If your family chose to partake in an open adoption relationship with your child's birth mother, you are definitely not alone. According to the Independent Adoption Center, the majority of the 4,000 families that used its services chose open adoptions. Unfortunately, as you may have learned, there are no rules when it comes to open adoptions or as OpenAdoption.com states, "The most important thing to remember is that there is no typical open adoption relationship." To Celebrate or Not … [Read more...]
How to Simplify the Process If Planning a Divorce
July 26, 2022 by
Even the most amicable of divorces is never easy. Parting ways with someone you had envisioned a future with is a painful and unpleasant process. No one gets married with the intention of getting a divorce, so when the day comes that you decide to split up it can be difficult to know where to start. Divorce is different for every couple and no two situations are the same, but there is advice available that can help to make most divorces easier for everyone involved. Prenuptial … [Read more...]
Money and Love vs Love of Money: Kids 101
January 9, 2022 by
Teaching children the value of money may be one of the daunting experiences that all parents face as this lesson may reflect the behavior of the parent themselves. For those that manage their funds well and live in abundance, this activity may be a simple exercise in the power of example; but, for those that struggle to make ends meet, this lesson will require some serious creativity. Teaching kids about money is one of the best educational foundations parents can provide. Trips to the … [Read more...]
Bucket List for Kids, 100 Tips for Fun
December 2, 2021 by
A Bucket List for Childhood? Sure thing. Check out these 100 things all kids should try during their childhood, and be sure to cross a few off the list before your kids grow up and only want to play on their game console. There are so many things that you can do for your kids, this list is only a small amount of things that kids should do. But there are things like getting them Play Your Court Tennis Lessons for kids or learning how to ride a bike. Whatever you get for your kid, just know … [Read more...]
Seven Ideas For New Additions To Your Diet
April 6, 2018 by
When you are making your own confectionary, it is easy to go down the traditional route of filling your treats with as much sugar and colorings as to get the tastiest food. However, this can lead to health problems if you are always consuming and selling products which have such unhealthy foods in them. Although everything is good in moderation, health fanatics have been calling for healthy snacks to eat, which don’t impact their health negatively. Often, this means compromising on the taste, … [Read more...]
The Importance of Preparedness
March 27, 2018 by
Imagine that you’re going about your day in an orderly fashion, minding your own business, and generally enjoying life, then what happens next? It could be something as simple as a shoe breaking or cutting your hand, or something bigger like a regional natural disaster or an accident at work. Whatever the case, it pays to expect the unexpected and to prepare for anything to happen. Being prepared isn’t limited to taking drastic measures, such as having state of the art, secret underground bunker … [Read more...]
3 Aspects of Life That Sometimes Require Change
March 21, 2018 by
The saying goes that change is inevitable and life proves this to be true daily. Just as you begin getting comfortable with certain routines in your life, nature often comes and changes things. It could be that you are asked to take up a new role at work or something as mundane as having to take a new route to work. Either way, the majority of the time, you either have to choose to adjust to change or try and fight against it. Sometimes, however, you have to allow change to take its natural … [Read more...]
How to Make Cooking for Your Family Easier
March 20, 2018 by
If you want to make cooking for your entire family much easier and more convenient, there are a number of tips that you will want to follow. The fact is that cooking doesn’t have to be extremely tiring and time-consuming, provided you have the right information. These tips will help you to become a more efficient cook at home so that you can prepare meals without wasting any time. Make Lists One of the best things you can do when it comes to making cooking for an entire family easier is to … [Read more...]
Top 3 Tips for Designing a Gorgeous Home
July 4, 2017 by
Are you in the process of building a new home? Or are you thinking about redesigning your current home? Coming up with the best design choices isn’t always easy, but when you have the experts on your side you can trust their judgment and take advantage of some of their amazing tips. With that in mind, we’ll now share some of today’s top design tips with you right now. If you follow this advice, you’ll be able to design and decorate your home and make it gorgeous in no time at all. 1. … [Read more...]
Why You Don’t Always Have to Take Your Children on Vacation
May 3, 2017 by
Family vacations are important. It is an opportunity to spend some quality time together, reconnecting and enjoying downtime as a family. Most families take at least one vacation a year, typically in the school holidays, but not always. However, what you need to remember as a parent is that it’s OK to take a vacation without your children. Parental Guilt Guilt is a parent’s best friend. We feel guilty about working while someone else takes care of our children. We feel guilty for not … [Read more...]
