Family Support

Whether it still makes for good finacial sense during college or because the economy is in the toilet still, some of us just have to live with ma and pa a little longer

It is popular to hold back children from entering Kindergarten if their birthday is too close to the cut off date in the hope that the children will be more confident in school being a little...

So you want to stop calling or living with your parents. You should learn to to become dependent on yourself and stop looking for handouts. This will give you some key tips on how to improve your...

Everyone loves to have privacy and live the way they want to. Growing up you always had rules to follow and you didn't have much say as to how things operated in your parent's home. Once you leave...

Call them standardized tests, achievement tests, CRCT’s or other competency tests; all school children are required to take them in some form. These tests serve as a report card, of sorts, for...

Deciding to move is never easy. However, deciding to move to another state while leaving your parents behind is an even bigger challenge. Discussing the situation with them openly and honestly is...

As a nursing student many years ago, my first introduction to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) was intimidating and nothing short of flat out frightening. They are comprised of crowded...

Through life there will be good and bad times. Your child needs someone in their corner to help them battle life’s challenges and to succeed at being their best each day.

According to the Guttmacher Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing sexual and reproductive health, every year, about 750,000 women in the United States between the ages of 15...

Discussing with our children the Physical and Psychological changes Puberty brings forth.

For those of you who just finished college, lost a home or just got laid off, moving back home with your parents is not a bad idea as you figure things out. Not only will you save money and have a...

Autism is a medical condition that occurs in one of every 150 children. Symptoms include social problems, sensory difficulties and odd interests. Parenting an autistic child has its own trials and...

You’re bored at the playground, you’re worried about your parenting skills or perhaps you just want some advice on how to make your kid stop whining about the boogeyman. All these...

Being a teen is hard, so hardh that it can be necessary to seek assistance from a mentor who can give them some guidance along the way.Mentoring a teen can be both rewarding and taxing at the same...

Being asked to mentor a child can be a great honor. It can also be a weighty responsibility. With so many issues facing children nowadays, mentoring can require special care for handling what's...

Over a third of automobile accidents involve teen drivers. Thousands of teens will leave home to go to school or to a party and never return. Do everthing you can to help teens learn to be safer...

Teens need discipline. However, many parents fail to correct their children or provide boundaries. As a result, these young adults develop an "I can do whatever I want" attitude, and they do not...

Your parents make sacrifices for you, work hard to provide the things you need and offer constant support and unconditional love. It’s time to show them how grateful you are for everything they do...

With divorce rates soaring and remarriages occurring frequently in America, blended families are rapidly replacing the traditional arrangement as the norm. Until the 1970’s, the traditional home...

Many Americans are faced with helping their aging parents and making sure that they’re taken care of. Most elderly Americans have Medicare health insurance. What their children don’t know is that...

There’s no question that our Baby Boomer parents have made their mark on history. They served in Vietnam. They protested Vietnam. They screamed for The Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show." They...

Many families delay childbirth until their late 30's or 40's, while their elderly parents live well into their 80's and 90's. This cultural shift increases the chances that you must care for two...

Dealing with childhood fears can be frustrating for both the parents and the child. Typically, these fears fall into two categories for children between the ages of 8 to 14 months--separation...

When you are a child, it seems like grandparents are forever. They are old (to us, anyway) from our first memories, and they seem as if they will always be a fixture of our lives. One of the...