So you’ve discovered you’re not Mrs. Cleaver? Who is? Family

So you’ve discovered you’re not Mrs. Cleaver? Who is? Family counseling can be a great opportunity!
Every family has problems, especially when it comes to communicating. Each family member has their own unique personality. That being said, you put a group of individuals together in the parent-teen-kid setting and, inevitably there’s going to be conflicts. Some [...]

Loads of Fun with the Family Feud Game

Back when I was a kid, my parents let us watch TV while eating dinner. We usually ate at about 6:00pm, and in those pre-cable days there wasn’t a whole lot to choose from. We had the news on most channels, plus the Family Feud game show on another. Being kids, we obviously chose to [...]

Nintendo Wii Sports — Fun for the Whole Family

Back when I was growing up, my parents placed a lot of importance on spending quality time together. So in addition to eating dinner together every evening, we also set aside two nights a week where we stayed in to watch movies or play board games. These nights spent watching videos and playing Monopoly represent [...]

Have Some Affordable Fun on a Discount Family Vacation

With the economy in the toilet, people are understandably looking for all kinds of ways to save money. One idea that many magazines and websites are touting is the so-called “staycation”. This essentially means that instead of going on real trips somewhere, families stay home and do things such ride local bike trails, go to [...]

Planning a Family Reunion

Last June, I was planning a family reunion for the first time. You see, my family used to all live in the same area. Because we were all located around Mississippi, we never had to plan family reunions. We would all see each other frequently enough that reunions were unnecessary. We would get together for [...]

How to have the best family Thanksgiving dinner ever!

Turkey day is not far off, when families all over America will be celebrating Thanksgiving, the traditional all-American holiday commemorating the arrival of the first emigrants to this country. Those determined souls, traveling on the Mayflower from England, survived only because of the kindness and sharing of knowledge bestowed on them by the Native [...]