Going on holiday can be a costly experience, but it can end up costing significantly less than you might expect. For those that travel on a regular basis, there are some tips and tricks that have been shared that may ease the burden on your wallet and give you a little more a healthy budget…
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Startling Facts About Substance Use Disorder And How to Get Help in Ohio
Startling Facts About Substance Use Disorder And How to Get Help in Ohio Every day all over the country, families are faced with making tough choices about a loved one and dealing with substance use disorder. Growing up I remember one of my family members struggling with alcoholism. I remember him always choosing to have…
Keeping Your Kids Entertained on Car Journeys
Keeping Your Kids Entertained on Car Journeys For kids, taking a long trip in the car can seem like the worst thing in the world. Spending a couple of hours or so in the car with little to do except look out of the window is going to lead to fights and unhappiness. However, if…
5 Ways to Boost Your Family’s Confidence Levels
5 Ways to Boost Your Family’s Confidence Levels As a parent, it is vital that you are working hard to keep your family happy and healthy. One of the best ways for you to do this is by working on their self-esteem. High levels of confidence will help your loved ones thrive in the real…
Top Tips For Stress Free Travel
Top Tips for Stress-Free Travel Planning any vacation or travel can be stressful at the best of times, especially if you are traveling with your family or younger children. Yes, it’s great taking time to get away, but sometimes the travel to and from your final vacation destination can make you feel exhausted before you…
Making Time for Family: How You Can Spend Quality Time With Your Loved Ones
Modern life always seems to be increasingly busy and bustling with an endless list of things to do. At the end of the day, when you’ve finished work, walked and fed the dog, done the washing up and prepared lunch for the next day, it can feel as though there is no time for anything…
How We Prepare for Cold and Flu Season
How We Prepare for Cold and Flu Season Every year I dread fall, it’s the start of cold and flu season, and with school-aged kids, it can be rough. Germs easily pass from kid to kid in classrooms, playgrounds, and lunchrooms. It’s always difficult once one kid gets sick because they just pass it back…
Four Ways to Use Wall Decals in Nurseries
Four Ways to Use Wall Decals in Nurseries Putting together a nursery can be both exciting and stressful for parents-to-be. Painting is a time-consuming, physically taxing, and often a costly activity. Many parents shy away from painting their children’s walls because they know they’ll have to repeat the process in just a few years. That’s…
5 Ways to Get Kids Excited About Exercising
5 Ways to Get Kids Excited About Exercising Regular physical exercise is good for our body. Exercise helps keep our weight in check and enables the body to burn any excess calories in a healthy way. It also helps prevent disease and gives the body a chance to strengthen its immune system. On top of…
Switch Up Your Snacks with GoGo squeeZ
Switch Up Your Snacks with GoGo squeeZ We’re heading back to school in a few days and I’m doing my final prep to get the kids ready for their first day. We have three in elementary school. We also have two different start times since our six-year-old goes to a school for kids with special…
How Prep Schools Work in the UK
How Prep Schools Work in the UK The education system in the United Kingdom is more complex than many people realise, that is until they begin looking for a school for their child. It’s not only a case of identifying the right school but also the right type of school. There are many state and…
Embracing the Mess with Huggies #HugTheMess #ad
Embracing the Mess with Huggies [embedit snippet=”linqia-huggies”] Being a parent is hard work. It’s not easy but it’s one of the most rewarding jobs I’ve ever had. Over the years I’ve learned to not stress the small stuff. With four children, and taking care of another I’m still learning as a parent. Embracing the mess…
Free Printable Checklist for Special Needs Families Planning a Cruise
Free Printable Checklist for Special Needs Families Planning a Cruise My family and I are heading on our first cruise in a few months. We’re so excited about the ship that the kids haven’t stopped talking about it for months. I’m both excited and nervous because as a special needs family we have a few…
Six Tips for a Smooth First-Time Flying Experience With Kids
Six Tips for a Smooth First-Time Flying Experience With Kids My family and I just returned from visiting my husband’s family in Tampa, Florida. It was the kids’ first time flying, and I was a bag of nerves preparing for the flight. Once our travel day arrived, though, it went smoothly. These six tips will…
7 Tips for Stress-Free Potty Training Special Needs Children #ad #PottyTrainTogether
7 Tips for Stress-Free Potty Training Special Needs Children This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PottyTrainTogether #CollectiveBias When our son J.B. was diagnosed with Non-Verbal Autism, he had just turned three, and he wasn’t potty trained. I remember family and friends commenting about how we should…