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Teaching compassion through the holidays

As the holiday season moves into full swing, it's often the time of the year that brings to mind what you can get, get, get... and...

Children's School & Education

Tips on hosting a foreign exchange student

It is possible to expose your children to an international education, the cultures of others and still stay at home. How you ask?...

Family Activities

10 Frugal family fun ideas

As parents, we can easily get wrapped up planning big, elaborate and expensive outings with our children to places like the circus...

Family Activities

Fun family weekend activities

Finding time to spend together during the course of a week can seem next to impossible for the average family between work, school,...

Community & Human Services

5 Community-improvement programs to join

Community improvement programs vary in their organizational structures -- from large, corporate-sponsored programs to local...

Parenting Advice & Columns

It's okay to say no sometimes

For those very involved in the community, it can be hard to say no. It can be hard not to be involved. When you are passionate and...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Getting involved beyond the PTA

School-related volunteering is one of the first ways many moms get involved in their communities. They are terrific! Schools could...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Dealing with your local mom nemesis

She’s there at every PTA meeting -- sitting on the opposite side, literally and figuratively. She’s giving you the stink eye...or so...

Monday Mom Challenge

Monday Mom challenge: Give yourself a community involvement review

None of us lives in a vacuum. Whether you live in the big city or deeply rural, you are part of a community -- one that hopefully...

Adventure Travel

Go wild! Volunteer vacations to help wildlife

Stumped for something fun and original to do on your next family vacation? If your clan is a pack of animal-lovers with a taste for...

Age by Age

Make philanthropy part of your kids’ lives

Being short on disposable income doesn’t mean you can’t teach your child about empathy, philanthropy and the importance of helping...

Fashion & Style

5 Simple rules for feeling younger

No one loves the idea of wrinkles or a less-than-glowing complexion, but what about feeling younger? Forget lotions and potions....

SheKnows TV: City Guide

Volunteer vacations for families in the U.S.

 If you're looking to strengthen your family bonds and teach your kids the importance of helping others, consider taking a family...

Community & Human Services

Global charities: How to plan a volunteer vacation

The holiday season is high time for baking, shopping, gift-giving, and get togethers, but the holidays are also prime time for two...

College

How to meet people at college

Going off to college and leaving your high school friends behind can seem like a daunting proposition. The good news is that meeting...

School Tips for Moms

5 Ways to become an involved parent

The best way to help your child get the most out of her education is to become an involved parent. Here are a few ways to increase...

Community & Human Services

Volunteering opportunities and ways to give back

The current economy is dim. Now, more than ever, we need to reach out to one another. Here are some ideas of how we can give back...

Community & Human Services

20 Ways your family can give back

Raising a compassionate child starts with parents leading by example. Acts of kindness do not have to be an individual effort,...

Holidays & Seasons

Having a non-generic Memorial Day celebration

Memorial Day is often thought of as signaling summer days, warm weather and vacations. It's a day off from work, a day for outdoor...