Conquering the Chaos
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007By Hal Runkel, LMFT
When Andy Williams sang the lyric, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”, he must have been joking. What with presents to buy, parties to attend, and cheer to spread, we often find ourselves wondering what the heck is so happy about the holidays. If that describes you at all, it’s [...]
More than 30 Days of Night - Top Tips for Avoiding the Debt Vampires this Christmas
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007By: Andrew Leatherland
For some Christmas can be more of a horror story than a celebration of light. It can bring a nightmare where every day seems darker than the next. This is because the only way to pay for seems to involve going to the banks cap in hand to find the extravagant amounts of [...]
Family Meals Made Easy for November
Sunday, November 11th, 2007Great Recipes, Helpful Hints, and Fun Ideas
Family Fun Idea
The next couple of months we are going to use dinner time as a way of establishing meaningful opportunities to talk with our kids. Using dinner time to engage in meaningful conversations with each other is an easy way to reconnect, share thoughts, and check the pulse [...]
A Parenting Tip - Create a Sane Holiday Season Now
Sunday, November 11th, 2007By: Colleen Langenfeld
Could you benefit from a useful parenting tip with practical applications? Most parents
can. As a mother and a business owner who has worked with hundreds of moms over the past few years, I often hear the same thing.
“This year, it will be different,” these overwhelmed moms sigh as the holiday season draws near. [...]
Did You Bring the Camera?
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007Tips for Successful Family Outings
Planning a family outing this month? Here are some quick tips to help keep your family on track and make memories you want to remember rather than forget…
Pick an early weekend in the month. Crowds are typically smaller the first weekend in October. The closer to Halloween the larger the crowds.
Try [...]
Family Meals Made Easy
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007Family Fun Idea
The next couple of months we are going to use dinner time as a way of establishing meaningful opportunities to talk with our kids. Using dinner time to engage in meaningful conversations with each other is an easy way to reconnect, share thoughts, and check the pulse of the family. This isn’t something [...]
What’s Missing?
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007Start your family meal off right with the What’s Missing game. You can find this game as well as many others in the Original Family Dinner Games.
What’s Missing?
One person closes his or her eyes
Everyone else takes one item from the table (salt, napkin, fork) and hides it in their lap. Then the first person [...]
Back to School Strategies and Printables
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007Start the new school year off right with these back to school strategies and printables.
Get your act together by making a list of everything you need to get done and buy. You can use our free back to school do list and buy list
Ease your stress by not waiting until the week before school starts [...]
Pack Your Car the Night Before!
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 by Laurel Smith
“Pack your car the night before!” I said.
I told this to my brother before his 7 hour drive to meet us at the beach for Thanksgiving, but of course, being my “little” brother, he did not listen. He thought he could pack his wife, two young children and all their cribs, strollers, [...]
How to Use a Family Calendar
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007Family calendars are a great tool to help busy families stay organized and get control of the family schedule. The key is to be disciplined about using it.
Pick a family calendar that works best for your life style. Two great options, Mom’s Plan It Calendar and Mom’s Family Calendar, are designed to help [...]