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Articles by Pat Brill

• Do You Have a Career Development Plan?
  In today's business environment, you need to manage your own learning. When you are managing employees, you think about their development within the organization. What about yours?
  Published 22Sep2009, viewed 176 times

• How to Handle Poor Performance - What If It Doesn't Work Out
  What do you do after you have coached and counseled an employee and they still do not meet performance expectations or correct the behavioral issue(s)? It can be a challenge to decide if an employee is going to succeed in their role.
  Published 20Sep2009, viewed 299 times

• How to Handle Poor Performance - Managing An Employee's Performance
  Communication between you and your team is critical to everyone's success. Most employees are eager to perform at a high level and your early intervention will guide them to being more productive.
  Published 18Sep2009, viewed 316 times

• How to Handle Poor Performance - Organizing Your Discussion
  As a manager, you may spend significant time managing employees, specifically evaluating and handling employee performance. This is a challenging aspect of your job, especially since you have business deliverables demanding your attention as well.
  Published 16Sep2009, viewed 95 times

• The Power of Forgiveness
  There are two different types of forgiving: forgiving others and forgiving ourselves. Both are important in order to develop and increase compassion and love within us.
  Published 31Aug2009, viewed 215 times

• Do I Have To Change?
  What do you think about change? We all have our reactions to change...some things we are ready to let go, others we hold on to dear life.
  Published 28Aug2009, viewed 90 times

• Increasing Self Esteem
  Every person wants to improve his or her self-esteem. The main issue is that most people are unclear about how to go about improving it. In fact, it is easier for most people to damage their self-esteem than to build it.
  Published 26Aug2009, viewed 234 times

• Food Gift Baskets
  Quality food baskets are a great gift idea to give to others. Everyone loves receiving these edible delights. You can stay within budget and still present a beautiful gift by creating your own basket. All you need is a little bit of creativity and some time.
  Published 24Aug2009, viewed 143 times

• Lunch Time Seminars
  Employees have so little time to learn and they have to eat...so why not put the two together. Lunchtime seminars are great way to share in-house knowledge as well as bring in external business tools
  Published 21Aug2009, viewed 130 times

• Create a Learning Plan for Employees
  Companies that support continuous learning are usually successful because training affects the bottom line of a business.
  Published 18Aug2009, viewed 150 times

• There Is Too Much To Do
  How you manage your employees affects your overall performance. So how do you give your best when there is too much to do?
  Published 15Aug2009, viewed 101 times

• Employee Goal Setting
  In business, this is how the "tree" of goal setting forms:
  Published 12Aug2009, viewed 181 times

• Do You Have The Procrastination Bug?
  How does procrastination show up in your life? Do you delay doing something for no obvious reason? We all know that to optimize our productivity we need to focus on completion.
  Published 29Jul2009, viewed 222 times

• Cleaning Out My 'Guilt" Closet
  We all have a 'guilt' closet where we automatically open the door and take out our favorite guilt thoughts. It's hard to let go of our guilt because we have invested a lot of time in believing in it. Guilt is like a comfortable old pair of pants that we wear even if it doesn't look that great.
  Published 27Jul2009, viewed 207 times

• Do You Look Forward To Each New Hour In Your Life?
  September 11th reminds me how vulnerable my life is and how quickly it could end. I'm not walking around with fear, but rather with awareness that life is precious and each day I get to choose how I will live it.
  Published 24Jul2009, viewed 124 times

• Money Saving Tips
  When it comes to saving money, many people begin to become overwhelmed just thinking about the cost of everything. How many times have you asked yourself "Where does it all go?" Finding out is easy and essential if you're ever going to turn things around.
  Published 22Jul2009, viewed 117 times

• Great Gift Wrapping Ideas
  Try some of these interesting ideas when creating your perfect gift. Everyone likes something a little special and creative. And if you're the one who brought such a gift, even better!
  Published 20Jul2009, viewed 145 times

• How to Help Your Employee Handle Issues With Co-Workers
  Unless you have been working alone all your life, you realize quickly that not all people get along with each other. In managing employees, you have or will get the opportunity to run interference between two employees who are in conflict with each other.
  Published 17Jul2009, viewed 225 times

