For Families Eyes Only

Week 01 - Weekly news articles about family time...

Thinking about family time this week triggered my military family background... remembering times when my Dad returned home from assignments (although not from combat zones), and when both my brothers returned safe and sound from Vietnam. So here's our tribute to those in the military who treasure their family time!

130 Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team returned home Monday ...

Fort Campbell, KY – The rainy weather that has been over Montgomery County since the early weekend broke for a bit on Monday morning in time to allow 130 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team to return home without getting a good ...

Publish Date: 05/03/2011 5:29

http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2011/05/03/130-soldiers-from-the-1st-brigade-combat-team-returned-home-monday-morning/

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This gal's got some terrific ideas for making games really fun! Make up your own rules... like drawing games (blindfolded), checkers (getting rid of checkers wins). Although the intro is a bit slow, stay with it because her ideas are worth it!

Family Fun Night! - 15747 Create your own family fun night tradition with the ideas, games, recipes, and activities in this book. More info: www.chinaberry.com

Well, what about it? Schedule a family night, and have your kids rewrite their favorite board game rules... Read the rest of this entry »

Today's guest article about family time starts out a bit slowly, but stay with it because you'll find 4 really terrific tips for creating quality family time.

Take notice, too, (just before the tips) of the benefits of family time... the positive effects it has on your kids.

BTW, the video offers tips for getting kids to eat their dinner.

Hopefully, your situation isn't as extreme... it just reinforces the need for spending time together as a family, starting when kids are young!

Increasing Your Family Quality Time

Author: Brian Osher

I just read a mind blowing statistic. According to a survey conducted by the Nielsen Company, the average amount of time that parents spend in meaningful conversation with their children is a mere thirty-nine minutes per week – or, less than six minutes per day! Six minutes per day? Really? Does this statistic surprise you? Do you and your family fall into this category? If so, you're not alone.

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If you want your kids to look forward to family time, make it fun and interesting. Probably the best tip from this video is that family night can actually be any time of day, and even educational.

Parenting Basics : Family Fun Night Ideas A fun family night can be a simple game night at home or a trip to the local museums and parks. Get creative when thinking of fun family night ideas with advice from a clinical psychologist in this free video on parenting. Expert: Deborah Wheeler Bio:...

Parenting forces us to be innovators and teachers... but the trick is to enjoy family time as much as your kids! Read the rest of this entry »

Today's guest article offers 11 really practical tips for turning gardening activities into family time! Who knows... we adults may learn to have as much fun in the garden as the kids ...

Make Gardening a Family Event

Author: Organic Gardener Show them how much you enjoy gardening. Spend time in your garden. It is especially easy to stimulate a child's interests when they see you having fun. Make gardening easy. Don't expect a perfect garden. Allow your family to work at their own pace and within their attention spans and age range, especially children.

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