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Showers
If you’ve ever been to a baby shower, you’ve had the pleasure of enjoying a special time in an expectant mother’s life. Baby showers, as the name suggests, are a time when family and friends get together and shower the soon-to-be mom with gifts for baby and mom. If you’re planning a baby shower for [...]
Child Support
There are few individuals who are not familiar with the concept of child support. When a husband and wife are divorced, one of these two will be granted custody of the child or children. Whichever of the two is granted custody, usually the mother, the other is required to pay some form of child support. [...]
Coping With Minor Illnesses
Minor illnesses are an annoyance that often accompanies the change of seasons. Whether it is the flu, a sore throat, or just the common cold, you want something that will bring relief from the symptoms and let you go on about your day. While it can be difficult to completely avoid getting sick, [...]
First Aid for Any Situation
A little bit of preparation and some handy first aid knowledge can be enough to prevent a tragedy in an emergency, should one arise. And as every mom knows, boo-boos and minor injuries abound in the lives of children, so being first aid-ready is a necessity for all parents. A simple first aid kit is [...]
Education Savings Accounts
Parents today are looking for any possible way to offset the high costs of college tuition. Education savings accounts are a relatively new tax-advantaged investment vehicle allowing family members to set aside funds for their children or grandchildren to use as tuition in the future. There are two popular federal and state sponsored [...]
Child Safety Tips for Your Family
Child safety is the primary concern of any parent. There are so many dangers that your child may encounter, you can never be too cautious in teaching them about safety. These tips will help keep your children safe, whether they are at home, school, or at play with friends.
1. Never talk to [...]
Child Care
With both spouses working in most homes these days, child care has become a major decision for families. It can be a nerve-wracking choice to make because it involves the welfare of your child, but rising child care costs also make it a significant financial commitment. For some couples, the price of child [...]
Child Care Programs
Child care programs can reduce employee sick time, increase productivity while at work, and attract potential new employees. It is estimated that one out of every three sick days taken on the job are as a result of a sick child, not an illness afflicting the parent. Good employees may also be forced [...]
Saving for Your Child’s Education with 529 Accounts
529 accounts are an excellent way to provide for your children’s future educational costs and save on your taxes today. There are two main types of 529 accounts: Prepaid and regular college savings plans. Each type of 529 plan his its own advantages and disadvantages, depending on your financial situation and the [...]
Getting Beyond Traditional Learning
American educator John Holt began the “unschooling” movement by coining the term for his philosophy of education in the 1970s. He believed that traditional education didn’t do children justice, and that the methods of teaching and especially grading in the modern school system weren’t providing maximum educational opportunities for children. While he believed [...]