• What Do You Need From Your Recruiter
  Whether you depend on your Human Resources Department or outside recruiters to find the right candidates, it's important to know what you can expect from them.
  Published 14Jul2009, viewed 143 times

• Are You Managing Your Employee's Expectations?
  Managing employee's expectations is composed of open and honest communication with members of your team, as well as strong listening skills to what is important to your employees.
  Published 11Jul2009, viewed 141 times

• Hiring Top Performers
  Finding the right employee to do the job is the challenge all managers face in business. Strong talent is hard to find. Part of your role in managing employees is finding the great talent. If you manage to accomplish this, you are on your way to being a successful manager.
  Published 15Apr2009, viewed 107 times

• Help....I'm a New Manager!
  It's normal when you step into a new role to focus on proving yourself. You're an expert on your particular business unit and you feel comfortable working in this arena.
  Published 30Mar2009, viewed 73 times

• Managing the Virtual Employee!
  Technology is a powerful tool that will continue to affect the working environment. The ability to stay connected no matter where the employee is located, allows companies to be more flexible with their business decisions and with employees.
  Published 14Mar2009, viewed 78 times

• Manage Your Relationship With Your Peers
  Your employees watch closely how you manage them, your boss and your peers and they will emulate your behavior. How you manage your relationships with other managers will affect the relationship you have with your direct reports. You lead by example!
  Published 19Oct2008, viewed 168 times

• A Very Hot Topic
  Whether you look online, turn on the television, or pick up a newspaper, you are likely to see something on global warming. Global warming is a "hot" topic.
  Published 15Oct2008, viewed 110 times

• What to Look For in A Coach
  Have you considered the possibility of including a Coach into your support system. Top performers know it's important to find and utilize many venues in developing their careers. The right one-on-one coaching relationship can move your career and your life forward faster and better.
  Published 23Sep2008, viewed 205 times

• How to Deal With an Employee With an "Attitude"
  It doesn't take long for a manager to bump into an employee with an "attitude." Evaluating an employee as having an "attitude" also depends on what bothers a manager, as the same behavior may be just fine with another manager.
  Published 21Sep2008, viewed 230 times

• What's Great For Your Health?
  To live longer, minimize our exposure to illness and to control weight, add daily walking to support a healthy lifestyle.
  Published 18Sep2008, viewed 126 times

• Listening To Our Friends
  What I've been noticing lately is that we take our friends for granted; we don't always listen to them. Yes, I'm one of those sometimes non-listeners. Put a group of women friends together and you will see a big ball of energy; everyone is busy talking, sometimes listening, injecting similar like stories, and making tons of suggestions what you can do.
  Published 11Sep2008, viewed 184 times

• Retaining Employees After The First Year
  Most employees start out as a new employee, develop competency in their roles, and then move forward to the expert stage. As you work with employees on development, it can be helpful to look at the stage they are in to appropriately plan with them their career development.
  Published 08Sep2008, viewed 134 times

• Retaining the New Employee
  Keeping your talent is one of your main responsibilities as a manager...you are measured by your ability to handle this important function within the company. Losing people doesn't have to be inevitable even for positions that traditionally have large turnover.
  Published 31Aug2008, viewed 172 times

• 10 Questions To Ask Yourself
  Are you content with your life the ways things are? Or are you seeking more insight and understanding around what is important to you?
  Published 29Aug2008, viewed 206 times

• Have You Considered Management Coaching...For You?
  Today, there is so much managers need to know in business. You have to manage a constant flow of industry information each day. Besides being an expert in your business function, you have to manage your employees so they perform at high levels. You are responsible for the profit and loss of your department.
  Published 26Aug2008, viewed 131 times

• Are You a "Burned Out" Manager?
  Responsibility for both the department's deliverables and managing employees can be challenging for any manager. Since you need to guide your team's well-being, make sure you are taking care of yourself.
  Published 23Aug2008, viewed 132 times

• Releasing Stress in Small Ways
  The one thing that virtually all people have in common is the stress of living in this modern age. So much has changed in the last 25 years. Yet all generations had to grow up and take on the responsibilities of raising a family, making a living and figuring out their place in this complicated world.
  Published 21Aug2008, viewed 201 times

