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When the kids were little, Valentine’s Day was easy. There was a class party, Valentine for everyone in the class and sugar...
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Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching. You’re inundated with red and pink and another candy holiday. You’ve likely received notices...
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When you’re tired of the snow and ice, when wet mittens are just so last week, and you just can’t seem to get warm no matter how...
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It’s cold outside. You’re more likely thinking of baking cookies than baking in the sun. However, right now -- when your favorite...
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It seems so far away and then, BAM!. It’s here. Summer, that is. The lead up is so very long, but the actual time is short. Rather...
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To make the most of summer, you need to do a little planning for your “free” season -- as contrary as that might sound. Whether your...
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As much as you teach your kids about forgiveness and talk about the complexity of human emotions and the importance of a release,...
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“Forgive and forget,” the saying goes. But is that realistic for any of us? When we as adults struggle to forgive -- much less...
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A child's developing psyche, emotional understanding and ability to interact with others varies by age and development. Conflicts...
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New year, new you, right? You’ve committed yourself to a healthier body with more exercise and eating well. Maybe you’ve decided to...
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A civic-minded nine-year-old attends a political event in her community. Inexplicably, she, among others, is shot and killed. How...
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By now, we all know that a healthy life means healthy choices, like eating well and regular exercise. That applies to kids, too. As...
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Yoga has become an increasingly popular form of exercise over the last decade. Whether it’s the core of your fitness routine or just...
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Sometimes resolutions for fitness in a new year aren’t just personal goals. Sometimes it’s a goal for your whole family. If your...
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Whether you are a fitness fanatic or as inert as the day is long, the new year brings new opportunity for a more fit you. Exercise,...
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What can pass for a sense of humor lately -- snark and sarcasm -- often isn’t so funny. It’s typically sassy, disrespectful,...
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Just about every mom has had to deal with it at some point -- or will. You child speaks to you with a huge helping of snark. Whether...
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As new parents, we read books about baby and child care, read about discipline strategies and considered the examples we wanted to...
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Snark and sarcasm, it seems, have become a way of life. Too much a way of life, really. You may call it humor -- and it is in some...
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As if getting your child through a head injury isn’t stressful enough, once you child has experienced a concussion, you can never...