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CDC: “Make Sure Your Child is Fully Immunized”

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that cases of measles are on the rise in the United States. A Washington Post article that was published on April 24, 2014, points out that (at the time of publishing) 129 people, in 13 states, across the United States, had been infected with measles in the first four months of 2014. The CDC says this is the biggest measles outbreak in the United States since 1996. The CDC website points out that measles is a highly contagious disease, and that it can be very serious for young children. The … Continue reading →

Should Children Have a Say in Family Decision Making?

If I allowed my children to make the family decisions I would have neon green walls and ice cream for dinner every night. However, if I allow my children to engage in decision making with my guidance my children will be challenged into making proper decisions.Our job as parents requires us to guide not only the child before us but the future adult he will become. Family sets the stage for life yet through the lens of parental protection and values. Obviously, the extent to which a child has say in family decisions is dependent on age and maturity. Most … Continue reading →

Kidnapping Insurance: Chubb Masterpiece Family Protection

Shawn Hornbeck was kidnapped on October 6, 2002 and held hostage until January 12, 2007 when he was found with another boy who went missing a few days before they were found together. By now we have all heard the story and for once the ending is as good as it possibly could have been for a child who was kidnapped at the age of 11 and held for over four years. Shawn’s mother and step-father never lost hope and virtually invested every asset they had during their four-year ordeal. This story is repeated far too often in the United … Continue reading →

Advocating for the Rights and Needs of Children and Young People.

Advocacy is speaking up for someone, something, or fighting for a cause. It is a process of negotiation to assist in having rights and needs met. Advocacy can take many different forms. There’s individual advocacy, citizen advocacy, systems advocacy, parent advocacy, self-advocacy and cause advocacy. Every time you stick up for a child or relay information about what has happened for a child, you are advocating for that child’s rights. Every time you make a suggestion for improving playground access for a child with a disability, you are advocating for the rights of people with a disability. Every time you … Continue reading →

Back-To-School Vaccines are Important

Back-To-School means more than shopping for pencils and backpacks. It also means it is time for your child to get the necessary vaccinations. Doing so not only protects your child from preventable illnesses, it also helps protect your community. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advice that can help students stay healthy during the school year. One of those recommendations includes back-to-school vaccinations.  Some schools will require that parents provide a certificate of immunization on order for their child to attend school. Parents should contact their child’s school and find out what their rules regarding vaccination are. … Continue reading →

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints View of Family

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has its own view of what a family is. This is described in a proclamation to the world that was issued by the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles in 1995. Here is what it said: We, THE FIRST PRESIDENCY of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children. IN THE PREMORTAL REALM, spirit … Continue reading →

Some Ads in Parenting Magazines Show Unsafe Practices

Flip through a parenting magazine while you are in line at the grocery store, or while waiting for your child to see the doctor. The photos and images your eyes skim over might actually be showing children who are doing unsafe things. These pretty photos in the advertisements may give parents the wrong idea when it comes to child safety. Parenting magazines, of course, are intended to be read by parents. These magazines offer advice on everything from nutrition and health issues, to how to cope when your child is having a public “meltdown”. One would reasonably assume that the … Continue reading →

Iconic Lunch Box Treat in Jeopardy—What’s a Parent to Do?

HoHos are getting the heave-ho? Say it ain’t so. As you can see by the photo above, clearly, I don’t prohibit my daughter from occasionally wrapping her lips around high calorie, sugary sweets. Everything in moderation, right? My kid is an equal opportunity sweets consumer who rarely encounters a white crystalline carbohydrate-laced confection she doesn’t beg to devour. Given her fondness for fructose, glucose, sucrose and the like, I was a bit incredulous when I learned that Hostess recently filed for bankruptcy protection. How can a company that I’ve financially supported week after week, year after year, satisfying my child’s … Continue reading →

Christian Character Curricululm: We Choose Virtues

We Choose Virtues is dedicated to instilling children with godly character. With whimsical artwork and an engaging style children easily learn the value of displaying virtue. In my years as a homeschooling mom, writer and curriculum reviewer, I am always faced with moms who want a curriculum focused on training up their children to display godly character and virtue. We Choose Virtues was developed by a preschool teacher and children’s pastor who saw this need and decided to fill the gap for her children and for your children. The program fits nicely into a homeschool, school or church environment. If … Continue reading →

Make Family Connections – With a Tattoo

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Few things are as permanent as a tattoo. Perhaps this is why so many people choose to get tattoos that symbolize their heritage, or that are done in honor of another family member. How many of you know someone who has a tattoo of the names of his or her children forever etched into their skin? There are a lot of celebrities who have tattoos that are symbolic connections to members of their family. There have been a lot of stories online that talk about the giant tattoo that Monta Ellis recently had placed upon his body. Monta Ellis is … Continue reading →