Help for Parents Coping with Divorce, Adoption, Teenager and Relationship Issues

Teaching children by example happens whether you plan it or not. Have you ever watched your toddler or a young child play with other children? Soon, you will see many examples of imitation. It’s how we learn.
Kids see, kids do. What do they see in you? What do they hear?
It’s tough being a parent, and [...]

Why is it important to trust someone? Kid’s may not know. But, they surely know if you’ve disappointed them and therein lies the answer.
Unless we make truth personal, kids will think it’s only important when it applies to someone telling THEM the truth.
First of all, when kids lie, we need to be calm, understanding that [...]

When I think of bran, I think of my grandparents.  I don’t know why we associate bran with aging.  We all need it.
When I was foster parenting, it was amazing how many kids were constantly “constipated.”  Their diets were a mess, nutritionally.  Introducing them to healthy food was fun for me, but it was also [...]

As parents struggle with keeping jobs, paying bills, providing fun and education and good health for their children, they might just find that their blood pressure has become a health issue.

Blood pressure is directly affected by stress and diet.  That’s good news because we can control those factors.
For healthy blood pressure eat lots of fresh vegetables, [...]

Family health will include learning to eat what is so good for us.  The cabbage plant is high on the necessary vegetable list for good health.  Ok, the smell isn’t that great, but cabbage health benefits are huge!  You can enjoy this raw in slaw, or steamed with butter, salt and pepper. Easy on the [...]

Are you coping with eating problems?  Loss of appetite due to illness?  If you are helping a loved one recover from cancer, or you have it yourself and are looking for ways to improve your appetite, here are a few suggestions.

Eating Problems
If you have loss of appetite, or eating problems, either because of cancer or other [...]

Mom, Dad, have you been diagnosed with cancer?  Has a member of your family?  Here are some things you can do to feel better and develop healthy eating habits.
Healthy eating habits are a vital part of cancer recovery and even avoiding many kinds of cancers.  Any cancer treatment should involve a qualified nutritionist, because the [...]

Moms and Dads, feeding your children healthy meals, and making good food choices for yourselves can go a long way in a healthy life and future!  Now, who doesn’t want that!  Avoid the high costs of medical care by preventing many health problems. 
Eating right now, can give long years of rewards.  We can avoid certain [...]

When teens lie, they are normally very good at it.  They are either protecting themselves from a bigger pain, wanting to gain something materially, or embellishing for their image. 
Extracting the truth from teens can be a painful experience. 
The most important thing for parents to remember, when teens tell the big whopper of a lie, is [...]