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Fun & Frugal Family Outings

The time we spend with our families is priceless. But most popular family activities are quite expensive. Even a simple night at the movies can put a serious dent in the budget by the time you buy tickets, popcorn and drinks for everyone. Fortunately, there are cheaper alternatives to expensive family outings. They provide the opportunity to have just as much fun at a fraction of the cost. Some are even...

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Dinner with Family: It’s More Important than You Might Think

When was the last time you had dinner with your family? It is the meal we often skip because we work late, the kids have sporting events or we get tired from daily activities. But, skipping dinner with the family is detrimental to the family dynamic. Family dinners are more than just a meal. It is about the only time that families have to share time through the week. Whether you sit down to the dinner...

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Crafting = Quality Family Time

We all know how important family time is.  At times, we are trying to figure out some productive ways to spend good quality time, at least I do.  One way that I have found that helps me is by doing craft with my children, we not only spend some good old quality time together but we learn something new.  Some parents are skilled crafters. Others are doing well to cut paper in a reasonably straight line....

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3 Best Budget Family Vacations

We all know that spending time with our family is a great experience.  A good way to spend time with family is a vacation but let’s face it, in today’s economy, planning for a family vacation might be out of reach, well not necessarily.  There are a few places that are family friendly and reasonably prices.  I found five. These top 5 best budget family vacations offer reasonable rates for the whole...

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Communicating with Children

Today, I am going to talk about a subject that is very dear to my heart, communication with children.  As I was growing up, I very rarely spoke with my parents, in other words they hardly communicated with me.  They thought that by providing me with all the things I needed would be sufficient.  Don”t get me wrong, I have wonderful parents but they lacked communication skills. When I got married...