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Military Relationships: Situations and Complications

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nyone who is either in the military or has been in a relationship with someone in the military knows that it’s a special kind of issue to deal with. Not only are there extra legal complications with official relationships like marriage, there are also additional stress factors like the need to move, psychological issues with deployment, urban legends to deal with, the necessity of dealing with military statistics.

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So if you’re a part of this condition, it’s good to know about military divorce, how money for spouses works, how to find help and counseling, what those urban legends are, and what statistics to be aware of. [Read more…] about Military Relationships: Situations and Complications

Originally posted on May 2, 2016 @ 1:44 pm

Types of Support Separated Parents Should Provide Their Child

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When parents separate, the children are also most affected. As such, it is a must for both parents to continue to provide support to their kids. This way, the children grow up knowing that they can still count on their mom or dad despite the fact that they no longer live together.

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Child support or child maintenance (as referred to in the U.K.) is necessary when parents decide to go their separate ways. It is a legal responsibility that will help a child in meeting his or her basic daily needs such as food, clothing and shelter. Also, it will encourage both parents to get involved with the lives of their kids as they are growing. [Read more…] about Types of Support Separated Parents Should Provide Their Child

Originally posted on December 27, 2015 @ 1:48 am

The Best Ways To Learn About Adoption Programs

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Choosing to adopt a child is a major life decision, and one that requires lots of careful thought, and a tremendous amount of accurate information. So even if deep within your heart, you know that adoption is the choice that you want to make, ensuring that you have all of the necessary information about the subject is still required. Feelings aren’t enough, in this case!

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So, the best ways to learn about adoption programs are going to be getting information from a variety of sources, including online resources, adoption agencies, adopted kids, parents who have successfully adopted, and researching as many of the books about adoption as you can in your spare time. [Read more…] about The Best Ways To Learn About Adoption Programs

Originally posted on April 20, 2016 @ 2:57 pm

Creating The Perfect Nursery For Your New Baby

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If you have a new baby entering your family you have a lot of work ahead of you, even before the baby arrives. Not only do you need to be prepared with baby diapers and doctor’s appointments, but you also need to have space set up for baby to live in. While you may start out with a bassinet in your own room, sooner or later baby will move into their own room and it helps to have to set up before you are too busy with that little bundle of joy in your arms.

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You need to make sure that your nursery is a safe place and that it has everything you need to make sure that baby is safe and comfortable. Here are some things you may want to have to make it that way. [Read more…] about Creating The Perfect Nursery For Your New Baby

Originally posted on December 1, 2015 @ 12:50 pm

5 Tips For Keeping a Child-safe Home In Order

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child safety in the kitchen

As a parent, your first priority is always going to be child safety. And because your child is going to be running around your home, that’s where you should always start. And since, especially after a certain age, you’re not always going to be in eyesight, you have to have your home in safe mode in places you can’t see.

So, what are some ways that you can set up a system of consistent safety? Consider the following five methods, regarding researching other homes, having a cleaning system, keeping up on child safety news, running your kids through safety drills, and doing regular checks on safety gear. [Read more…] about 5 Tips For Keeping a Child-safe Home In Order

Originally posted on December 28, 2015 @ 12:56 pm

Smart Parenting for Health and Fiscal Responsibility

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Smart parenting can be a bit of a touchy subject these days, with everything in society changing so fast that life is becoming a blur, and kids from one generation are so different from kids in another.

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However, with that said, there are still some parenting techniques that can be considered ‘smart’ in a general sense, and those can exist in the categories of making sure to keep utility bills in order, putting money in banks wisely, remembering that health is a long-term nutritional investment, avoiding credit and loan traps, and learning from your own parents’ successes and failures. [Read more…] about Smart Parenting for Health and Fiscal Responsibility

Originally posted on December 20, 2015 @ 2:09 pm

Tips For Teaching Your Child How To Care For A Pet Dog Or Puppy

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Every child wants a pet at some point, and often their pet of choice is a dog or a puppy. They say they’ll take care of them and you won’t have to do any work, but they don’t realize that taking care of a dog is about more than just playing with them. They also don’t realize that a dog can be an expensive investment that costs money for many years.

One good reason to get a dog, or a puppy, though, is when your whole family wants one and wants to chip in to raise it and care for it. Don’t just get one for your child, as your dog will become a part of your whole family. [Read more…] about Tips For Teaching Your Child How To Care For A Pet Dog Or Puppy

Originally posted on July 26, 2016 @ 12:01 pm

3 Tips for Keeping Your Bathroom Clean with Kids

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If you’ve got kids running around your home, you know how difficult it can be to keep everything clean. From jelly drips to mud tracks and everything in between, it’s a welcomed relief to finally get your child into the bath and clean at the end of a long and busy day. But if your bathroom isn’t a safe and clean place, even this relaxing time can turn into a mountain of stress. To help you make the bathroom the clean and bright place it should be, here are three tips for keeping your bathroom clean with your kids around. [Read more…] about 3 Tips for Keeping Your Bathroom Clean with Kids

Originally posted on February 11, 2016 @ 2:24 pm

A Parental Approach To Addiction In Children

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One of the hardest things for a parent to handle is if their child somehow gets caught in an addictive cycle. This can be about food, alcohol, sex, drugs, or many other types of behaviors, but the results are always going to be this sense of tension about what is best for the child, and what is best for the adults involved.

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When it comes to your parental approach to the matter, a few things to consider might be treatment during adolescence, what to do about grown children with addictions, considering the legal implications of trouble relating to addiction, getting psychological help early for your kids, and keeping updated with modern research, methods, and techniques as related to addiction. [Read more…] about A Parental Approach To Addiction In Children

Originally posted on May 24, 2016 @ 10:12 am