Thomas Nelson
Freelance Writer
Your baby is constantly trying to communicate their needs and desires to you. Without the ability to speak, however, it can sometimes be difficult to understand your baby. For parents, determining whether their baby is hungry, uncomfortable, happy, or scared can often feel like a guessing game. This is how you can understand your baby […]
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In the United States, the average number of people occupying a home has dropped significantly, from 3.42 in 1947 to 2.53 in 2016. [1] But even though the average size of the household has been steadily declining, the average size of the home has been increasing. In 1971, an average newly built home was approximately […]
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If you’ve ever been a soon-to-be parent, you’ve likely wondered what your child will look like. Will they have your partner’s blue eyes? Or how about your thick, curly hair? Will they inherit your in-law’s height, or be short like your family? What your child will look like all comes down to genes. While we […]
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While we’re in no way trying to undermine any parent’s efforts and decisions toward their kids, kids these days are being raised with a completely different set of values, which could be why the rates of juvenile delinquency and depression are higher than they ever were. Kids need more responsibility, not less. Gone are the […]
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Cleaning the kitchen is one of those less-than-thrilling household chores that simply have to be done.In fact, when NSF International, the public health and safety organization, conducted a study to find the ‘germiest room in the home’, they discovered it was the kitchen! Clearly, scrubbing this area – where our food is prepared – should […]
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Cleaning the kitchen is one of those less-than-thrilling household chores that simply have to be done.In fact, when NSF International, the public health and safety organization, conducted a study to find the ‘germiest room in the home’, they discovered it was the kitchen! Clearly, scrubbing this area – where our food is prepared – should […]
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What is home economics? Chances are you’ve heard of it – it’s that old school class they used to have all the girls in school take that taught them about taking care of a home and family, right? During the 19th and 20th centuries, that assessment would pretty much check out. Home economics, or simply […]
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I am the youngest child of a blended family. I have two half brothers and two half-sisters. When my parents were married, my sisters were in their teens and my brothers were pre-teens. I can attest that there are some challenges associated with combining families seamlessly and being a good stepparent. There are things you […]
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In 2017, a 90-year-old woman from Missouri, Wanda, decided she’d had enough of being alone. She lived all by herself with no friends and her children had lives of their own far away from her. As shared by KTVU on Facebook, this sweet old lady wrote a heartbreaking letter to her neighbor who lived down […]
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Kevin Hart has explained how trying to ‘do some young stuff’ has ended up with him in a wheelchair for a while so fans don’t get alarmed when they see him in one. The actor and comedian took to Instagram to explain how he’d sustained injuries which would keep him off his feet for a while. “Ladies […]
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Lisa Marie Presley is fighting for her life in the hospital after she went into cardiac arrest on Thursday morning. TMZ, citing a source, reports Lisa Marie is in critical condition. According to TMZ, the 54-year-old is in the Intensive Care Unit, where she’s currently in an induced coma and on life support with a temporary pacemaker. […]
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A mother shared an X-ray image of a grape stuck in a 5-year-old’s throat to remind parents to cut up grapes and other food into bit sized pieces for children. “Attention Parents! Do you know what this x-ray is of? A grape! . . . This sweet soul had to be operated on, under general […]
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