Category: Family

  • 8 Signs A Child Is Being Bullied (And Not Telling Anyone)

    8 Signs A Child Is Being Bullied (And Not Telling Anyone)

    More than one out of every five students report being bullied. ~ National Center for Educational Statistics, 2016 The  Bullying Problem In 2005, the U.S. federal government began collecting statistics when the rate of bullying was around 28 percent. Three of every ten kids went to school knowing they’d be harassed, even physically harmed. In a […]

  • When You Give A Dad A Daughter

    When You Give A Dad A Daughter

    When you give a dad a daughter, what you’re giving him is someone he’ll love unconditionally. No matter how many mistakes she makes. When you give a dad a daughter, what you’re really giving him is another woman to love in his life. Someone he’ll protect and look after every day of his life. When […]

  • He Isn’t Sending Mixed Signals — He Just Doesn’t Give A Shit About You

    He Isn’t Sending Mixed Signals — He Just Doesn’t Give A Shit About You

    Stop trying to figure out what it means when he texts you for ten straight hours and then goes MIA for ten straight days. Stop trying to analyze the one-word texts he sends while he’s wasted. Stop wondering what he means when he says he wants to keep things casual and he isn’t ready for a relationship right now. […]

  • How Many Kids You Should Have Based On Your Zodiac

    How Many Kids You Should Have Based On Your Zodiac

    Some of us have spent our whole lives wanting to be moms. We played with dolls and pushed them around in baby strollers when we were little girls. We spent our teenage years babysitting or volunteering at daycares. And as young adults, we can’t help but get misty eyed when we see an adorable baby […]

  • 8 Behaviors of Parents That Keep Children From Being Successful

    8 Behaviors of Parents That Keep Children From Being Successful

    Parents work hard to raise children that will be successful, but it is important to be aware of any parenting behaviors that may hold children back from reaching their full potential. In this article, we’ve uncovered 8 unintentional parenting behaviors that can keep children from being fully developed, thriving, adults. Parents of all kinds can […]

  • Research Reveals: Children Inherit Intelligence from Their Mother, Not Their Father

    Research Reveals: Children Inherit Intelligence from Their Mother, Not Their Father

    A lot of fathers are going to hate this, but genetic research has found (people) probably get a log of intelligence from their X gene, the feminine one…The X chromosome has a thousand gene, and a bunch of them influence cognition. – Dr. Keith Witt Until quite recently, it was generally accepted that both parents […]

  • Dear Mom, Now That I’m Older

    Dear Mom, Now That I’m Older

    A letter to the woman who made me the woman I am today Dear Mom, Now that I’m older, I definitely appreciate you a lot more than I did as a kid. I appreciate the little things, from the random text messages to constantly tagging me on Facebook in your “funny” photos and sending me […]

  • Never Use These Phrases When Talking to Your Children, Psychologists Warn

    Never Use These Phrases When Talking to Your Children, Psychologists Warn

    When we are first born our parents are all that we have in this world. We would not be who we are today without them. Our parents are the people we look to for support and guidance. They are supposed to keep us feeling safe at all times and make sure as children that we […]

  • 8 Truths Only Single Parents Will Understand

    8 Truths Only Single Parents Will Understand

    Whether you’ve chosen to raise a family alone, found yourself parenting solo 24/7 unexpectedly, or are happily co-parenting following a conscious uncoupling, there are a few things that only single parents can understand. Here are 10 single-parent truths: 1. When you finally have time to yourself, you may just want to sit on the sofa. Having to […]

  • The Surprising Key to a Lasting Marriage

    The Surprising Key to a Lasting Marriage

    Marital expert John Gottman has been studying happy and unhappy couples for decades – and his findings still manage to surprise us. In a recent study, Gottman followed 130 newlywed couples for twelve years of marriage to identify factors that were crucial to a loving union. One of his findings was particularly interesting, because it touched upon the inequalities of […]