The Benefits of Family Recreation
Q. I’m doing a paper on the benefits of family recreation, and I was wondering if you had any information that could help me. A. As a matter of fact I do. Here you go. The Benefits of Family Recreation Family recreation teaches life skills. Children learn a number of life skills from hanging together as a family. They learn how to solve problems and cooperate with one another. Any time you have two or more people together, each with their own personalities and ideas,...
Read More3 Things Your Family Doesn’t Want to Lose This Summer
This past weekend, I was over at a family member’s house. I was watching my 16 year old nephew playing video games. When he took a break to grab some lemonade, I said to him “Hey, whatcha been doing since school has been out?” His mother chimed in sarcastically “Yeah, what have you been doing?” With a sheepish grin, he said “Absolutely nothing.” Most of us, especially kids, look forward to taking life down a few notches once school lets out. And understandably so. It’s...
Read MoreThe Benefits of Family Recreation
Here is a guest post I’ve done for Sue over at Chocolate Cake Club’s Blog called Chocolate Cake Moments: I met another Mom a week or so ago who is following her passion and living out loud. Allow me to introduce Lori Radun of Momnificent.com, who is our FIRST EVER guest blogger. We found over coffee that we have several similarities, most importantly that we are both passionate about the importance of family time. Here is her very convincing take on why it’s so important: The...
Read MoreTop 10 Reasons Our Family Practices Tae Kwon Do
Our family has been practicing Tae Kwon Do for about 9 months now. I am a huge advocate of martial arts for children and adults. Here is why our family values Tae Kwon Do: 1. Tae Kwon Do is a great workout!2. Tae Kwon Do allows our family to take care of our health together.3. Tae Kwon Do's main value is RESPECT.4. Tae Kwon Do teaches confidence and empowerment to somewhat shy children.5. Tae Kwon Do utilizes the process of goal setting to...
Read More“Good” Family Fun Has Many Benefits
The event itself lasted only two hours. The fun didn’t stop until our six year old son Ian closed his eyes to sleep. Let me back up about six years. From the time Ian was 10 months old, he has been a big car freak. I know most little boys enjoy cars, but Ian’s enjoyment is pure passion. At three years old, he could identify practically every make and model of cars that were available, including all the exotics from other countries. He has been reading car magazines since...
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