• How To Build Trust With Your Employees
  To be successful in managing employees you have to build a repertoire of skills to motivate employees. Creating a strong working relationship with each of your team members occurs when you increase trust with each member of your team. A team is a group of people, each one influencing the effectiveness of the whole.
  Published 17Aug2008, viewed 215 times

• Managing the Recruiter
  You're a manager and don't have the time to do the all of the recruiting for your open position, so you rely on other people to help you in your talent search. Whether you depend on your Human Resources Department or outside recruiters to find the right candidates, it's important to know what you can expect from them.
  Published 11Aug2008, viewed 107 times

• Day Spas: Popular Body Treatments
  Are you in need of a little bit of "you" time? Would you like to take a few hours to escape from the real world? Would you like to be pampered, instead of you doing the pampering for someone else? If so, you may want to schedule an appointment at one of your local day spas.
  Published 30Jul2008, viewed 154 times

• What Can You Learn From Your 'To Do" List?
  In this hectic, sometimes chaotic life, we push ourselves to do more without the satisfaction of ever completing our 'to do' list. Do you subscribe to the thought that more is better? I Can! Yet, I also know this is trouble for me because there is never enough. So...I made a decision!
  Published 29Jul2008, viewed 153 times

• Do You Believe In The Law of Attraction?
  The movie "The Secret" made popular the 'law of attraction'. The movie focused on the power of our thoughts and how they impact our lives. This is not a new concept. Throughout history, successful people understood the power of attracting what they wanted into their lives.
  Published 21Jul2008, viewed 192 times

• Recruiting - Asking the Right Questions
  Someone has weeded through hundreds of resumes to come up with a short list of candidates that potentially meet the requirements of the position. Now it's time to interview the candidates.
  Published 16Jul2008, viewed 243 times

• How To Start An Employee Referral Program
  In this highly competitive market, finding top talent can be a challenge. Employers are searching for successful recruiting methods to bring in the right employees to grow the business. An employee referral program (ERP) can provide you with great talent and at a low cost.
  Published 12Jul2008, viewed 218 times

• Are You A 'People-Friendly' Manager?
  A "people friendly" environment reduces stress, decreases turnover, and supports higher levels of performance with employees. Organizations today are addressing the "people friendly" environment with additional programs that support work-life balance. And..that is great.
  Published 09Jul2008, viewed 147 times

• Can I Make Mistakes With Employees?
  What's one question that all managers face in managing employees: ...can I make mistakes with my employees and still be effective in managing them?
  Published 05Jul2008, viewed 167 times

• Avoiding "Burnout" in Your Employees
  How do you know if your employees are in the "burnout" zone? Sometimes a tired employee is still a happy employee...one who has worked hard and feels totally satisfied from their accomplishments. Other times, the employee is stressed and barely holding on to their performance levels.
  Published 03Jul2008, viewed 134 times

• Are You Asking The Right Questions?
  During our journey through life we ask many questions. What is the direction of your questions? Are they external or internal?
  Published 01Jul2008, viewed 190 times

• 3 Steps to Handling Challenging Employees!
  Every manager in their career stumbles across a challenging employee....one who frustrates them and takes a lot of their energy to manage.'Challenging' employees come in different shades of grey. In addition, what one manager considers frustrating another may not.
  Published 29Jun2008, viewed 177 times

• How to Deal with an Employee's One Weakness!
  You have an employee who performs well in most of their responsibilities, yet has one area they seem to avoid or performs below par.
  Published 26Jun2008, viewed 269 times

• 9 Basic Steps in the Recruiting Process
  You are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department and are knowledgeable around the business functions. What about the people tasks? Managing employees starts with recruiting...finding the right talent.
  Published 23Jun2008, viewed 162 times

• Coaching Your Employees Can Be Fun
  What is coaching? Coaching is an enjoyable way to interact with your employees. Like a coach of a sport's team, you want to encourage your team, ensure they know how to play, know the rules of the role, clarify any misconceptions, and be there to listen and support them as they grow in their job knowledge
  Published 21Jun2008, viewed 174 times

