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It takes a village to raise a family; advice and tips to make the most of yours.

Star Wars Hotel: The Ultimate Guide to Disney’s Galactic Star Cruiser Experience
When you step onboard Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Star cruiser hotel in Orlando, you’re obviously expecting a Star Wars-themed vacation. But the experience is so much more than a themed stay: It’s a fully immersive two-day, two-night theatrical role-playing experience unlike anything you’ve ever encountered before.
By SATPOWER3 years ago in Families
Everything You Need to Know about Disney Genie and Genie+
Disney Genie and Genie+ are a suite of services that help Disney World and Disneyland guests maximize their time in the parks. All of these services are integrated with Disney’s existing Disneyland and My Disney Experience apps. Genie+ replaces Disney’s previous Fast Pass+ “skip the line” service inside the Disney parks.
By SATPOWER3 years ago in Families
Just Do It
For several years now, I’ve been busy running the roads selling products to people I’ll never see again. The two products I sold were walk-in bathtubs which sold for close to $13,000.00 to elderly people who had a hard time getting in and out of a bathtub and then commercial-grade windows which sold for close to $1,000/each window. Anyway, what I’m trying to say is the money I made has been here and gone. What happened while I was on the road driving over 1500 miles/week? There are few places a woman without a college education can earn over $1000/week except in direct sales or finding a niche over the internet. But how do you know where to start or what to do first? Well, I read an interesting article which motivated me to do something about it. This article was telling me to JUST DO IT. I remember hearing that statement many years ago in an A.L. Williams meeting. I even heard it last night when listening to a teleseminar with Les Brown, famed motivator when he was talking about how faith without works means nothing. So why do I have such a hard time “just doing it.” Well, maybe it’s just that I’m afraid I won’t be successful.
By Shah Hussain3 years ago in Families
Five Tips from Custom Home Builders Sydney That Will Help You Find Inspiration
Make a list of your living needs and the main elements you want to find in your home: rooms, kitchen, windows, and so on. If you contact a team from Australia, the best granny flat builders Sydney will turn your vision into reality. According to Peak Construction Company, the flat builders are the best in Sydney.
By SarahAddyson3 years ago in Families
5 Parenting Mistakes to Avoid
Are you an expectant parent or a new parent? Are you struggling with parenting-related thoughts and looking for answers? So your search is over right here. The following list of the 5 things parents should avoid doing to their kids can aid and direct you in your parenting endeavors.
By Tanvi Punia3 years ago in Families
There’s no Such Thing as a 50/50 Relationship
You, the reader are probably wondering what you mean there’s no equality in a relationship. Well, it’s true especially if you’re in a straight relationship and have “old-fashioned” values. I will strictly talk about myself. I have always wanted children and a marriage to a man. That’s something I have always dreamed of when I knew what marriage was. I pictured myself walking down the aisle with my future husband to be wearing a long white dress and throwing my bouquet into the gaggle of women. Here’s the reality though a man who wants a family cannot expect his wife to work a job while taking care of children and making dinner. That’s not 50/50 a true 50/50 relationship would look different. The woman would work half the time and the other half taking care of the children. The man would be expected to do the same. That is clearly not the case, most women are expected to come home from work, make dinner for the family, make sure the children do their homework, do the laundry and put them to bed. It’s true you could ask your husband to help out, but the woman does all the housework while the man goes to a football game or goes to his basement den. The expectation is too high, yes a single mom can do all those things. I am not saying it’s not possible to do those things but every partner in a relationship has roles they will fall into. Maternal instinct still exists and when a mother hears her baby crying she wants to comfort him or her as best she can. In most households, it’s common for a woman to go to work the same as the man. But this usually happens after her children reach an age where they are capable of taking care of themselves. Then, what usually happens is that the woman comes home makes dinner and cleans up while her supposed equal other half is sitting on the couch watching the game. Where is the 50/50 in that relationship? It does not exist.
By Ada Zuba3 years ago in Families
What is ‘normal’ baby sleep? How evolutionary clues, not cultural expectations, can help new parents
The sleep disruption of new parenthood is both well known yet unexpected. While new parents are aware that babies need frequent nighttime care, the reality is often a cruel surprise. “What’s wrong with my baby?” new parents ask themselves, or “what’s wrong with me that I can’t get this baby to sleep?” If you are facing this, you are not a bad parent, nor is your baby abnormal. You are simply asking the wrong questions. Rather than “why won’t my baby sleep?”, parents should be asking “why do I think they should be sleeping now?” and “what am I basing my expectations on?”
By Kazuya3 years ago in Families
How I Can Predict If a New Marriage Will Work or Fail. Top Story - August 2022.
One thing I’ve always been good at is knowing whether a relationship will usually work out long-term or not. This is often possible to figure out once I hang around the two people in the relationship at least a couple or few times. I can remember every wedding I’ve attended where I thought about if the couple had a good chance of making it long-term, or if a divorce was imminent.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in Families
6 Ways To Make Your Marriage Exciting Again
It’s easy to get caught up in your work life, and start neglecting the people closest to you. It gets even trickier after you have kids. It’s normal for a marriage to become less intense over time, but that doesn’t mean it has to be dull or boring. So if you’re ready to make some changes with your partner, the good news is that the process can be simple, inexpensive and most importantly, rewarding.
By Ashlee Moore3 years ago in Families
Help Your Kids Reset, Recharge and Be Ready. Top Story - August 2022.
Have you ever experienced driving your car from point A to point B and not remembering driving there? You reached your destination safely but basically did it on autopilot. That happens a lot. Your brain is trained to drive a certain way in a certain direction and get you there successfully. That’s because you have driven that route so many times, your brain is accustomed to the plan. The same goes for many other things in life. If you receive proper training on something, learn it and successfully master it, it comes to you automatically. Children are the same way; they need some training.
By Sue McGaughey3 years ago in Families
My High School Student *Chose* Prison
I was teaching English at a local high school years ago when I grew worried about a ninth grade student (let’s call him Billy). Billy regularly got suspended (was on the verge of expulsion), appeared to be in a gang (from what I could tell), and never once came to class with pencil, paper, or any other supplies (I supplied those for him each day he attended — sometimes you have to pick your battles). It troubled me that seemed to have no interest in school or his own future, as evidenced by chronic absenteeism. Since the typical ninth grader is about 14 years old, I was especially concerned.
By KD Fox3 years ago in Families
How Often Do You Recover?
What is your recovery rate? How long does it take you to recover from actions and behaviours that upset you? Minutes? Hours? Days? Weeks? How long? The longer it takes you to recover the more influence that incident has on your actions, the less able you are to perform to your personal best. In a nutshell the longer it takes you to recover the weaker you are and the poorer your performance.
By Shah Hussain3 years ago in Families