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Your Parenting Style Impacts Your Teen’s Autonomy

One of the many goals of parenting is to raise children who become successful adults. Ideally, teens should develop the skills they need in order to become adults who can function in the “real world”. A study shows that your parenting style impacts your teen’s autonomy and the quality of his or her romantic relationships as an adult. Developmentally speaking, teenagers are at a stage when they are beginning to separate from their family and seek out their own, individual, identity. Little kids typically have a strong desire to seek approval from their parents. Teens, however, are much more interested … Continue reading →

Your Child’s Name Could Impact His or Her Future

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Would a Rose, by any other name, smell just a sweet? Perhaps Rose’s parents would think so. They obviously have very positive associations with the name that brings to mind a beautiful flower. Other people may not look upon her name quite so favorably. Research suggests that a person’s name shapes the course of his or her life. Parents have so many factors to consider when choosing a name for a new baby. Should you name the baby after a relative? Would a name that is currently cool be a good idea? How about a name that reflects your family’s … Continue reading →

Two Small Budget Home Improvements that Make a Big Impact

Owning a home means that there is always something to fix or to improve. Living in our homes, we tend to see all of the things we would like to change. Homeowners can easily spend tens of thousands of dollars on home improvement projects each year. Most of us, however, don’t have the luxury of an unlimited home improvement budget. Does that mean that we have to forego improvements completely? Of course not! Small budget home improvement projects are quite possible. In fact, if you know where to apply your money, you can experience big changes in your home for … Continue reading →

Does Romney’s Family Tree Matter, Politically Speaking?

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As we get closer to the 2012 Presidential election, people are going to start looking really closely at each of the candidates. How well does that candidate’s views match your own? This year, there has been some focus on the family tree of Mitt Romney. Does his family history matter, politically speaking? It is common for politicians to spend time emphasizing that they represent “family values”. This is not new. Both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama released videos that show, and tell, stories about what their life was like in their family when their children were young. Romney’s video is … Continue reading →

Star Wars the Old Republic Game has Family Tree

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You might not expect a video game to have anything to do with concepts of family. Often, though the MMORPGs do have quite a lot of detail about the family trees of certain, important, in game characters. The new Star Wars game might be the first to connect the characters of players into a family tree. Video games have come a long way since the days when your choices were Mario or Luigi, and your goal was to collect coins, and finish the level before the time ran out. Video games today have detailed story lines that include a history … Continue reading →

Study Confirms Financial Impact of Autism

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A brand new study confirms the findings of a preliminary study that was released in 2011. The new study shows that the income of a family that includes a child who has autism is significantly less than the income of families who don’t. This is due to a number of factors. In 2011, there was a preliminary study that used data that came from a survey done by the United States government’s Medical Expenditures Panel. Researchers looked at information about families that included children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), about families who had children with other types of chronic health … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – March 11 – 17, 2012

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The Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a quick and easy way to find out about everything that hit the blog this week. You may have missed something that you wanted to read, but didn’t end up having the time to do it. Just click on the link to any of the blogs that catch your attention, and you will go right it. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on March 12, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of a podcast called “The Power of Moms”. It features Mary Jenkins, the mother of … Continue reading →

Survey Shows Emotional Impact of Food Allergies

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A new survey reveals the emotional impact of food allergies. The survey asked parents of children who have food allergies about their own feelings in regards to their child’s food allergies. It also asked the parents about their perceptions about how their child feels when dealing with his or her food allergies. A survey was done by FAAN and Galaxy Nutritional Foods. FAAN stands for Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. They are a non-profit organization that is dedicated to increasing public awareness of food allergy and its consequences, to educate people about the condition, and to advance research on behalf … Continue reading →

What is Family PACT?

Family PACT is not, technically, the same thing as health insurance. However, it is a good option for low income people who are interested in obtaining health care that is related to family planning. It is a program that exists only in California. Other states may have a similar program, with a different name. People who are able to afford to purchase private health insurance can receive everything that has officially been categorized as “preventative care” for free. This health reform law went into affect on March 23, 2010. All health insurance policies that were purchased on or after September … Continue reading →

No Impact Man

No Impact Man was written by Colin Beavan. It’s one man’s journey to try to lessen the impact that he and his family have on the planet. The thing that makes it even more interesting is that they live in New York. Colin tells the tale of the year that he, his wife and their small daughter tried to have no impact on the planet. Along the way he tells the story of lessons they learned, how they reconnected as a family and also with their friends. When they could no longer eat at restaurants or pick up fast food … Continue reading →