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How to teach your kids to express emotions
Most parents will agree that a child's emotional well-being is just as important as their physical health. Kids who learn to communicate feelings have a better sense of self-awareness. This benefits their relationships with parents and with their peers. How can you teach your child to manage both positive and negative moods in an emotionally intelligent manner? Here are some ideas for ways to get your kids to express what they are feeling in a healthy way.

Raising Children With a Global Appreciation
Families today tell many different stories. Each comprises different cultures, ancestry and heritage and, because of this, many parents today want their children to celebrate their heritage and to grow up with a natural appreciation for different cultures. But for an infant or toddler, how does a parent open the door to understanding how groups of people who are different are also very much alike in many very important ways?

Road trips are a cost efficient way for families to reconnect
Families across Canada are hitting the road for summer adventure and fun. Road trips are a great way to stretch a vacation budget and show children the Canadian landscape. No matter which direction you choose to travel in, vacationing families will find an array of things to see and do across Canada during the summer months.

Teaching Kids Lessons Beyond Dollars and Cents
To say that money matters have been getting a lot of attention as of late is an understatement. While many of us have grown used to the constant chatter, it might not be the case for children. Given the economic crisis, now, more than ever, it's important to teach the children in your life about the basics of money management. And to take it a step further.

Ease children into the arts for a lifetime of appreciation
A love for the arts and culture begins at a young age. By exposing your children to various aspects of the art world and encouraging their creative inclinations at home, you are ensuring a life-long appreciation that will be beneficial as they move into adulthood. Although some parents may think their children are too young to appreciate formal art and cultural exhibitions, children of all ages can enjoy, learn and be inspired by taking part. By following some of these simple suggestions, your next adventure to your local museum, art gallery or science centre is sure to be fun-filled for the whole family.

An imagination is a wonderful thing
In today's world, it can be difficult to filter out the noise, think outside the box and get in touch with your creative side. And even though children are naturally imaginative, it can sometimes be a challenge to entice them away from the television and computer and encourage them to also focus on creative and artistic activities and pursuits. Here are ten tips to help stimulate your children's creativity, boost their imagination and get them inspired.

Volunteering Together Brings Families Closer
From rising energy costs to escalating prices at the grocery store, Americans are feeling the pinch in their pocketbooks. Traditionally the holiday season can be a time for individuals and families to think of donating to charities, yet some may find it more viable to give of their time. Here are some tips on how to create a worthwhile volunteering experience for your family.

Five Things Nature will Teach Your Child
Deep in the woods, something small is lurking and just waiting to be discovered. Leading children into the arms of nature will expand their horizons and help make them become well-rounded individuals. Here are five things your children will learn by interacting with nature.

Money Talk: The 10 Best Things You Can Say to Your Children about Money
Many parents do not know how, do not want to, or lack the communication skills necessary to talk to their children about money in general. So when a money crisis develops, the potential to pass fearful and negative attitudes towards money to the next generation increases. How effective are you at talking about money? What words do you use when you talk about money in front of or directly to your children? Here is a list of the 10 best things you can say to your children about money. Use it to gauge your money talk skill level.

Four Ways to Keeping Family Harmony
History itself affirms that the family is the foundation of society. It is the glue that holds together civilization itself. Block by block, it builds nations. But the most important place for family is inside each of us; it is who we are. We're living in days when the traditional family is challenged to the hilt. More than ever, parenting and nurturing roles are important and necessary. Like an orchestra, each family member is an instrument, with notes that blend the unit.