• How To Manage the Older Employee
  The work force has several different generations functioning side by side. Each generation has diverse needs which means you will have to manage them differently. So not only do you have individual styles to deal with, you also have the employee's generation to include in motivating the employee.
  Published 12Jun2008, viewed 213 times

• How to Handle High Maintenance Employees
  Have you a "high maintenance" employee....one who demands a lot of your time? Every manager usually bumps into this type of employee.
  Published 04Jun2008, viewed 283 times

• Is Exercise a Dirty Word?
  We all know that exercising is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Yet...do we do it? What if you could give yourself permission to start small in your exercising efforts...and still feel good about yourself?
  Published 03Jun2008, viewed 240 times

• Do You Know How to Communicate Change To Your Employees?
  Do you ever find yourself confused on how to best communicate changes to your employees? Here is where you need to do some serious brainstorming. Why? Because it takes a lot of communication to make a change successful.
  Published 30May2008, viewed 351 times

• Do It Anyway -- Take 5 Minutes To Do Something Important
  Life seems to get busier and busier and everywhere you turn there is something to do. How could you possibly add another item on your "To Do" list? Yet this one action is probably the most important thing to do in your life. It is something that you can and need to add to your daily routine. It will only take you 5 minutes or less.
  Published 22May2008, viewed 306 times

• Help Your Employees Build Their "Confidence Muscles"
  Have you found when managing your employees that they bring different levels of self-confidence to their work? We know that the more confidence an individual possesses the more efficient and productive they can be in meeting their goals. If you view your role in managing employees as a mutual working relationship, then you would want to be part of nourishing their confidence.
  Published 05May2008, viewed 172 times

• De-Cluttering and Organizing Your Bathroom
  Bathrooms seem to attract lots of small items like makeup, medicine bottles, hair accessories, razors, hairbrushes, lotion, shampoo, product samples and the list goes on. Finding what you need as well as removing old products can be challenging. Here are a few simple ideas to help you create more space and be more organized.
  Published 04May2008, viewed 293 times

• Plan Workplace Changes
  Whether it's a companywide or department change, you still have to motivate your team to understand, participate and accept the required changes. In order to motivate your staff, you need to plan...plan...plan. What do you need to plan?
  Published 28Apr2008, viewed 197 times

• Your Employee's Reactions to Change
  Employees will always react to change...positive or negative reactions. It doesn't matter if the change is major or if it's a minor change to a process. People react! So how do you as a manager handle your team's reaction to a change?
  Published 19Apr2008, viewed 346 times

• How Do You Deal With a Difficult Co-Worker?
  Do you enjoy your job but find it difficult to work with certain people? Most people have bumped into someone at work that they just don't like or find frustrating or annoying to be around. Unfortunately, when faced with a difficult co-worker, we may not know how to best deal with the situation.
  Published 06Apr2008, viewed 443 times

• 5 Powerful Traits to Develop In Your Life
  You can think of these traits as the building blocks...the foundation...of your growth into a successful life. Review these abbreviated traits and decide which one you want to start building into your life.
  Published 24Mar2008, viewed 463 times

• Starting a Women's Group
  Have you thought about starting a women's group? Maybe you stop yourself because you don't know where to begin or have some idea but can't seem to find the time to organize the group. It does take some time to organize the group - though not as much as you may think - and the benefits all the women in the group receive are significant.
  Published 10Mar2008, viewed 305 times

• Are You A 'Snooze Button' Junkie?
  One of our readers sent in a request... "How do I get up early in the morning without hitting the snooze button?" I chuckled when reading this request because I can easily relate to this issue. I confess I too am a 'snooze button' junkie!
  Published 22Feb2008, viewed 202 times

• Are You A Woman Without A Will?
  A will is an important document as it clearly states where you want all of your assets to go after you die. And if you have young children, you decide who cares for them. When you have a will the processing of your estate (assets) will be quicker and cheaper. The State doesn't decide...you do. Do you have a will?
  Published 09Feb2008, viewed 300 times

