by | Jul 23, 2015 | Blog
It’s easy for your routine as a family to fall apart during the summer. Your kids are at the pool, playing ball, and having fun with their friends, but you’re still busy with work. Even though it’s vacation time and your children are no longer in school, it’s up to...
by | Jul 21, 2015 | Blog
Family, friends, and strangers may mean well, but their remarks on your adoption or adopted family can really annoy and even hurt. Often, people don’t even realize they’re asking intrusive questions. We’ve compiled a list of a few things not to say to a...
by | Jul 16, 2015 | Blog
It can be tough for a toddler to welcome a new baby into his life. It’s perfectly normal for your firstborn to be jealous of your newborn. He might feel that he’s being replaced or grow to resent the baby for taking up his parents’ time. Here are a few tips on how to...
by | Jul 14, 2015 | Blog
When you first enter a relationship, showing respect for your partner and your relationship might seem easy: you make time for each other, you call or text each other throughout the day, you send flowers or buy dinner for one another. After years of being together,...
by | Jul 9, 2015 | Blog
Adequate sleep is an important part of a healthy lifestyle that can benefit your heart, memory, mind, and weight (to name a few). The hour spent before bedtime can set the tone for how you’ll sleep that night. According to the National Sleep Foundation, at least...
by | Jul 7, 2015 | Blog
According to a report recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine, more than one-third of Americans are overweight. The new study looked at obesity and overweight rates in the United States. An addiction to food can quickly lead to obesity, heart disease, strokes,...
by | Jul 2, 2015 | Blog
Whether it’s your son, wife, or someone you’ve recently begun dating, it’s important to try and understand how highly sensitive people interact with those around them. Here are a few things to keep in mind: It’s out of their control. Being a highly sensitive person...
by | Jun 30, 2015 | Blog
Some parents choose to divorce later in life once their children are out of the house. Regardless of your age, your parents’ divorce will be a difficult time in your life. There’s no right way to cope, and each person will come to terms with their parents’ divorce in...
by | Jun 25, 2015 | Blog
Regardless of how careful you are of what your children watch on television, we live in a highly sexualized society where children are often exposed to sexual language, images, and behaviors before they are developmentally prepared to handle them. Although the...
by | Jun 23, 2015 | Blog
This is our last post in our three-part series on becoming a first time parent. In our first post, we talked about preparing for baby. In our second post, we talked about what to focus on while in the hospital. The first few weeks after delivering your first baby are...
