Bike rides are a great activity for the family and a great form of exercise. Be sure to keep your kids safe while riding by taking these necessary precautions.
How to Keep Safe While Riding Bikes
Make sure your kids have a helmet that fits snug around their head. Not too big or too small. Make sure the strap is always buckled and pulled tight so it can’t fly off.
Make …
Influential People: How to Be an Example of Positive InfluenceI read that Time just released its 100 Most Influential People in the World list. I read through the list and realized that the world’s view of influential is somewhat different than my own expectations of someone I would consider influential in my life. Now don’t get me wrong, I…
Parenting: How to Monitor Your Teenager’s Online ActivitiesOne of the hardest tasks of parenthood, perhaps, is to ward your children against the myriad negative influences and possible harms that may come to them. There are bullies, drugs, and child predators…, to name a few. And protecting our kids is not the same task it was
Parenting: Preventing SIDS and Infant Sleep SafetyAmidst the sheer bliss of becoming a new parent…, every new mommy or daddy has at least a twinge of constant, over-protective fear that one’s newborn is in harm’s way. In the first several weeks, parents gingerly handle the new bundle of joy with extra caution and care. They
Spoiler Alert: Parenting Is Harder Than You ThinkI knew when I became a parent it wouldn’t be easy. Besides the obvious thing, you know, taking care of a teeny tiny human being (who, by the way, didn’t come with an instruction manual), there were too many decisions to make. Which was best? Cloth of disposable diapers? Breast…
Teen Style: How to Dress Trendy and ModestWarm weather is here and so are the new fashions for our teen girls…. Over the past few years it seems like less is more. We can change the trend by teaching our daughters to respect themselves and choose styles that are flattering yet cool and age appropriate. Body
Autism: How to Live with and Understand AutismApril is Autism Awareness month. It is a topic that hits close to home for me and millions of Americans every day. Autism… is a neurological disorder that affects the brain and causes peculiar behaviors. The spectrum is quite large, ranging from high functioning autism, known as Asperger’s Syndrome, to
Healthy Eating: How to Teach Teens Healthy Eating HabitsTeaching kids to make healthy eating choices can be tough; just try enticing your teen with a carrot stick or broccoli florets. YUCK and NO WAY! Healthy snacks are not cool. They would rather grab fast food out. So how can we encourage our teens to eat healthy?
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Potty Training: Potty Time Product ReviewThere is a truth about potty training that I’m sure is obvious to seasoned parents…, but which I’ve only recently realized. It isn’t that it only works when your child is ready; that’s in every parenting manual I’ve ever read. It’s that it really works when you figure out
Book Review: The Sacred Thread Explores Indian SurrogacyIt’s difficult to really understand how much of a miracle every pregnancy and childbirth… is until you find yourself unable to experience either. The balance of hormones that has to take place at the right time and the teamwork of the ovaries, thyroid, fallopian tubes, etc. are truly amazing symphonies
Find a geocache with your kids.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