• Create Your Home Office Without Spending Lots of Money
  You don't have to spend lots of money to set up a home office. If you have a separate room for your office...great. Most of us can't afford to allocate lots of space for an office or have a professional organizer devise an office system for us. What you do have is your own creativity to carve out the right space for your office. Here are some ideas to stimulate your thinking.
  Published 22Jan2008, viewed 212 times

• How to Say "No"
  Each one of us have a barrage of reasons why we just can't say "no" to our neighbor, friend, co-worker, love one, family member. How many tasks on your "To Do" lists are there because of other people's requests? Are you frustrated with yourself for responding to others in the same old way? Why not try something different.
  Published 06Jan2008, viewed 264 times

• Kick the Procrastination Habit in 4 Easy Steps
  When you create a "procrastination" habit, you reduce your ability to function effectively. This habit is controlling you and can be a hard habit to break. If you believe that procrastination is an issue in your life, what would it look like to no longer choose to resist doing something?
  Published 03Jan2008, viewed 221 times

• How to Have a Successful Party and Stay Within a Budget
  Do you think you have to spend a lot of money in order for your party to be successful? You can stay within a budget and still create a wonderful time for yourself and everyone at your party. Here are some helpful ideas for a successful and budget oriented party.
  Published 22Dec2007, viewed 268 times

• 3 Ways to Eliminate Holiday Stress
  Holiday stress is definitely a popular subject. Over the years, I have absorbed stress during the holidays with juggling children, family, cooking, working, shopping, and on top of it all trying to be creative with my gift ideas. I'm a woman and women always take the lion's share of holiday stress. Women believe that they have to do it all. They don't!
  Published 17Dec2007, viewed 197 times

• Be a Food Shopping Organizer
  Have you ever gone shopping and then at home you realized that you forgot something. This happens ever day by thousands of people so you are not alone. Did you forget to take your coupons or didn't give them to the cashier at checkout? It's now time to focus your organizational skills on your grocery shopping and keep the money in your pocket. Here are ideas to support you on this road.
  Published 16Dec2007, viewed 206 times

• Interesting Ways to Display Your Favorite Photos
  Photos of family and friends add warmth and personality to our homes. The more public the photo display, the more creative you need to be to exhibit your treasures.
  Published 12Dec2007, viewed 306 times

• Great Gifts for Young Grads – From Pre-K to Middle School
  So your son or daughter has finally graduated middle school and is about to take that huge, nerve-wracking, terrifying but exhilarating step into high school. You can remember that feeling with almost perfect clarity, right? The fear, the excitement, the nervousness of the unknown … it was almost too much to bear!
  Published 06May2007, viewed 386 times

• Great Gifts for Grads
  Ah, graduation. Remember that soaring feeling of freedom? That excitement of stepping out into a whole new world of choices and decisions, all made by you? There’s no doubt that graduation, whether it be from high school, college, or grad school, is a wonderful milestone in life.
  Published 05May2007, viewed 250 times

• Fabulous Gifts for the Bride
  Buying gifts for the wedding or engagement party is almost as fun as buying gifts for yourself, but wedding gifts don’t have to break the bank. In fact, it’s usually cheaper to buy the couple a something for their new home rather than giving them cash. So, if you want some great gift ideas (because the thought of giving them a toaster just makes you cringe …), read on. We’ve got some great ones
  Published 25Apr2007, viewed 467 times

• Fabulous Gifts for the Bridal Shower and Engagement Party
  With weddings come gifts. Lots of them. Between the bridal shower, the engagement party, and the wedding itself, gifts are showered almost continuously on the happy couple so they can start their new life together.
  Published 24Apr2007, viewed 471 times

• Change the World One Purchase at a Time
  From this moment on, stop thinking about money in the traditional way. Let’s not think about money and spending habits from the ‘ME’ perspective alone. When your first instinct is to say ‘No, I don’t really need that’, try to stop doing the ‘responsible’ thing and start sharing the wealth.
  Published 10Apr2007, viewed 296 times

• The Maze of Family Finances
  The family finance game no longer just entails paying the mortgage and other bills each month. With budget planning, college and vacation savings, and making smart investments, knowing the ins and outs of your financial situation is vital for a healthy home and a healthy future.
  Published 03Apr2007, viewed 223 times

