Naturally Healthy Parenting The parent's guide to a healthy family

There are few things in life better at bringing a family together than taking on a new and exciting project. The time you spend with one another and the determination to work toward a common goal are great for creating lasting memories and strong familial bonds. However, picking the right project can be tricky, especially if you have kids with …

A healthier family is a happier family, and that means that if you plan on changing any aspect of your current lifestyle that will make a solid, positive impact on everyone nearly immediately, then approaching it from a health-centered view is going to be the most obvious solution.

Moving sucks. You have to pack up stuff just to unpack it at the next place. You spent years finding the perfect places for the things you own only to pack them up and move them on. Moving is inevitable sometimes though.

Spring is just around the corner and your children will, hopefully, be begging to spend some time outside. You can make their outside fun in your own yard a learning experience for them, in many ways. It starts with having the right things for them to learn with.

The average adult uses about 150 gallons of water per day!  Considering that less than 2% of the Earth’s water supply is fresh, it makes sense to put forth an effort to reduce our usage.  Doing so will conserve energy used to recycle water and reduce our environmental impact.

There are a myriad of factors that go into the concept of having a happy home life. There are basic demographics, ages of people living in a place, personalities, time schedules, and a ton of other factors that you don’t really have a whole lot of control over. But, there are ways of improving the chances that it will be …

As an artist, I must confess that I am fond of family portraits as a reminder of good memories. I have lots of them on my walls as canvas prints and many of them languishing at the bottom of hard drives all over the place. The funniest part is, I don’t know why I chose certain portraits to display and …

The majority of people would probably like to think that drug addiction is a problem only faced by adults who have lived their lives, made their decisions, and are now living out the consequences of those decisions. The harsh reality of the fact is that addiction is not only lived out by adults.

There are many reasons why more people are opting to shop online. You can find some great deals on the internet, especially during holiday sales events. Another benefit of opting to shop online is the fact that you can save money on gas and wear and tear on your vehicle.

Living a more natural life is about more than just making better food choices and unplugging the electronics when they are not in use. Just like you can purchase personal items that are made from more natural ingredients, so too can you take care of all of your other household needs in a more green manner.

It’s fun to take the family on vacation, but you need to make sure that it is well planned. Teenagers, and little ones alike, can get pretty bored if you don’t have enough things planned to keep them busy and that fit into their actual interests. While you may think touring art museums sounds like a wonderful family vacation, your …

If you’re a parent, nobody needs to tell you that it’s a 24-hour, thankless task that somehow manages to deplete that last reserve-energy stockpile you didn’t even know you had. This is particularly true in the case of raising an infant or a couple or more toddlers, but growing kids can be just as unforgiving on your patience. They find …

Are you thinking of buying a new family car? Perhaps you’ve just had your first child, maybe your family is expanding or your old car is, well, clapped out. In any case buying a family car is a big decision and a big expense. Here are five things that may help you along the right road:

It doesn’t matter what age you are these days, even high school aged children are dropping dead due to heart complication. That’s why it makes sense that you talk to your kids about heart health, and that you know your risks and family history when it comes to heart health. It can also be helpful to talk to your doctor …

Taking steps to reduce your energy usage will not only reduce the level of harmful CO2 emissions in the atmosphere, but it will also lower the costs of your monthly utility bills. Fortunately, this won’t come at the expense of your time either. You and your family can make significant changes by simply altering a few of your everyday habits.