Friday, October 31, 2008

The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parenting – A Book Review by Sheena Berg

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Today Blended-Families.com Coach, Sheena Berg, provides a Book Review of the ground-breaking book, The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parenting by Carolyn Ellis. Sheena finds the book to be a comprehensive guide by detailing what to avoid and is written from a positive, proactive stance beginning with the THRIVE principles that are basic concepts configured in an acronym to convey a sense of inspiration, hope and success: Trust, Honesty, Responsibility, Integrity, Vision and Expression.

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Friday, October 17, 2008

Make Time for the Family Dinner

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It’s well documented that kids who eat dinner regularly with their families feel more connected, do better in school and are less likely to be involved in drugs and alcohol and other risky behaviors.

Today, Blended-Families.com present even more good reasons to make the family dinner part of your routine as often as you can.


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Kids Flying Alone

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There are million of kids who fly alone either locally or internationally. They are labeled by airlines as Unaccompanied Minors (UMs).

Blended-Families.com offers some tips to parents of UMs in the hope that lessen would be lessened and the flight be delightful and memorable to the child.

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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Coping Strategies during Tough Financial Times -- Part Two

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This is the second of a two-parts articles on how blended families can take action and feel more in control of their destiny as this economic nightmare plays itself out. Additional strategies include enlisting the kids in saving family money and being aggressive in cutting unnecessary spending.


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Coping Strategies during Tough Financial Times -- Part One

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Blended families, along with every other sector of the country, will probably feel the negative impact of the meltdown on Wall Street. No one is immune to the fallout that has caused the federal government to step in with a multi billion dollar bailout to stabilize financial markets and prevent a total collapse.

In these times of financial crises, Blended-Families.com offers some strategies to help families take action and feel more in control of their destiny as this economic nightmare plays itself out.

This is the first of two series.

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