As parents, you understand the importance of financial security for your family. Maybe you worked two jobs after the baby was born in order to make ends meet, and now you’re blessed with more security and the ability to spend more time with your family. No matter how financially secure you are right now, it’s… Continue Reading
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Kid-Friendly Yards with Grownup Spaces
Having a backyard that provides a fun and engaging atmosphere for your children, while offering parents a calming sanctuary and place for entertaining, can be a challenge. After all, Barney the purple dinosaur doesn’t necessarily spell class and sophistication. Finding a balance of the two and knowing how to divide them from one another is… Continue Reading
Buying The Right Outdoor Furniture For You
Warm spring days and balmy summer nights mean one thing – outdoor living. Whether you’re basking in the northern summer now or are looking forward to warmer days to come, it’s a good idea to be prepared with a range of outdoor furniture to see you through any occasion. Whether you’re off for a day… Continue Reading
Common Car Seat Mistakes that New Parents Make
For a new parent, car seats can be a tricky endeavor. Between choosing the right car seat, figuring out how to install it in the car, and then figuring out how to secure your child in it, there is lots of room for potential mistakes. But making mistakes in any of those three steps could… Continue Reading
5 Tips for Clearing Out Clutter
One of the unfortunate consequences of getting married, having kids, and living in a home for any amount of time is that you start to acquire a lot of clutter. It doesn’t occur over night, and it’s often such a gradual process that you don’t even realize it’s happening, until one day you wake up,… Continue Reading
Christmas Gifts For Her
With Christmas fast approaching, one might be starting to feel a bit nervous. For a lot of men across the world, Christmas is the time of year when we must brave the shops and go anxiously walking around town trying to find a gift she won’t just roll her eyes at and put in the… Continue Reading
How to Child-Proof Your Home
When your child begins to increase her mobility, it’s time to start child-proofing your home. Your home may have a number of dangers, including some that you may not even notice. You must take the time to carefully go through your house to find these dangers before your child accidentally stumbles into a precarious predicament.… Continue Reading
Great Decorating Ideas For The Family Home
Most people would agree that a family home needs to be practical, convenient and hardwearing. Busy family life can inflict serious wear and tear on a home, with mud-magnet children and free-running pets posing a challenge to the most house proud among us. But when it comes to home interiors, practical doesn’t automatically mean your… Continue Reading
Can Schools Improve?
A few couples were here with us several weeks ago and, as often happens when parents get together, the conversation turned to the subject of our local school system. One of our friends is a teacher at the local Junior High and he provided some insights in the frustrations and limitations that teachers experience as… Continue Reading