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Digital Distraction

How to Fight Teen Cell Phone Addiction

It is a pretty common picture these days to look around a room and see about 80-90% of the people on their cell phones.

Communication

Practical Tips to Improve Your In-Law Relationships

Learning how to handle your in-law relationships is critical to the health of your own marriage. Let’s talk tips on how to have a good relationship with your in-laws.

Child Development

Helping Your Child Navigate Social Media

Anyone else feel like Social Media is driving the conversation in our world today? It’s difficult to find a balance through it all and helping your child navigate social media can be even more of a…

Communication

How to Have Difficult Conversations

At some point in any relationship, we all have to face conversations that are difficult. How to have difficult conversations is critical to the long term success of your relationships and are usually…

Child Development

5 Easy Christmas Decorations to Make With Your Kids

It is time to deck the halls of our home and we are going to give you 5 easy Christmas decorations to make with your kids!

Family

How to Build Strong Family Relationships

When you hear the words Strong Family what immediately comes to mind? Whatever that picture is for you, we want to help you get there.

Child Development

How to Have a Better Family Game Night

Family game night can sure bring back some nostalgia and memories that are often filled with laughter, a little bit of competition, and hopefully feelings of joy and excitement. These are the same…

Communication

How to Build a Lasting Relationship

The grass is greener on the other side… Is it really? Or is this an alluring idea when we do not give proper time and effort to our own intimate relationship.

Communication

Got Conflict in Your Relationship?

Arguments are inevitable in every relationship. How do you confront the issues in your relationship? Is it possible to manage conflict in a healthy way?

Child Development

Anxiety in Kids

It is a difficult truth to face that our children are struggling with anxiety at such young age these days.

Child Development

Teaching your Kids about Forgiveness and WHY it’s Important

We are going to talk about what it looks like to teach your kids about forgiveness and WHY the process is so important.

Child Development

How to Raise a Happy Child

Raising a happy child, or children is a common goal that is shared by most parents. There are many factors that contribute to happiness.

Family

How Do I Connect Better With My Teenager?

Oh the trenches of parenting a teenager. Sometimes it can feel like your living through the terrible two’s all over again, riiight?!? Only now they are much bigger and certainly more vocal.

Child Development

How to Make a Difference While Spending Time with Your Kids

These months have undoubtedly been some of the most trying times in anyone’s memory. As parents, it is possible that you have scoured the internet for every parental hack, tip, or trick in order to…

Child Development

How Old Should My Child be to Get a Smartphone??

What is the most appropriate age to give your child a cell phone? This is a question every parent will be asking themselves at some point or another.

Child Development

Should I Get My Child a Smartphone?

Should I get my child a smartphone? How old should my child be to get a cell phone? What are the risks involved with getting my kid a smartphone? When facing these decisions most parents feel…

Child Development

How to Address Opposing Views with Your Child

Most parents aren’t sure what to do when your child challenges YOUR thoughts and parental authority. Let’s talk about 4 Ways to Handle an Opposing View.

Family

Got TO-DO lists? Maybe You’re Doing them WRONG!

Building out this week’s TO-DO list? What if YOU are doing it ALL WRONG? How to build a well rounded, week long to-do list.

Date Night

Reignite your Friday Night

It’s Friday night. The evening where dinner & a movie usually abound. Instead of looking for “5 ways to date your spouse” Get creative & reclaim FRIDAY NIGHT!

Family

Addressing the difficulty of Suicide

Today, September 10th is recognized as “World Suicide Prevention Day”. World Health Organization (WHO) stats show that 800,000 people took their life last year.

Digital Distraction

How my smart phone affects my sleep

How does your smart phone affect the way you sleep… Its time to blame the smartphone. It’s 1:30am.. your eyes are bloodshot, you’ve tossed and turned enough to twist the bed sheets up into the…

Family

Things to do with your family this Weekend!

Looking for something to do this Friday with your family? Search no further than the Fam Fun Pass and these 5 great tips on how to find things to do.

Digital Distraction

How to limit screen time in your home

It’s no secret that we live in a world inundated with screens. So, the task of figuring out a healthy balance of screen time in our home can be tricky.

Family

Dealing with Addiction & Mental Illness in the All-American Home

Many families today face things such as depression, anxiety, addiction, financial hardship, and really a number of differing issues right within their own home.

Child Development

Back to School 2020. 12 tips for Parents to keep your cool!

It’s time for Back to School 2020! Except this year’s return looks a lot different! 12 things you CAN do to prepare your family for school Quarantine Style

Child Development

Dinner is Better When we eat Together

Family dinner time.. Is it just a good ‘ol American past time? Or can we reconnect the family by gathering around and rescuing the dinner table!

Digital Distraction

Are we ADDICTED to our cell PHONES!?!?!

Are we ADDICTED to our cell PHONES!?!?! What would you say if I told you that smartphones and apps are specifically designed to be as addictive as possible? What would you say if I told you that there…

Child Development

How to talk about difficult topics with our kids

What is going on in our world? What can we do about it? And how can we talk about these difficult topics in our home with our kids?

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This isn’t how it was supposed to be…

Imagine the culmination of 12 years worth of time spent working towards a goal. Then, suddenly you’re hit with a ton of bricks…

Child Development

So what is your 2020 “new normal” going to look like?

Everyone is talking about the “new normal” post COVID and what that is going to be like for everyone…

Family

The struggle is real… Learning the art of CONNECTING with your kids.

Anyone else feeling the struggle to connect with your kids? #thestruggleisreal Being a parent in today’s world is not for the faint of heart. It certainly brings all kinds of differing challenges.

Family

Surviving and THRIVING. Parenting Tips and Tricks – an interview with Amber Trueblood

Need advice? Look no further than The FAM Project’s interview of Amber Trueblood. Dive into the depths of what you can do to improve your situation immediately!

Family

Do Hugs Matter: The Importance of Hugging Your Child

Do hugs matter when it comes to your kids? Discover the importance of hugging your child and how it will help with their physical and mental development.

Family

9 Healthy Family Habits to Start Today

Starting healthy family habits shouldn’t be tough to do or expensive. Check out these 9 ideas you can use to bring your family closer and healthier today!

Digital Distraction

9 Amazing TED Talks for Dealing with Digital Distraction

Smartphone devices are extremely prominent in our culture today, so we decided to highlight a few TED Talks about dealing with digital distraction.

Family

Are Family Retreats More Beneficial than a Vacation?

Family retreats can play a huge role in satisfying both aspects you’re looking for, a vacation and bonding more with your family.

Digital Distraction

[Infographic] Screen Time Recommendations for Kids

Concerned about your child’s screen time on digital devices? Check out this infographic on screen time recommendations for kids from infants to 6+ years old.

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