Recently the First Lady was photographed dancing with school children to a Beyonce song. Some criticized her for the choice of song because the words are rather suggestive for a group of elementary students. Others praised her for her role model as a strong, happy mom. Either way, the pursuit of a healthy body image…
A healthy lifestyle as a kid leads to healthy adults, according to John Abdo, fitness professional, trainer and inventor of the Ab Doer Twist fitness equipment. You don’t need fancy equipment or a gym membership and you don’t even need an hour each day to improve your health and the health of your children, according…
“You’re grounded forever…but first, let’s go shopping” – have you ever heard yourself says these words, or some other bizarre, mixed message, to your daughter? These exact words are the title of the newest book, released today, from bestselling author Susan Shapiro Barash, author of Toxic Friends and Tripping the Prom Queen, pictured here with her…
Do you ever take your face for granted? I have a face that looks like it’s worn out three bodies, I like to joke. Yeah, I have wrinkles to go along with the hairless scalp and the salt-and-pepper mustache. But it’s basically a normal, run-of-the-mill face. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world can take advantage…
Cats. They drive you nuts. They are the most smug, self-righteous, full-of-themselves creatures on earth. They care about one thing only: looking out for number one. We find those qualities repulsive in humans, yet strangely appealing in cats. Like I say, they drive you nuts. However, I think we could all agree that cats could…
In today’s society, respect is a cultural value that seems to be slipping. Many of the people that in the past that were held in esteem now seem to be relegated to nothing roles in society. There are many reasons for that, but that is not the subject of our Family First Site today. How…
Today’s Christmas-time Family First site features the site of a program that has been around for over 200 years. Actually the organization that sponsors it has been around that long, not the program. But it is one that everyone has heard of, and is currently being featured in one of the most original and charming…
Raising children is a never-ending job. Just when you think you have an upper hand on them and think yourself the perfect parent, they surprise you into realizing how little you really know. There are no training courses for parents, but the Internet has some fascinating resources that can help.
Parent Soup is a nice little website I came across the other day, one that I thought would be great to share with you. It is one that is oriented towards parents with children, or those who will soon be having them. You will find the site divided into different areas such as babies, toddlers/preschoolers,…
Today’s Christmas-time Family Site features the site of a program that has been around for over 200 years. Actually the organization that sponsors it has been around that long, not the program. But it is one that everyone has heard of, and is currently being featured in one of the most original and charming Public…