Isn’t it ironic that athletes and celebrities in absolutely fantastic shape get paid millions of dollars to promote junk food that they wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole? It does make sense though – seeing gorgeous stars promote junk food probably makes you unconsciously believe that you too can stay thin and beautiful even while eating that stuff. Although it seems obvious … [Read more...]
Hey Parents: It is Possible to Exercise, But It Won’t Be Easy
As mothers and fathers, our lives become filled with so many wonderful moments thanks to our children, but they’re often at the sacrifice of time for ourselves. There are meals to prepare, diapers to change, practices to drive to, homework to help with, friends to pick up and toy cars to play with. There’s also the whirlwind trail of cleanup that comes after all of those … [Read more...]
Keep Your Brains in Your Head, Kids
What could be more stressful for a soccer mom than seeing all the kids on the team piled up in some sort of tackle or huddled over an injured child and hoping your child isn't the one they're huddled over? One of the moms on our team deals with the stress by slipping a bit of booze into her canteen before the game. It's a good thing she does, otherwise she's so high-strung that … [Read more...]
Top 5 Tips to Store Your Children’s Toys
There comes a time when you know your child has finally stepped out of his/her childhood. The most familiar sign of this time is that he/she is no longer interested in toys. They start talking about the future, their interests and so on. It is now time to store your children’s toys as they will no longer be using them. Storing your child’s toys is not that hard if you are a … [Read more...]
Traveling with Children: Tips and Travel Destination Ideas
Children are very adaptable when it comes to traveling. They feel secure as long as they are being cared for and loved so even a really different cultural experience will not faze them. If you are able to take your kids on a traveling adventure, then you will be astonished to see how much knowledge they retain and how their conception of different countries varies to that of an … [Read more...]
Should You Give Your Kids Whatever They Want?
There has been a growing trend in this country to allow children to have whatever they want. And while this sounds like a great deal for the children we really have to question if this is actually good for them. Some in society will tell us that if we really love our kids we would not hold back giving them something they really wanted, but what if what they really wanted was … [Read more...]
Family Thrills
Common family days out could include a trip to the park, going shopping or on a day trip to the seaside, if you fancy something different then there are a wide range of adrenaline fueled family thrills that will give a whole new meaning to “family time”. Theme Parks Theme Park Image Credit The great thing about theme parks is that they have different rides for … [Read more...]
Packing a Nutritional Lunch For Your Child
In order for your children to grow up happy and healthy you need to ensure that they eat the right food. It’s easier to feed your kids healthy options when they’re at home but once they hit the school gates it’s out of your hands. This is why it’s vital that they have a nutrition-packed lunch that they actually want to tuck in to. What Food? The most important thing is … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Help Your Kids Enjoy Baseball Practice
Baseball can often get serious; at times, a little too serious. Coaches, players, and spectators will forget the fact that, at its core, baseball is a game. Though you, as a coach, might be forcing kids to make use of baseball trainers, there’s no assurance that those kids are actually having fun. After all, spending hours in front of a baseball practice net is not exactly … [Read more...]
Help Your Children With Fitness: 3 Exercise Tips for Parents & Children
In the United States, the average child watches three hours of TV each day and about five and a half hours using media in one form or another (television, computer, video games). Due to this trend, the obesity rate in children, over the past three decades, has more than doubled. Television and media have become the babysitters of the new millennium and it’s to the detriment of … [Read more...]