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3 Tips for Introducing Your Children to Fine Art

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When having children, you experience a refreshed viewpoint of the world. While it is easy for adults to become cynical or distanced from the wonder of life, children see everything for the first time and are amazed. The joy a child experiences over every new thing, from their first taste of ice cream to their first trip to a museum can cause some of the most cynical adults to be renewed.

Museums are the kind of reverential places many children find amazing and intriguing. They are exposed to brilliant new colors in paint, abnormal shapes in sculpture, and portraits of people like Grandma and Grandpa in charcoal. Places like Park West Gallery can quickly become a favorite destination among children as they learn to create at home and mimic artists. [Read more…] about 3 Tips for Introducing Your Children to Fine Art

Originally posted on June 15, 2016 @ 11:31 am

Spoiling Yourself As a Parent: The Royal Treatment

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Not everything about being a parent means that you have to focus just on your kids. You’re still an adult. You still enjoy your personal time, and you still have your individuality. Plus, as an adult, you have money that you didn’t have when you were younger, so at some point, you should spoil yourself and give yourself a reward for your hard work. Yes, your time will probably be largely selfless as you help your kids grow up, but give yourself some credit!

And a few ways to do this, once you get the funds in order, would be to do things like buy a pedicure chair, take a vacation without the kids, go for the occasional dinner and a movie date, create your perfect master bedroom, or maybe even buy a nice car.

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Originally posted on June 16, 2016 @ 2:17 pm

5 Family Activities For Outdoor Fun

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Though for many families, winter means that most activities are going to take place indoors, that doesn’t mean you can’t plan for the coming spring, when everyone will be itching to get outside and get involved in some more outdoor family activities.

And so you don’t get caught up trying to figure out what some of the activities are after the warm weather has already broken, consider things like minor landscaping projects, playing catch outside, putting up a basketball hoop or a hockey net, cooking outdoors, and sitting around a fire. [Read more…] about 5 Family Activities For Outdoor Fun

Originally posted on January 30, 2016 @ 2:25 am

Time Apart, Separation, and Divorce: How It Affects Children

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The modern world can be a confusing place for both parents and children with respect to current social norms. And the harder that people try to traditionalize things, or the more they look to the past for answers, the more confused it all gets. Because time marches on, technology changes, the way the world interacts through communication changes, and how all of this connectedness and disconnectedness plays out is something that people can only guess.

But, when it comes to parents having issues and require time apart, trial separation, or even potentially divorce, it’s important to consider what kind of an impact that’s going to have on children. So think of the following if you or someone you know is in that situation. [Read more…] about Time Apart, Separation, and Divorce: How It Affects Children

Originally posted on June 12, 2016 @ 7:18 am

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

How To Win At Parenting

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There are different things that go into being a great parent. Maybe you have done a lot to educate your child, you’ve made sure they know what it means to eat healthy, and they have a special love for reading. Those are definitely some signs of good parenting skills.

However, just being a good parent doesn’t necessarily mean that you are winning at it. If you spend most of your time hearing your child say they hate you, or arguing with them, you may not be winning so much. However, here are some things that can help you win at parenting. [Read more…] about How To Win At Parenting

Originally posted on June 7, 2016 @ 2:23 pm

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

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