There is always fun to be had in every part of the world. Depending on whether you are rural or city, will limit some options. 1. Zoo. As a kid I loved going to the zoo. The animals were all so interesting and living in the city, it was unusual to see anything else other than pigeons or crows/r
Read Full StoryCleaning your home is always a big concern especially if you have children. The vast amounts of chemicals used in most of these products are continuously being linked to allergies and other diseases. So here is a list of ways you can clean your home without any nasty chemicals. 1. General Clean
Read Full StoryLife casting is a lot of fun, I've casted one of my pregnant bellies, my dog's paw, and my children's hands. It's a neat way to make a 3d memento of when they were so little! There are several commercial kits you can buy to make a cast - but the bits and pieces you'll need are readily available
Read Full StoryEveryone needs a little bit of sunshine to get their vitamin D, it's healthy. What's not healthy is over exposure to the sun. Sunburn increases the risk of dangerous skin cancers. Did you know however, that many of our commercial sunblocks and sunscreens can also increase your risks of cancer?
Read Full StoryMany children will get an allowance or money for doing their chores or work around the house. But this doesn't necessarily instill a sense of responsibility in the child. If the money goes away, so do the tasks they normally perform.This is meant to teach them responsibility, but it only ever see
Read Full StoryMost playdough recipes call for the ingredient cream of tartar and most people's reaction is what is that? Cream of tartar is an acidic ingredient commonly used in desserts, beaten egg whites to give more volume, candy etc. While it isn't a common baking ingredient (depending on your baking habits) it is used in many things you buy. Anyway if you don't have any the best substitute is white wine vinegar or lemon juice in 3 times the ratio to the cream of tartar requirement. If you want to s
Advertising surrounds us everyday, on television (if you watch it), billboards, magazines, newspapers, cars and buses, bus stands, elevators, public bathrooms and the list goes on. With it having such a profound presence in our lives it should seem only necessary to teach our children/teenagers how it works. For those that don't know much about marketing I hope to disperse some valuable pointers. These are only general pointers, the psychology of marketing is a vast subject. They are desi
Whether you have a baby with dairy in-tolerances or allergies, or you have a conscientious objection to using milk, or you simply aren't convinced of the dietary goodness of milk in your child's diet, there are lots of ways to ensure your baby receives all the nutrients they need in their diet. The easiest and most natural way to ensure your baby is receiving optimum nutrition, is to breastfeed - the longer the better. Breastmilk requires ALL that your baby needs until they're about a year
Vaccinations are always the topics of hot debate. People are either strongly on one side or strongly on the other. We wanted to get away from all of the irrelevant comments back and forth and carefully put forth our findings on vaccinations. Most of the information has been gathered from government resources or recognized medical studies. Given the immense breadth and scope of this topic, we're going to give an overview of vaccines in general. Firstly here is something we can all agree
I've noticed where we live, the primary (elementary) schools are increasingly looking like prisons. Surrounded by iron fences, topped with barbs, with chained gates that are locked as soon as the school day starts. My two youngest sisters are attending a government school, where the students are treated as suspects, with random bag and locker checks. In the interest of security, these things might well be necessary - as the metal detectors and security patrols are in the United States. Ho
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