Just how busy are Australians lately? So busy, in fact, that a 2018 survey done by InterContinental Hotel & Resorts yielded this finding: 32% of Australians consider themselves too preoccupied to think of rest, relaxation, or taking a short holiday. While that statistic seems worrisome, it does represent the reality we now live in. As the pace of life gets faster, … [Read more...]
Family and Personal
Importance of Sports and Outdoor Activities for Your Children
We are living in the age of smartphones, tablets, and internet. At a very early age (and I mean really early), children find themselves browsing through YouTube videos and kids’ apps. All these technological hypes have become a part of their growth. The days of heading outdoors with bikes and fooling around in the neighborhood are near to extinction. It’s found that the … [Read more...]
Life Success Survey
Success can be much easier if we understand that there are certain principles involved. To put it simply, certain habits do lead to people being more successful. In this survey by Self Development Secrets, we found that doing certain things gives us a higher chance to succeed and we listed down all you need to do to maximize your chances. Source: … [Read more...]
Why Your Family Should Play Baseball: Some Health and Fitness Benefits of Baseball
Most families are usually unaware of the exceedingly great benefits of playing baseball. While this may mostly be because of ignorance, most people presume that baseball is not the active sport. However, this is not true as playing baseball engages most of the muscles in the upper and lower body. As such, playing the sport contributes greatly to living a healthy lifestyle. Here … [Read more...]
Take Care Of Your Elderly Parent’s Wellbeing (Without Moving Them In!)
It’s a scary fact that there will come a time when your parents reach old age. It’s always been the case they look after you. But the tables turn when they are in the elderly stage of their life. They will need you to take care of them as their health deteriorates. But for the sake of your own wellbeing, you need to think twice before moving them into your home. After … [Read more...]
5 Tips on How to Balance Work and Family Time for New Dads
Achieving a work-family balance is often a great challenge for new dads. This is because the arrival of newborns presents parents with a challenge of spending as much time as possible with the babies while at the same time ensuring that they work hard enough to provide the best life for their family. The inability to achieve this balance often leads to stress on the part of the … [Read more...]
Time To Grow Up! Three Skills That Every Self Respecting Adult Should Have
Do you ever feel like you're not quite an adult yet? This seems to be a fairly common sentiment among a lot of people, regardless of their age. The world is a massive, complicated place and a lot about being an adult is wrapped up in finding your place in it. Of course, that's something that's far easier said than done. In fact, there are those who would say that finding your … [Read more...]
How to Cope With Your Child’s Misdiagnosis
A significant number of medical malpractice lawsuits are at the heart of a medical misdiagnosis. Whether your child was wrongly diagnosed or their treatment was delayed, you could be going through a series of varying emotions. An incorrect diagnosis could also cause more harm to the patient by worsening their condition. However, finding productive ways to cope can help in your … [Read more...]
Family Strength Against Technological Evolution
The rapid technological advancement and the advent of hi-tech gadgets have somehow influenced family relationships of today—bringing both positive and negative changes to every household. Digital parenting is common to families which heads consider their careers more important than their children; while most kids in this generation find their gadgets worthwhile companions than … [Read more...]
The Family Bed and Your Baby’s Sense of Self
Many families world-wide are used to the kids climbing into mom and dad's bed to snuggle in post-nightmare, or just for kisses and cuddles. However, some families are turning this into a routine by introducing the concept of "the family bed." Though extremely common in Asian and African cultures, the subject is somewhat taboo in the United States. Is the concept of the family … [Read more...]