Category: Parenting
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Is your Family Financially Prepared for Unexpected Accidents or a Disability? #DiscoverYourBenefits #ad
October is open enrollment month for health insurance, dental insurance, and accidental insurance coverage like Aflac. Accidents happen and it isn’t always something that we can prepare for. The great thing about Aflac it helps cover life’s accidents and mishaps even maternity benefits if you get the coverage. I remember getting into my very first…
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Big Hero 6 Halloween Costumes for Kids
Does your child love Big Hero 6 movie? This is one of my youngest son’s favorite movies that he could watch over and over if we let him. Can you believe that in 30 days or less it will be Halloween? Do you know what your child is wearing to go Trick or Treating yet?…
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Health Insurance and Hearing Loss – Is Your Family Protected? #ListenHear #CoverYourEars #GenerationDeaf
I remember the day that my daughter was born. It was super exciting to be her mommy but during a routine hearing screening we discovered that she was having a hard time hearing. At this point the hospital wanted us to come back in two weeks for another hearing screening. The next two weeks went…
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How to Teach your Kids to Use a Computer
Using a computer should be something that we all know how to do today. However, children might learn it the wrong way, or they might not even like to use it at all. Furthermore, even though there are many handheld gadgets today, kids should first learn how to properly deal with a computer, and the…
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12 Homework Tips for Children with ADHD/ADD #FallBacktoSchool
My oldest son has struggled with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) since he was fairly young. We tried countless things until we found the right combination that worked for him. This took a long time for the doctors to figure out so if you are at the beginning of the process don’t give up. Continue…
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8 Ways to Help a First-Time Mom
First-time motherhood is an exciting, wonderful, exuberant…and very scary time. Help the new mom in your life settle into her role and provide care in any way she needs. Start with these sweet helpful tasks and let her know you’re there for her every step of the way. Brighten the Hospital Room Schedule a flower…
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How to Stretch Young Readers’ Understanding and Motivate Them to Improve Their Reading Skills
Purposeful reading is vital to academic achievement, and books are an important source of knowledge and information. We’re currently becoming more aware of how fundamental leisurely reading can be. It can be a pleasure to cuddle up with a good book and just enjoy the actual story; however, it can be difficult for a parent…
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Spending More Precious Time with your Children
In order to give your child all the love and attention needed to grow up without any issues, it is very important that you spend time with them. However, you have to make sure that when you are with your kids that you are only with them, and that you do not neglect them. Kids…
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What Are the Benefits for Children of Charter Schools?
A charter school is a public school that is independently run. It’s granted greater flexibility by the state government for its operations, but it needs to give greater accountability for the student’s performance than regular public schools give. The charter is basically a performance contract that gives the details of the school’s program including its…
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7 Good Reasons Why Teenagers Should Have a Smartphone
My oldest son will be entering high school next year and we were recently discussing been letting him have a cell phone to carry around with him. However, as parents we are concerned for his safety and the information he could possibly view on the Internet especially when he isn’t at home. We have an…