What Are The Popular Baby Names

Have you ever wondered which are the popular baby names?
Have you ever wondered what baby names were popular the year you were born?
Did you know the Social Security Administration keeps a record of the popular baby names?
They do, and they have a record of popular baby names that goes back to 1879.
Just go to their [...]

May 12, 2008 | Filed Under Archives, Infants and Children, Parenting | 2 Comments

Reduce Clutter - Get Organized

Reducing clutter will aid in getting yourself organized. But how we reduce that clutter is the first challenge.
If your home or office has a lot of clutter, to avoid becoming overwhelmed, start small. Whether it’s a drawer or closet, getting started is half the battle. You’ll find that the act of [...]

April 10, 2008 | Filed Under Archives, At Home, At Work, Home Improvement, Organizing, Parenting, decluttering | 2 Comments

Help For Parents - Overweight Teenagers

If you are a parent with an overweight teenager(s), it’s not easy to know how to find help.
But with obesity in teens rising, helping a child to lose excess weight, becomes essential to their health.
We often leave teens home alone, assuming they will make good choices. And, oftentimes, they do great. [...]

January 4, 2008 | Filed Under Archives, At Home, Diet & Health, Parenting, Weight Issues | 2 Comments

How To Get In The Spirit Of Christmas

Getting into the Christmas spirit can be difficult, especially when life happens, and time is a rare commodity.
With Christmas becoming so commercialized, it’s no wonder, some become disheartened, at this time of the year.
Catherine, a cyberspace friend of mine, asked me how I get into the Christmas spirit, so I’m answering her [...]

December 18, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, At Home, At Work, Gift Ideas, Holidays, Parenting | Leave a Comment

Pedometers May Help With Weight Loss

Much has been written about individuals needing to walk a minimum of 10,000 steps a day.
Charting how many steps you walk can easily be accomplished with a pedometer.
Many articles have been written stating that those who use a pedometer are more apt to walk more.
Apparently, if you [...]

December 10, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Diet & Health, Parenting | Leave a Comment

BMI, Blood Tests, Breakfast and Breast Feeding

On December 3, 2007, NBC aired a broadcast with regard to childhood obesity.
Four of the issues discussed were:
1) Getting a BMI (body mass index) test on your child.
This test determines if your child is over or underweight, or if they fall in the obese category.
2) Have your child screened [...]

December 5, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Diet & Health, Infants and Children, Parenting | Leave a Comment

How To Raise A Fat Kid

Babies aren’t born fat. A lot of toddlers aren’t fat. Millions of teenagers are not fat either.
But……we can change that.
Here’s how:
1) Take children, of all ages, on a regular basis, to fast food restaurants and let them fill up on burgers, fries and [...]

November 29, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Diet & Health, Parenting | 1 Comment

Overweight Teens - An Increasing Problem

Currently the number of overweight teens is increasing.
Teens with weight problems, have often been overweight children.
As teens, the bad eating habits picked up as young children, in addition to making poor food choices, leads to excessive weight gain in teenagers.
Combine that, with lower activity levels, and an overweight teen, [...]

November 28, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Diet & Health, Parenting | 2 Comments

Get Children To Eat Vegetables

On Oprah today (10/8/07), Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food, a book written by Jessica (Mrs. Jerry Seinfeld) was highlighted.
This is a cookbook that uses purees to add healthy vegetables to common foods. thus encouraging children to eat more vegetables. She uses chick peas, beets, broccoli, cauliflower purees, just [...]

October 8, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Cooking, Diet & Health, Great Books, Parenting, Shopping | 1 Comment

Children With Autism - Help For Parents

Autism is nearing epidemic proportions, according to the guests who were on Larry King today (9/26/07). Larry King interviewed Jenny McCartney, Holly Robinson Peet, and Dr. Jerry Kartzinel.
Jenny McCarthy, Holly Robinson Peet and Dr. Jerry Kartzinel, all have children with autism.
Recently Jenny McCartney wrote a book about her experience in dealing with a child [...]

September 26, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Infants and Children, Parenting | 4 Comments