Category: Family Life
The Search for Green Laundry Detergent
I have been reading recently about the additives and contaminants found in laundry detergents. My favorite detergent has been Tide: The clothes come out nice and clean, and they smell great, too. Unfortunately, Tide is one of the detergents that contain a lot of potentially harmful chemicals, it seems. Reading more about this issue, I […]
Make a Difference for Children in July
If you’ve been looking for a good cause, then July is a good month for you. The month of July is Make a Difference for Children Month, a grassroots call to action for adults to do things that will make a difference in the lives of children one-on-one, in groups, and as a whole. Of […]
Family Volunteer Opportunities
Today is Volunteer Recognition Day, a day when organizations often recognize and reward their volunteers. If you have been volunteering, you might receive some special consideration today. If you haven’t volunteered for anything in a while, it might be a nice thing for your family to do together. While it can be difficult to help […]
Developing Map-Reading Skills
I have, at various points of my adult life, been accused of not being able to find my way out of a paper bag. It’s true: I seem to have very limited spatial reasoning skills, and I also have a hard time reading maps. Does this describe you as well, or are you good at […]
Summertime Car Safety Tips
Unfortunately, ever summer brings tragic and heartbreaking stories about children left alone in vehicles. You already know the dangers of leaving a child in a car during the summer; the inside temperatures can skyrocket in a matter of minutes, with dangerous – and sometimes deadly – consequences. While summer is winding to a close, it’s […]
Summer Health Checklist
Summer is the time when doctors’ offices book up quickly, because parents try to get their kids in for checkups while school is out. I called my kids’ pediatrician the other day to set up their well visits and was given an appointment about 6 weeks from now. This is a good time to be […]
How to Save Money When Dining Out
Most of us strive to serve home-cooked dinners to our families, but sometimes it’s nice to go out for a meal. Some families do this regularly, and others wait for special occasions. One thing is for sure, though: Restaurant meals are usually exponentially more expensive than what you would pay to purchase and prepare the […]
Today is Poetry Reading Day
Today is Poetry Reading Day! Since this year it falls on a Sunday, your child’s school might not be planning anything to celebrate the day. Some poetry reading might be a cozy way to spend the afternoon, but you might be at a loss as to what types of poems to have your kids read […]
Take Our Children to Work Day
Tomorrow is Take Our Children to Work Day! Started in 1993 as “Take Your Daughter to Work Day,” the day has been expanded to include boys as well in 2003. According to Forbes, about 37 million people participate each year. What a great way to show our children what it is that we do at […]
Hairstyles for Girls
Do you have a daughter with long hair? I took my daughter in for a trim the other day, and I was surprised at how thick soft her hair looked after the stylist was done. She tends to have thin hair, and since we live in hot, steamy Florida, we don’t typically use a hairdryer, […]