• Live With Passion – Do What You Love
  Imagine the pride you would feel as a parent if you knew your children were involved in careers that really brought them joy. If you knew that they were involved in something that made them love getting up and working every day, that challenged them and filled their days with excitement and wonder. Wouldn’t that be amazing?
  Published 21Mar2007, viewed 281 times

• Round-Robin Mealtime
  Structuring the conversation, especially with children at the table, can be a bit tricky sometimes, and that’s where the idea of the Round-Robin Mealtime comes in. Prepare to be amazed at the simplicity of it all.
  Published 18Mar2007, viewed 317 times

• The Soul of a Home
  It's the room where your kids visit with you after school and tell you all about their day. It’s the room where your dearest friends gather for drinks, where your spouse makes you laugh after a long day, where you go to count your blessings, or to have a quiet cup of tea.
  Published 12Mar2007, viewed 337 times

• Simple Children’s Garden
  What better way to encourage your kids to eat vegetables than to plant a vegetable garden? Children will learn about where their food comes from, how seeds sprout, and how plants grow. They will do some work planting, weeding and harvesting and a lot of healthy playing. They will get a little dirty, and that's all to the good.
  Published 14Feb2007, viewed 268 times

• Mother’s Day Resolutions: A New Tradition
  While the dawning of a new year challenges us to look at every aspect of our lives, Mother’s Day is about one thing: mothers. Why not use the annual tradition of honoring mothers to set a few resolutions that nurture you, nurture your own mother, and nurture your relationship with your children?
  Published 05Feb2007, viewed 327 times

• The Pitfalls of Over-Scheduling Your Child
  It’s no secret that American children have jam-packed schedules and expectations that most adults never had to deal with. But you might be surprised to learn that many children carry around a PDA to store schedules and contact information, and a cell phone to stay connected to parents who may be at work or attending a sibling’s scheduled event.
  Published 27Jan2007, viewed 353 times

• How To Reconnect With Your Partner Through Taking Classes
  When was the last time you really felt connected with your partner? You know, that feeling that you share something special between the two of you? How about the last time you and your partner had a really good time together, just the two of you?
  Published 22Jan2007, viewed 386 times

• The Golden Rules of Winter Vacations
  Taking a winter vacation with your kids always seems like a great idea, but it can often leave you feeling like you need another vacation when you get home! With a little planning, you can take a vacation with your kids this winter and return feeling as if you actually got the break you needed. Just follow these three golden rules:
  Published 17Jan2007, viewed 342 times

• How to Recover From Holiday Spending and Prepare for Next Year
  Despite our resolve to “spend less next year,” most of us overspend during the holiday season. Perhaps it’s the twinkling lights that distract us from our bank balance, or the sugar high that makes us open our wallets with no thought to next year’s finance charges.
  Published 12Jan2007, viewed 320 times

• Be Your Own Valentine
  This Valentine’s Day, why not take the time to appreciate someone who rarely gets your attention; someone who deserves a thoughtful gift and a few kind words? Someone like – you! Whether you are single or attached, Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to send yourself a gift of thanks and appreciation. This year, why not be your own valentine?
  Published 10Jan2007, viewed 255 times

• Taking Stock Without Judgment
  As the New Year approaches, it is a perfect time to reflect on the events, accomplishments, and disappointments of the past year. Taking stock of the past twelve months helps you to see what worked and what could be improved upon.
  Published 18Dec2006, viewed 337 times

• The Ultimate New Year’s Resolution: Doing Nothing
  As the New Year approaches, you may already have a short list of habits you would like to break, goals you would like to reach, and other changes you would like to see in your life. You may even have your resolutions written down and posted on the fridge next to your jam-packed calendar, grocery lists and to do lists.
  Published 14Dec2006, viewed 334 times

• Is Your Weight Issue Controlling You? How to Add More Joy into Your Life with Small Changes
  When you look at yourself in the mirror, do you cringe, or just cover up the mirror? You may hear the statistics, know that you don’t feel physically well by having this extra weight, yet you aren’t able to move forward to make any changes. It feels overwhelming to handle both your extra weight and the negative thoughts you have every time you have to look at your body. What if you were to look at the situation differently?
  Published 14Nov2006, viewed 351 times

