Your Home and Family Guide

Top Ten Reasons to Hold Family Meetings

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:46:28 -0600

Top Ten Reasons to Hold Family MeetingsFrom CoachVille's 'Awesome Dads, dare to be a hero!' community.Check us out at: http:dbc.cvcommunity.com . Make stronger connections among individuals and, therefore,creates a closer family. In this very busy world, designatingthis time every week is one way to ensure that family membersstay connected with one another. Relationships are livingthings, and must be nurtured. Family meetings are aboutnourishing our relationships with the most important people inour lives. Form the habit of connecting regularly. . Create family value statements and operating principles.Family meetings give you a chance to discuss what's important toyou as a family and to create family value statements, whichreflect your collective thoughts. Similarly, they give you achance to talk about how you want to operate together as afamily and treat one another, by developing family operatingprinciples.. Share appreciations and give thanks for our many b...

You can make better choices for both you and your family

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:04:35 -0600

I must first give a shout out and thank those of you who haveread any of my articles. I must also give a shout out and thankthose of you who have decided to research the issue of'household toxins' further. Are you ready to make some changesin regards to how you can help to eliminate the amount ofhousehold toxins in your homes? There are pros and cons to justabout every situation we face in life. Most people get set intheir ways, and do not like having to make changes. This is aroutine that we all have been accustomed to doing on a monthlybasis. We go to the grocery store or warehouse stores andpurchase the same consumable products, often times withoutlooking for the 'bargains' or comparing 'similar' products orbrands. We do this because we have been programmed to do so. Wewent to the stores with our parents and saw them buying theseproducts and we have continued with the same routine as we havegrown older. We have never been given a reason to second guessthese types of ...

This Old House Just Became a Home

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:49:32 -0600

The evolution of man seemed to always include some type ofdwelling. We went from living in a cave to possibly pitching atent on a distant planet. Man and woman needs a place to call home. "Home is where theheart is" is a very familiar saying but there is more truth tothese words than meets the ear. Your home can be a simple efficiency apartment or a royal castle- and many stops in between. It is not the structure of theplace - it is what you make it. It should symbolize protection, security and comfort. Thefeeling should be one of love and tranquility and always thefeeling of happiness. Decorations can be elaborate and expensive or simple andhome-made. A favorite chair, a well-loved and well-read book,and warm slippers - coming in with muscles tired by a full day -leaving once again refreshed and renewed. If you live where cold and snow are a part of the winter season,then you know the thrill of approaching your home and seeing thecheery light from the windows displ...

Family as an Entity

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:45:56 -0600

As a mother, I feel that it's my duty to look out for the needsof each individual in the family. I believe that no one person,child nor adult, is more important than any other. Every singlemember of the family is unique and special and their needs areunique and special. Even if all kids live under the same houserules, they're taught and enforced differently depending on eachone's learning curve and personality type. Also the adults inthe house are to be equal regardless of who raises the kids andwho brings home the money. Everyone's emotional health,spiritual health, and physical health are equally important. Butthere's a hidden family member that sometimes gets forgottenwhen we're juggling the needs of everyone. What about the familyas a unit? How does it weigh into the equation?First let's look at the dynamics of the individuals in thefamily. The adults can't make themselves the center of theuniverse. Parents who are so caught up in their own careers,relationships, or...

Online Education Used for College Classes

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:50:21 -0600

When most people hear the words, 'online education,' their firstthought is of those adults who are seeking out new skills ortraining or who are looking for a degree with limited time tocommit to the process. But many colleges are utilizing onlineeducation for traditional college students. There are some majorbenefits for both student and teacher, and these college classesare eliminating some of the negative points of online education.The major advantage for both student and teacher is the factthat much of the course work can be completed at the student'sleisure within the confines of time restrictions established bythe teacher. Often, online education is used in conjunction withregular class times. For example, a class that is scheduled tomeet three times each week might only meet once a week or evenless often. Students know ahead of time when class willphysically meet and when assignments will be online only.Finding the motivation to stay on track with assignments is a...