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Is Your Pregnancy a Pain in the Back?
If you are pregnant, the chances are high that you are having some back discomfort or serious back pain. In fact, more than 50% of pregnant women report that they suffer from back pain at some point during their pregnancy. Back pain is not a small thing. If it is not addressed, it can result in missed time from work, it can negatively impact your daily life, and it can even make your labor and delivery more difficult.
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When Your New Puppy is Chewing and Destroying Family Property
You have a new puppy in your home and everyone loves him. But, he is chewing everything in sight. Sound familiar? If so, your family is not alone in thinking that the cute puppy is growing less attractive with each passing day. Finding your expensive high heels or your child’s new doll destroyed by your puppy can make many people blow a gasket.
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Planning Your Child’s Summer
For most of us, the lazy days of summer are a thing of the past. Most of us are juggling jobs! Sadly, the days of relaxing all summer and doing nothing but focusing on rest and relaxation died out with our grandparent’s generation. However, just because we adults have boring commitments and responsibilities over the summer months does not mean that our children should have to suffer. Children only get one childhood and summer time should be a time of fun and memory making.
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Children: Chores and Allowances
Being part of a family involves having responsibilities. The sooner children learn this, the better. On that note, many parents ask themselves if children should be given chores. The general consensus is: Yes! Giving children age appropriate chores teaches them to be responsible. It also helps them to see how important they are in the family and how their contributions help everyone. When deciding upon chores you should keep your children’s abilities in mind and not just their ages. Some children may not be mature enough to handle particular chores – while other children may be mature enough to be given very important household responsibilities.
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Mommies Need Time-Outs, Too!
There’s no doubt about it, a mom has a lot of responsibly. It’s easy for a mom to lose her sense of fun as she rushes from one task to another doing each one to the best of her ability. If you’re a mom and you want to see if you need to lighten up a bit - or take a complete time-out from your kids, answer the following three questions:
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Sleep and Dreaming During Pregnancy
Having vivid and wild dreams during pregnancy is not a sign that you are losing your mind. Chalk it up to hormones, stress and excitement. After all, you have learned by now that your pregnancy is affecting most everything about you, why not your dreams, too? If all the aches and pain that accompany pregnancy weren’t enough to deal with, having wild and crazy dreams at night can make some pregnant women question their own minds and leave them feeling sleep deprived.
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How to Tell Your Children You’re Getting a Divorce
If you have children and you and your spouse are going through a divorce it’s easy to let hard feelings and resentments cloud how you view your soon-to-be ex. Yet, both of you will need to come to terms with the fact that you will be in each other’s lives long term and that you do have something in common - your children. As difficult as it may be, your goals should be that your personal issues should never interfere with your roles as parents and that you agree to always do what is best for your children.
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Why Your Kids Need to Exercise and How to Get Them to Do It
Decades ago, screening children for high cholesterol and high blood pressure was fairly uncommon. Today it’s not. If you haven’t heard, many of today’s children are battling the bulge. The excessive weight that many of our children are carrying around should not be ignored. It can lead to physical and mental health problems now - and in their future.
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Can You Afford to Go Back to Work After a Baby?
For years women have dealt with the struggle of being able afford to stay home after having a baby, but these days, times have somewhat changed. With the price of fuel and food rising every week, along with the other related cost increases, many women are now faced with the problem of being able to afford to go back to work. Though the time with your new baby has been magical, you may be one of the many women who are chomping at the bit to get back into the working world. Just as for women who are hoping to stay home, women who are considering a return to work have a lot that they need to consider.
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When Your Baby is Premature
Every woman goes into her pregnancy with her own mental image of what her perfect pregnancy experience will be. While the ideal scenario is different for every mother, each ends in the delivery of a happy, healthy, full-term baby. Sometimes, though, this is not the case. Complications can arise that might result in your baby being delivered before his due date. This can be a frightening time for a new parent or even someone who has been down this road before. However, knowing a little bit about what to expect when dealing with the premature birth of a baby can help to ease the worries and strain a bit.