It’s almost summer! That means it’s time for splashing around in the pool and escaping the heat by heading to the cool mountains for some outdoor fun. The products we use to protect us from the sun and from the pesky outdoor pests that we encounter during our summer activities can have less than desirable ingredients and ...…
For some parents across the country, weekends are measured in soccer game start times, baseball innings and tournament scores. Researchers estimate that over 14 million children play one type of organized sport and several of those youngsters play multiple sports depending on the season. Sports are important for teaching good sportsmanship, goal-setting, teamwork, and for encouraging children ...…
In this new age of social responsibility and environmental concern, parents are looking for easy and fun ways to teach their children about the necessity of giving back to those in need & cleaning up the environment. However, this has also become a time of extravagant birthday party celebrations for young children with inflatable jumping machines, ...…
These days, many families struggle to find time when they can all be together. Sometimes it’s because both parents work long hours and sometimes it’s because of the kids’ many extracurricular activities. Some nights are going to be crazy busy and you each just have to eat when you can. Other times your family can ...…
When kids want to cook, it’s a good idea to find recipes that are tailor-made for them. Picking a recipe solely by the delicious-looking picture is not the way to do it. They may find out too late that the recipe is really too complicated and they are in over their heads. This leads to ...…
Moms deserve a special day all to themselves. Being a mom myself, I am probably biased, but… I believe that being a mother is the most difficult thing a woman can do & the accomplishment is something to be celebrated! The origins of Mother’s Day have roots in the 1600s. Mothering Day as it was called in ...…
I was talking with a friend last week about the private school that her 2 boys attended & she informed me that she had withdrawn them at the end of last school year and they now attended public school. When I asked what brought about the change, she told me “The teachers at their previous school ...…
The holidays are here and it’s time for food and fun. For a different twist, why not host a fancy holiday dinner party… for your kids and their friends? Our whole family had so much fun with this that it’s become a yearly tradition. A fancy dinner party for the younger set has many benefits. ...…
Some years ago when I lived in inner city Melbourne, my friend Rob visited from New Zealand. Rob also had traveled around the world and had, had a very eventful life. So after a few days when he commented that I had a country lifestyle whilst living in the city I began to wonder what ...…
Let’s face it; lots of little kids are picky eaters. Most of them outgrow this in time, but meanwhile it can be very frustrating if the picky eater is one of your own children. Questions are always in the back of your mind – Are they healthy? Will they grow? Will they fall off the ...…
I was lost in information overload about internet marketing when I came to Wonderful Web Women and Janet generously offered her time to help me to gain clarity. The most powerful thing I realised was not to leave my business brain behind. Being on the internet is simply being in business, if you know a little bit about business, just think the way you do any other time. I did this and suddenly I saw an acre of diamonds lying right at my feet.