Tips To Keep The Holidays From Halting Your Fitness Regimen
Don’t ignore the holidays — acknowledge that they will change your fitness regimen. Then, make the following adjustments to stay fit and feel good during the holiday season:
1. Schedule — re-schedule. Take an honest look at your schedule, and instead of trying to squeeze exercise […]

All About Gift Cards
Gift cards — or gift certificates — are great gifts that can be seen as bonus gifts — or impersonal, last-minute, thoughtless attempts at a gift.
Advantages of gift cards:
* You don’t have to worry about whether a gift fits, is the right color, size or something the recipient will like. They can […]

Too Many Toys for Tots?
Can toddlers have too many toys?  Yes, your child can have too many toys. How do you remedy this? Are you kidding me? You take some away! There is no rocket science to this problem. It’s all about paying attention:
* If your child expresses frustration or another disturbing emotion when he […]

Blended Families at the Holidays
Step-families, or blended families are tricky business because the blending of children who have different custody schedules at mom’s house and dad’s house suddenly have a new step-mother or step-father, and no matter how long they’ve known each other, how long mom and step dad or dad and step mom dated, […]

Cut Down On Children’s Holiday Travel Stress
The holiday travel time is stressful for adults, kids and seniors, and everyone acts out and somatizes their feelings to some degree, but when children are the stress victims, there are ways that you can help them go easy on themselves. Read my tips and advice below.
4 Tips To […]

Holiday Home Safety The biggest problems in home safety at the holidays come from people not being aware or alert so that they can prevent or remedy safety hazards.– If you’re tired, you’re less likely to be aware or alert of problems, and your reaction time is going to be off.– If you’re drunk, you’re also […]

Teenage Boys Top 10 Gift Wish List Teenage boys have lots of items on their holiday wish lists. Make them happy with any of the following:1. Video games — the latest ones always work. If they don’t have a video game system, and you’re feeling generous, get one!2. iTunes gift card so that they can go […]

Guys Gift Wish List It’s been said that men are harder to shop for than women, and while I cannot confirm or deny this myth I can offer some gift ideas for those hard-to-shop-for men in our lives — boyfriends, husbands, brothers, etc.Guys Gift Wish List1) A pair of sporting events tickets — for him and […]

You’re Gay, and You’re Going Home for the HolidaysIs there any way to alleviate stress when you’re going home for the holidays and you’re gay — and your parents aren’t accepting?Going home for the holidays, when you’re gay, and your parents aren’t — sexually or literally — can be difficult. But there are ways to […]

Parenting: How To Navigate the Holidays After A Divorce
Transitions are difficult in normal times. Add a holiday and complications abound. Here’s some advice for the following transitions:
A new divorce where there are children involved:
1. Abide by the court ordered custody schedule. Don’t pick now to make a custody fight. If you don’t like the […]