a story to tell" may sound like a cliche, it's true. And after working as a newspaper reporter for nine years, I know that everyone does, indeed, have a story to tell, including your family members. Think about it. Do ...
13 Ways to Spend Time with your Teenage Daughter The older my daughter gets the more it's sinking in that I don't have much time left to spend with her! She's turning 16 in a couple of months, and I know I won't be seeing her much after she gets her driver's license. It's hard to find things to do with ...
15 Ways to Create Some Extra Holiday Money Originally this was going to be a list for my two teenagers but some of these ideas are better suited to adults with a valid driver's license and a bit of know-how. Some of these take a bit of planning and organizing, but most of them could be done on a ...
5 Best Free Child Games for Your Preschooler There seems to be more and more pressure on parents these days to enrol their pre school children in all sorts of innovative learning programs. There are music and swimming classes, craft centres and activities to promote movement, motor skills or ...
5 Easy Ways to Save and Build Wealth 1. Pay off high-cost debt. The best investment most borrowers can make is to pay off consumer debt with double-digit interest rates. For example, if you have a $3,000 credit card balance at 19.8%, and you pay the required minimum balance of 2% of the ...
5 Popular Home-Based Business Ideas Since receiving child support payments and back-child support payments for over twenty years, it’s no secret how that support has helped to provide for my child’s well-being. Fortunately I was able to use a portion of my child support funds to make more ...
5 Steps to Raising an Optimistic Child I had just completed a session with 17-year old Julie who suffered from severe depression. Julie believed she was a total failure and would never be able to change anything in her life. Julie also felt all her shortcomings were her own fault.Where, I ask ...
5 Tips For Talking To Your Children About What They See In The News 5 Tips For Talking To Your Children About What They See In The NewsMommy (Daddy), Why do those people want to hurt everyone?Last week, the world was shaken by another terrorist attack. Hot on the heels of the Live 8 benefits and in the middle of the G8 ...
5 Ways to Entertain Your Kids When They're Off School but Your Home Business is Open 1. Put in a DVD/video. What is it about children that they can watch the same movie over and over again? Take advantage of this fact. 2. Barter with the parent of your child's friend. She can take them to a movie or watch them at her house for the day. ...
5 Ways To Help Your Kids Do Math Uh oh. Your kids arrive home with their school reports and it's poor marks from the math department. Now what do you do? You may not be a math teacher, but thankfully there are ways you can help your kids improve their grades. Studies have shown that ...
5 Ways To Tell If A Preschooler Is Living In Your House 1. You reheated the same cup of coffee three times this morning. 2. There is always one more person in your bed in the morning, than there was the night before. 3. You can’t imagine life without the Cartoon Network. 4. The lock on your bathroom door is ...
5 Ways to Zap "Mommy Guilt I remember, almost 14 years ago, bringing my son Kai home from the hospital. We had borrowed an old car seat from someone we knew. I placed all 6 lbs 14 oz. of him into the car seat and suddenly burst into tears. The car seat was way too big for him. I ...
55 Secrets To Save On Family Clothing Purchases 1. Before purchasing new clothing items, ask yourself if you really need it! 2. If you charge clothing, pay your bills before "due date". 3. Consider shopping at discount stores. 4. Can you get along without it until a sale comes along at season's end? 5. ...
