The holidays are once again upon us! This time of year opens the door for families to spend some quality time together. There are some great activities that family members of all ages can participate in. Full story.

The birth of John Hyman's first child didn't fill him with the joy he might have hoped for. Far from treasuring every minute with his son, the Rockville, Md., college writing instructor reacted by teaching more courses just to get himself out of the house. "I didn't know what my role was there," recalls Hyman, 52. His wife, by contrast, bonded instantly with their son, Jake, now a teenager. "Betsy fell in love. It was primal," he says. "I didn't have that experience. I thought I was broken."

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Nearly every week, we see news stories about children living in conditions or situations that are horrendous. Only rarely, however, do we follow up on what happens to the child beyond that moment. Instead, we watch with sadness, hoping that justice prevails and that there’s a system in place to help those children in need. The good news is that there is such a system in place, but it doesn’t work without thousands of people across the country opening their homes to children they have never met before. These are foster families.

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With over 6 billion people on the planet you can’t help but to think that having babies is a very easy process. But for many people that isn’t so and they need to work a little harder to get pregnant or become a paren

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Many children do not understand military terms like: deployment, TDY, extended cruise, remote tour...  and a mother finds herself not only dealing with her own feelings, but the feelings and needs of her children.  Here are a few tips to help the children deal with this time in their lives.

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One dilemma that many parents face is a child who is a picky eater.  A child may go through a phase where they will only eat peanut butter or macaroni and cheese.  So what is a parent to do?  Dinner  is not the time for a busy parent to become a short order cook, but it is important to provide a nutritious meal.  Children also follow the lead of adults, so show them by setting a good example in food choices.  Here are a few suggestions on ways that may make this 'phase' easier on everyone.

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 As if it isn't enough having to prepare ourselves for the deployment of our spouse, we have to prepare our children. Here are some resources and great ideas from other members of the CinCHouse.com community who have gone through this before.

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