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Improve Your Physical Relationship

When you are married, the physical side of your relationship is often equated with the intimacy between you and your spouse. While the physical expression of your love is a part of intimacy, you can be greatly intimate with your spouse and still need to improve the physical side of your relationship. This can happen for a multitude of reasons whether it’s the arrival of a new baby, a change in careers or just that you and your spouse have become very comfortable with your lives and that level of comfort in your choices and physical relationship also diminishes the … Continue reading →

Playful Parenting: Learning To Be Playful With Your Kids

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It’s easy to get stuck in a parenting rut, and let’s face it: parenting can sometimes feel a little like “Groundhog Day”— the same routines on repeat day in, day out. While routine and structure are incredibly important for our children (and us!) we can sometimes forget to have fun, according to BabyChick. We feel tired and don’t have the energy to get down on the ground and play with our kids, or we’ve simply forgotten how to let go, be spontaneous and whimsical, and use our imaginations. However, playful parenting can be an important tool or approach when it … Continue reading →

Why you Should Read to your Baby

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Do you read to your baby? The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines that recommend that parents read to their newborn infants. Some parents may not be doing that because it never occurred to them that babies benefit from being read to. There are some very good reasons for parents to read to their babies and young children! The American Academy of Pediatrics notes that parents who read to their children nurture not only their children’s literary skills, but also much more. They have put together some easy to read information that points out the benefits that come … Continue reading →

How a Road Trip Can Save You Money… and Your Relationship

Newsflash: A road trip with your spouse can help you save money on couples’ counseling… and potentially an expensive divorce. Despite what you saw when Oprah and Gayle did it, a new study finds that extended periods of time in a car with a friend or significant other can be good for your relationship. YourTango and Ford Motor Company just released the results of a poll that queried more than 1,000 people who had driven long distances with a spouse or significant other. According to the poll, 84 percent said that the road trip experience strengthened their relationship. The bulk … Continue reading →

Living with Dogs Might Improve Baby Health

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a real reason to keep our dogs around our babies? Some people are terrified of the idea, thinking that it’s dangerous to let dogs around small children. At first it’s best never to leave dogs alone with babies, to make sure the animals know to be gentle around them. However, we pet owners know that some dogs are great with babies. There have already been some studies about how being around dogs in the first year of infancy can help reduce the chances of a child later developing allergies to dogs, but what about … Continue reading →

What You Need to Know About Your Texting Teen

If your teenager cannot connect with you on a relationship level or if that relationship is too stressful, painful, or difficult, there are plenty of other places your teen can connect. Even if your relationship is merely strained and not broken altogether, your teen has plenty of options for connection, validation, acceptance, and support apart from you. You are in competition for your teen’s connection. You are competing with peers and with technology because many of those other options for connection are only a cell phone or keypad away. It used to be that you punished a child by sending … Continue reading →

Gramps Can Help You With Your Genealogy Research

Are you having problems with your genealogy research? Do you need some help organizing it? You can get some assistance from Gramps. No, I don’t mean that you should make your grandfather do your filing for you. Gramps is the name of a piece of genealogy software. Relatives that are a few generations ahead of you are excellent resources when it comes to family history. They can tell you stories about what their childhood was like. It could be very different from yours! This is a great way to learn what day to day life was like during interesting points … Continue reading →

Your Money or Your Life

Sometimes, the books that contain very important information are not always the latest best-sellers. Recently, I learned about a personal finance book called “Your Money or Your Life” that has been around for quite some time. The book is still regarded as a very important piece of personal finance literature, so I decided to find out why. “Your Money or Your Life” is based upon the life experiences of its two authors, Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez. The book contains a nine-step approach that is designed to help readers achieve financial independence. The nine steps to financial independence involve a … Continue reading →

PetPlan has Advice for “Take Your Dog to Work” Day

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Will you be bringing your dog to your workplace on “Take Your Dog to Work” Day? It is being celebrated on June 24, 2011, and has been an annual event since it started in 1999. PetPlan insurance has some great advice for individuals and workplaces that are considering participating in what could be a really fun day. “Take Your Dog to Work Day” is a special day where employees have the opportunity to bring their dog with them to their workplace. It is something like “Take Your Child to Work” Day, but designed for people’s pets, instead of their children. … Continue reading →

Talking Money With Your Honey

Did you know that money is the most common cause of disagreement among couples? Whether a couple is rich or poor does not matter, disagreements about money are common among couples from all points on the economic spectrum. It’s no wonder, then, that many couples avoid discussing finances at all costs. What if you knew that discussing your finances together could actually improve your relationship, if you went about it the right way? You would probably be more inclined to give it a try. Tackling the tricky area of finance as a team can actually strengthen your relationship and keep … Continue reading →