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    Three ways to help kids cope with a stressful world

    By Terri Brimstone We are living in some very stressful times. The day’s devastating events are overwhelming for adults, and it may be difficult to fully gauge how our children’s little minds are coping with these stressors. As parents, we can’t ignore the realities of our world and the impact they have on our children. […]

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    Building families

    Fertility is not simply a career specialty for Dr. J. Preston Parry and his team at Positive Steps Fertility; it’s a calling. “We really love what we do …,” Parry says. “If we aren’t successful, some couples will forever return to an empty home, so we take what we do incredibly seriously — even if […]

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    8 must-haves for moms

    Let’s face it, being a mom can be super hectic. With job obligations, household responsibilities and kids who bounce from one activity to another, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Here are a few essentials that can make life a little easier.   AIR FRYER (FROM $69.99) I cannot live without my air fryer. If I […]

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    Valentine’s symbols

    THE HEART As early as the 1250s, a French manuscript titled “Roman de la Poire” (Romance of the Pear), depicted a man offering his heart (which looked somewhat like a pinecone) to his beloved. Heart-like shapes cropped up frequently in medieval art, and during the Renaissance, the symbol’s popularity grew as it was used to depict the sacred heart of Jesus. By […]

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    Eat this, not that: parent edition

    By Laurin Lambert As parents, we want what’s best for our children, and establishing healthy eating habits is no exception. However, we also live in a fast-paced world, where we as parents we are balancing homework and after school-activities along with our own adult responsibilities. How can we help our kids make good food choices […]

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    Grateful for the grind

    Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture As a busy wife, parent and entrepreneur, Rita Green has reached a startling conclusion: For moms, there’s no such thing as balance. “You are a mom first and foremost; the children always take priority,” says Green, who has four kids ranging in age from 4 to 15. “That’s the job. I […]

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    Honesty is difficult, but it’s worth it

    By Kelsie Dove My husband and I have made this pledge to our sons, but within the last year, I’ve realized what an important, yet difficult-to-keep, promise this is. At age 8, my eldest son is moving from the black- or-white, right-or-wrong and easy-to-navigate part of childhood into the gray, murky areas of young adulthood — […]

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