Aside from just personal and professional resolutions in the new year, having goals setup for family time can ensure healthy and happy family relationships for many years to come. Whether it is setting up family trips, attending concerts and events, or trying new foods, keeping a list of family goals is necessary to garner up a strong and stable family

When children are young, it is important to ensure they do a lot of reading, and challenge their literacy level to grow. In their adolescence, providing them with nurturing chapter books can captivate their senses, and broaden their knowledge and language acquisition rates. These books provide kids with the challenge they need, and the fun that they want. 7 Best

As the teacher pressed play on a well-worn video about labor and delivery, some sat in wary silence in the dark along with our classmates, soon-to-be first-time parents just like us. It all started out well enough, but by the time that poor mother in the film was ready to push she was topless and screeching. As for those of

Using her personal experience with coordinating surrogate pregnancy, Mrs. Starfish of the Hellobee blog outlines the different steps in the making of a successful surrogate pregnancy. Somethings that most people might not consider is the process of legal and health clearance for surrogate pregnancy. Mrs. Starfish were matched with two surrogates, although only one panned out. Of the entire process,

Lets face it being a mom doesn’t get the credit it deserves but being a new mom may be one of the hardest jobs ever. The baby is born and now it is your responsibility to raise this child without knowing what you are getting your self into and virtually no experience. Coping with this new motherhood is hard but

She had one child Lion, crazy cool name for a child i think, and decided to have another….Panda. The author discusses her guilt pondering the idea of not having a second child due to the difficulty, but was pleased to see that the brothers got along so well. Plot twist, she is contemplating a third. With no knowledge or hint

Kids are of the future and sometimes they can be a hassle but also a joy. The article “7 practical reasons to have a fourth baby” goes through a Mom’s personal decision on why she should want to have another baby when her husband is more than ready to stop at three. This woman goes through seven different reasons, some

These wounds were old ones caused by my husband’s and my divorce years earlier. Our divorce is amicable. We’ve each remarried, and our households are stable. We coparent effectively. Given our circumstances, we’re coping very well. Still, the loss of our intact family affects our children, and likely always will. Our divorce changed the course of our lives. Even though

Diversity activities teach young children to respect and celebrate the differences in all people. Learning about different cultural aspects offers new experiences for children. It also helps them realize that we’re all humans, despite differences in how we look or dress, or what we eat or celebrate. Games and activities offer a fun way for young children to learn about

A two-year old child had difficulty transitioning from a toddler setting to the preschool group. He was younger than his peers in the same grade level so he transitioned later than they did. At first everything seemed to work out, but soon the little boy became unhappy, wanting to go back to the toddler room. For a while, the teachers