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Time Out! Quick Sanity-Saving Tips for Crazy-Busy Moms

By: Michele Timmons

"When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out." ~ Erma Bombeck

Welcome to a mom’s world. We love our families and our work (usually) and thrive on being needed. But at times, life gets so overwhelming we just don’t know where to turn or how to get out of life's "hamster wheel".

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Finding (and Keeping) Cheer During the Busy Holiday Season

By: Jolene Roehlkepartain

Sometimes getting ready for the holidays can feel more like a mad dash to check off the endless to-do list than the most wonderful time of the year. How do you keep the holiday spirit so that it doesn’t become ho-hum? Find out >

3 Easy Ideas to Help You Slow Down when Life Speeds Up

By: Jolene Roehlkepartain
We all know the old idiom, When it rains, it pours, and—especially if you’re a parent— I’m sure you can relate! With the busy holiday season upon us, what do you do when your family calendar suddenly becomes jammed? Consider these three ideas to help you slow down and make time for the ones who matter most: Read more >

10 Minutes Together: Keeping Family Sanity

Family life can get crazy at times! When things start to get hectic, try these 10 ideas for keeping the sanity in your household.

How Overworked Are You?

Do you feel overworked? Are you having a hard time balancing your work time, personal time, and your family time? You are not alone! Almost half of all U.S. employees are “overworked often or very often” according to a Families and Work Institute study. The study also revealed that one out of three U.S. employees is “chronically overworked.”...

Your Spark

Spark [spärk] noun 1. an individual’s deepest passions and interests that give them meaning, focus, joy and energy.

Exploring and developing your own sparks is a lively way to make sure you get the me-time you need.

10 Tips for Surviving Cold and Flu Season

It’s that time of year. It’s cold and flu season. In the first two years of life, most young children get eight to ten colds a year—and even more if the child attends child care.

Why All Parents Need Mentors

By: Jolene Roehlkepartain

Every parent needs mentors. Each one of us needs wise, helpful parents as we journey through parenthood. We’ll be more successful if we have other parents who mentor and support us.

5 Essential Skills for Resilient Kids

As much as we try to protect our kids from the harsh realities of life, hard stuff happens anyway. Do you know what it takes to be resilient?

5 Stress-Busting Tips for the Holiday Season

Where has the year gone?! To many parents, getting ready for the holidays is like preparing for a marathon. They’re not quite sure they have enough time to get ready—or if they want to run that far.

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