Bow WOW it’s Hot out There! 5 Hot Tips To Keep Your Dog Cool This Summer Summer’s here with the temperatures rising and sidewalks steaming. If the weather isn’t comfortable for us, imagine how our pets feel. Summer brings a host of dangers for our dogs – primarily the risk of overheating. But, the American […]
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Parenting Skills
Re-Build Girls’ Self-Esteem This Summer
Unique wilderness camp inspires self growth, teaches lifelong skills Studies have shown that 53% of 13-year-old American girls are unhappy with their bodies. This number grows to 78% by the time girls are 17 years old. In today’s society where social media is flooded with celebrity teens posting selfies after spending hours in hair and […]
Family Life
Is it Co-Sleeping or am I being evicted from the bed?
Motherhood Defined Confession: Low has been a co-sleeping champ since birth. Up until the last year, this has been something that just seemed natural. Though at some point in the middle of his 4th year, I began to question is it Co-Sleeping or am I being evicted from the bed? No matter if we are home […]
Pets
Road Trip with Fido this Summer?
TIPS TO KEEP YOUR HOUND SAFE & SOUND More than 37 million Americans took to the roads Memorial Day Weekend. And that’s just the start of summer travel season. Whether you’re going cross-country with your pet, for a Sunday drive, or to one of thousands of pet-friendly hotels, here are some ways to make sure […]
Parenting Skills
Toddler Discipline Tricks That Work
Educating your children tends to be a real challenge, especially if it comes to your first toddler. Toddlers usually demonstrate their independence from an early age and that is why parents should find the right approaches and more importantly, they need to acquire some basic discipline tricks. There have been many discussions about the role […]
Pets
Canine Flu is Spreading
Canine Flu is Spreading — now in 13 States Canine Flu is now in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin and Texas What You Can Do to Keep Your Pet Safe and Healthy Flu season may be winding down for humans, but there have been thousands of […]
Parenting Skills
HUMILITY… A LOST ART
HUMILITY… A LOST ART by Virginia Burton Stringer One of the worst injustices, in today’s society, is the loss of humility. A sense of entitlement seems to be pervasive, from toddlers demanding toys in the store aisles, to teenagers, who expect parents to foot the bill for limousines and hotel rooms on prom night. It’s as if […]
Outdoor Activities
Never Too Old For Sandbox Playtime!
This year’s weather has just been odd. Colder and wetter to be exact in the Midwest. While normally I am a big fan of the rain, the excess of it lately has put off our outdoor activities like planting and bring out the water and sand toys. Mother nature must have known we were going […]
