Family Health

How much exposure to Osama Bin Laden’s death do we let our children see? The children who were just babies are now coming home and asking, “Who is Osama bin Laden?” “What was 9/11?” “Why did he need to die?” This raises several questions. How much should we protect our children from the nativities and […]

Names are an interesting topic. There are sometimes knock down drag out arguments when a new baby comes into the world over what his or her name should be. A given name  or first name is purposefully given, usually by a child’s parents at or near birth. Last week ‘s announcement of the most popular […]

Believe it or not, life is real and not a fairytale.  All over the world blended families are living happily and co-existing harmoniously.  Ideally, we’d love to hear that everyone just “clicked’ immediately but I’m sure we all know or have been involved in some incidents that  didn’t go so smoothly.  Change can sometimes be […]

Teaching your children values will help them make good choices in their lives. Today's world is ever changing and very fast paced.

Dealing with your teenager’s anger could be one of the best things you can do for your family. Teens get angry for a number of reasons; from fear, feelings of injustice, insecurity, loneliness, overactive hormones, lack of sleep, peer bullying, a growing need for independence and just trying to make sense out of life.  Parents […]

National Fatherhood Initiative  has been created to help the African American community rediscover the value of true fatherhood. An interdenominational group of African-American pastors has united to ignite a movement to renew marriage and fatherhood in the African-American community. The movement, led by 10 pastors in partnership with National Fatherhood Initiative, Urban Ministries, Inc., and […]

Building a home business is one way moms can create their own stimulus package working from the comforts of their own home. Here are just a handful of benefits that moms enjoy when they take up this challenge. More time with family. This is a big one, and one of the main reasons that moms […]

Spring Break is just around the corner and if you haven’t given any thought of what to do with your family, here  are 10 suggestions that are inexpensive and won’t break the bank from our sister site HelloBeautiful: Take a Road Trip You know that trip you’ve been planning to go see the Grand Canyon, […]

The new reality show Khloe and Lamar premiered this past Sunday on E!  The show reveals how conflicts arise due to coming from very different backgrounds.  The couple are determined to make their relationship work and share the following eight rules of romance: 1. Communication is the key to a good relationship 2.  There is […]

Vacations serve as healthy bounding time outs for all of us. Most of us have been having “stay-cations”. This might be a good time to do something. With Easter break just a minute away these may be worth looking at. Families who vacation are shown to have better relationships. Here is an opportunity to begin […]