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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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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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Inexpensive and Free Entertainment Options for the Whole Family
When times are tight financially it can seem like entertainment options for your family have evaporated. Yet, believe it or not, there are cheap entertainment options available for the entire family. The lean times are a great opportunity to teach everyone in the family that entertainment doesn’t have to cost a fortune and that some of the best things in life are free. Here are some ideas to keep family life fun without breaking the bank.
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Five Simple Ways to Add More Family Time to Your Day
Today’s family is rushed, stressed out and always on the go. It’s no wonder that a recent survey by the Annenberg Center for Digital Future at the University of Southern California discovered that the number of families spending less time together has gone up 17 percent since 2006. Television and the Internet have become so mainstream in our lives that families and family time have taken a backseat to the information age and social networking.
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Tips for Safe and Fun Summer Play
Now the nights are shorter and the days are warmer more families are getting outside and making more time for fun and adventure. All that fun can be quickly spoiled if you don’t take care to be safe this summer. A few tips for how to keep your family safe as you venture out for sun and fun can go a long way towards keeping everyone happy and healthy as well.
Latest Pregnancy & Parenting Discussions
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Jimmie mother again at 50..
Jimmie has just had her 9th baby and its healthy but shes 50…
That would be special enough if Jimmie were human, but shes a chimpanzee at the Burgers Zoo in Arnhem.
Her last baby was born 16 years ago and nobody expected the OAP ape to be getting pregnant again but Jimmie took it all in her stride and handled the birth all on her own. The father is thought to be a 7 year old male who is no longer living at the… -
We have just moved and i dont have a HV!!
Im just wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to find their number?
We are staying under the same doctors as i have servre PND. But my LO hasnt been weighed since 16 weeks and he is 24 weeks this week…
I have tried phoning my old one but she is never there, the doctors only have the number for the ones i used to have. Can’t find it on nhs’s website.
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Finally I got an answer from child services.
The day we took S to her sisters house I sent the ‘ contact’ person at Child services an email I explained all the problem’s and explained where S was.. Then I phoned the head office they said they would pass on the message and get back to me........
Yesterday I got an email… Ive translated it verbatim
Dear Mrs A
In the week we received your email we set up an emergency meeting with S, her sister, myself and other groups within child services it was decided that S would be better… -
My own fairytale for my kids
I’ve found a way to teach my kids wisdom so that it is interesting and memorable lesson for them: I’ve decided to write my own fairytale. I’ve always had a passion for writing and here’s how I can use it. For now I have only the introductory Chapter 1, I’m planning to discuss the “hot” topics in each chapter (e.g. Tom (my 5 year old son) can’t figure out how to get along with children of the same age - so the hero in my next chapter will have the same problem)
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Out and About with Twins
Hello all!
My twins are almost five months old now, and I’ve slowly learned that it isn’t always easy to get them packed up to make a trip to the store.
The other day, it took me an hour to put everything I needed into the diaper bag and get the kids into their car seats. By the time I got there, I had no clue why I decided to go to that store because I forgot what I needed to buy. I ended up walking out without buying anything.
Did anyone else have…