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Many ask how my daughter and I can still be so close after 12 years and during this difficult age of middle school girls drama, hormone changes and so forth. My answer is simply this, “because I talk to my kids as if they matter, because they do, and I treat them as I would any other human being on this Earth.” Due to the respect and trust I have worked hard to build with my trio, it seems our bond is closer than ever, even during these difficult hormone changing years with my first born. Sure, some days I feel like “who is this moody little tween that looks like my daughter”, but that doesn’t change the fact that she is still the same young lady I raised with …

Did you know that more than 50% of prescription drug abusers 12 and older obtained those prescription drugs from family and friends for free? Further, the number of children under five seen in emergency rooms for medication poisoning related to prescription drug self-exposure has increased dramatically. The holidays bring numerous gatherings and parties, as well as opportunities for guests to acquire medications that are not theirs, including prescription drugs in your home medicine cabinet. RX Drug Abuse When reading the newspaper and watching the news, I have seen more people get addicted to RX drugs than ever before. Not only is there a need to be aware of keeping these RX drugs out of reach of young children who accidentally take these medications, but it is vitally important to keep …

When you become a parent, your life is turned upside down. All of a sudden you are in charge of protecting this little human being. This little human being looks upon you for guidance, unconditional love and acceptance. It is vitally important, from a very young age ,to set boundaries with your child, because I did this with my own children from a young age; we are very close knit. To me, the concept of parenting is extremely simple: Setting rules Setting consequences Being consistent Being okay with the child getting angry with you Accepting that a parent’s job changes on a regular No matter how many times you think you have everything figured out, your child will test some new boundary and you feel yourself starting all over again. …