With access to any kind of gadget imaginable, it is hard for parents to find fun indoor activities that don’t involve screen time for their kids. We all know that keeping your highly energetic kids inside will result in an inevitable chaos. Which is why, we put together a list of boredom-fighting, creative indoor activities that will keep the kids occupied, without using tons of supplies.
When you have a baby, you have many complex decisions to make around work and childcare and how these things are going to work together. Family finances, how you feel, you baby’s needs, childcare availability and cost, all come into play. The lack of flexibility in the workplace and childcare settings can make this choice even harder, forcing many women to consider remaining at home with their child and/or starting their own business.
Starting a family is a big decision—but it’s one that can be immensely rewarding. To ensure that you’re as prepared as possible, consider these four factors: financial planning, improving your health, fertility testing, and having the right home. With some thoughtful planning now, you’ll be able to enjoy all the joys of parenthood in the years to come!
The Christmas season is near, and it’s time for you to plan something exciting with your family and kids. However, the options to do something exciting during the holidays can get overwhelming and of course, expensive.
I feel really lucky that both my teens embrace Christmas and still enjoy all the magic and fun, but I know this isn’t typical. I know lots of parents of teens who struggle to keep their children involved and enjoying themselves, which can impact negatively on the rest of the family.
The Motherload is all the thinking and all the doing of all the things that seem to come with motherhood. The Motherload is none of those things you read about in your baby book or you Prima Baby Magazine (anyone else?), it’s nothing you could have especially been prepared for, and it’s not something that magically vanishes as your children grow up – if anything, it accelerates and becomes even more weighty.
Juggling work and family is complex. A new survey by national education provider, Open Study College, has revealed that a third (33%) of women changed careers after having children.
It’s no secret that children can accumulate a lot of stuff, and there’s no mystery as to why it happens. Some of it might be necessary and some of it might not be, but it can all start to pile up and take over your home. At some point, you need to sort through it all and decide what can stay and what needs to go – but when you have your children looking over your shoulder and your own feelings to deal with, it’s not always so easy to clear out their old things.