The year-long quarantine and COVID restrictions have impacted our health. The lack of access to facilities, gyms and school sports activities means less opportunity for movement and staying fit. Many were glued to their computer screens, TVs and ...
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Kids
If summer camp is not an affordable option for your single parent family, there are still lots of fun and safe outdoor activities that the kids can do to stay healthy and physically active this summer. I know it’s easy to just let your kids sit ...
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All parents want to raise self-confident, self-sufficient children. However, for single parents, it can seem like you are always struggling just to keep up. Whenever possible, enlist the help of the other parent – yes your ex. Assuming you ...
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Whether you realize it or not, the things you teach (and don’t teach) your children today will have a profound impact on their lives as they grow up and go out into the world. Habits, manners and attitude form at an early age and once kids get ...
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The internet. It was a technical haven – a place that allowed the family to stay connected, to find the information we needed to do our homework and to become fully self-sufficient and efficient. Before the internet, we would have had to ...
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When I start to hear those back-to-school commercials on TV and radio or see those advertisements online, my heart sinks. It’s a reminder that the summer is coming to a close and it’s time to change gears to get back into the rat race. I ...
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When you’re parenting on your own, you need to be a jack of all trades and a master multi-tasker. There isn’t enough time in the day to do everything and you may find yourself exhausted. If your kids are young, it takes a lot of physical energy ...
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After a long day of work, it’s not uncommon for Andrea Brown to return home and find her daughters, ages 14 and16, on the computer. In her household, online surfing beats TV channel surfing and even hanging out with friends. “Finding a way to ...
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