• Are Your Habits Controlling You? How to Add More Joy Into Your Life With Small Changes
  Is your life ok, not terrible, though it seems flat? Are you wondering if anything different is going to happen? You get up each day performing what needs to be done and yet at the end of the day you can’t help but wonder if there’s something else you can do with your life. If so, your habits are controlling you.
  Published 02Nov2006, viewed 379 times

• How Friends Became Business Partners -- 7 Ways to Build Your Business and Stay Friends
  The criteria we used to become partners were that we were friends and liked each other and were interested in starting an internet business. The fact that we were different was what attracted us to each other as friends, though those differences can add stress when building a business. The friendship is a great foundation but alone it is not enough to create a strong partnership.
  Published 28Oct2006, viewed 374 times

• To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate?
  The question that crosses over parents mind is “should we vaccinate our children or shouldn’t we?” The problem is that there is so much controversy surrounding whether vaccinations are safe or not, a parent can find themselves wondering whether vaccinations are a gift from God or the devil in disguise. So which is it? The answer isn’t always simple
  Published 25Oct2006, viewed 274 times

• Three Reasons Why You Should Never Degrade Your Child
  Have you ever gotten mad at your child? Be honest. No one can answer that question with a “no” and really mean it. When you’ve gotten angry, have you said things you didn’t necessarily mean? Things that may have been hurtful and degrading?
  Published 17Oct2006, viewed 316 times

• Do You Have Two Heads and a Tail?
  One day you are your child’s best friend and the next day they would rather eat lima beans and spinach than be seen with you in public. If they’re with their friends at the mall and they see you coming, they run in the other direction. If you go to the same movie, they insist on sitting ten rows behind you. What’s the matter? Did you suddenly grow two heads and a tail?
  Published 15Oct2006, viewed 416 times

• Six Ways to Sneak Health Food into Your Child’s Diet
  If you’re tired of your child’s dietary battles turning into tactical missions and survival-of-the-fittest lessons (or survival of the most stubborn), we’ve got six sneaky ways for you to trick your child into eating health food that you’re absolutely going to love.
  Published 20Sep2006, viewed 353 times

• Family Values — 5 Tips on What’s Essential
  With all the media available today, raising children with strong values is certainly a challenge. Young people are receiving a wider diversity of information and images much faster than ever. Still, it is possible to raise children with the strong values and morals that you want them to have and that will stay with them throughout their lives.
  Published 26Aug2006, viewed 333 times

• 9 Amusement Park Tips You Need to Know
  Before you throw your kids in the car and head off for a day at the amusement park, there are some things you need to consider. Few things can be more frustrating and disappointing than going to an amusement park ready to have a great time, only to end up having a miserable day instead.
  Published 20Aug2006, viewed 335 times

• 9 Tips To Make Back-to-School Shopping a Snap
  It barely seems as if the final school bell rang, and already it’s time to get the kids ready to head back! With everything else you have on your plate, the idea of back-to-school shopping can be, well, less than thrilling, and just a little overwhelming.
  Published 15Aug2006, viewed 324 times

• 5 Essentials to Building a Spiritual Home
  Building a spiritual home is a top consideration for most parents today. No matter what your religious orientation is, or even if you have one, you want to raise children with a strong sense of morals and a feeling of hope and being connected to something larger than themselves.
  Published 11Aug2006, viewed 351 times

• Thinking of Going Back to School? Education Options for Busy Moms
  If you’ve been thinking about going back to school, you’ll be happy to know that you have more options than you realize. Colleges and other schools recognize that adult students have different needs from traditional students and are responding with evening classes and online courses that make it possible for even the busiest mom on the block to earn a degree or certification in an ever-growing variety of disciplines.
  Published 01Aug2006, viewed 343 times

• 9 Tips to Selecting the Perfect Gift
  Do you struggle to find great gift ideas? Are you stuck without a gift at the last minute? I understand your frustration and am here to help! I've put together 9 tips to help you select the perfect gift. So grab a cup of coffee, relax, and start shopping!
  Published 18Jul2006, viewed 335 times

• Money Matters
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