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5 Ways to Keep the Romance Alive for Parents
Do you remember the children’s rhyme when you were growing up, “First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage”? For many people, this isn’t just a children’s rhyme, but a path their life followed. (This isn’t the case for all couples raising a child as there are many beautiful…
Parents Who Live Together Are More Likely To Break Up Than Married Parents
It might have shocked your grandparents, but apparently”shacking up” is the new norm: research shows that children are now more likely to be living with two biological parents who have never married each other than with a parent who is divorced. A University of Virginia/National Marriage Project study found that while the rate of divorce has returned almost to the levels we saw before the divorce revolution kicked in during the 1970s…children are now more likely to be exposed to a cohabiting union than to a parental divorce.
Transforming Lives: The Inspiring Story of Bithiah’s Family Services
Bithiah’s Family Services, a charity dedicated to the aid of those in foster care and their needs. As the holiday season is here, it’s natural to reflect on all which we are thankful for. For many of us, this includes family, friends, and the comfort of a stable home. However, this is not the…
Inside Me Lives A Village – Must Read
Inside Me Lives A Village is a new book by Nadine Levitt that empowers children to identify, acknowledge and direct the many feelings that live inside them. Feelings are a part of life, whether you feel happy, angry, sad, or shy, but they can feel even bigger and overwhelming to children. With beautiful illustrations by…
Parents: Just Because We Can Doesn’t Mean That We Should
A few weeks ago, during a conversation about the ways in which technology has infiltrated our lives, someone suggested that I watch a particular episode of Black Mirror, the Netflix series that is billed as the updated version of The Twilight Zone. In the episode, a mom, frightened when her preschool daughter wanders off from…