https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/ Lifestyles articles and media reviews for the education and entertainment of families. 2007-09-14T17:58:30+00:00en-usCopyright © 2000-2026 FamilyResource.com. All Rights Reserved. https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/cooking/kitchen-cabinet-health-herbs-spices?via=feedMy kitchen cupboard rercently got a spruce up with collection of herbs and spices I'd never tried.  Knowing which ones to buy is the hard part. text/plain2007-09-14T17:58:30+00:00Julie Fletcher https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/my-chemical-romance-live-without-chemicals-at-home?via=feedI'm trying to end my home chemical romance.  It's not easy, but these tips Ruth and Bob Haag might help. text/plain2007-08-12T06:27:44+00:00Bob and Ruth Haag https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/career-minded/working-mom-guilt?via=feedWhile it varies in intensity, almost every working mom feels it at one time or another - guilt.  Here's the big two working mother guilt trip questions. text/plain2007-07-15T14:58:28+00:00FamilyResource.com https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/career-minded/nurturing-the-working-mom?via=feedWorking mothers have a very full plate. They are constantly shuffling from one thing to another and sometimes struggle just to keep all the necessary hats on their heads. text/plain2007-07-03T14:52:41+00:00FamilyResource.com https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/cooking/healthy-treats-children-pets-recipe?via=feedWant a healthy treat for your children AND your pets?  Read on for tips and a yummy recipe to try. text/plain2007-07-03T06:03:58+00:00Kymythy R. Schultze https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/pets/three-steps-meeting-a-dog-instructions-for-parents?via=feedIt is very important to teach kids how to interact with dogs they are interested in.  Dog expert and parent Colleen Pelar outlines how to teach your child the three steps to safely meeting a dog. text/plain2007-06-25T03:06:52+00:00Colleen Pelar, CPDT CDBC https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/faith/moving-past-self-destructive-tendencies?via=feedLife has its sets of twists and turns, but we learn to be flexible. text/plain2007-06-22T07:38:52+00:00Dan Solomon https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/holidays/gift-idea-stepfather-fathers-day?via=feedShopping for a stepfather isn’t always the easiest thing to do, because sometimes the birth father’s feelings need to be taken into consideration. text/plain2007-06-16T07:14:09+00:00Susan Keenan https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/holidays/mothers-day-5-gift-ideas-guaranteed-to-make-a-new-mom-happy?via=feedNow, I'm about to reveal a secret so simple and so basic, you may not recognize how powerful it is. Don't be fooled. If you follow this advice, you are guaranteed to make any new mom happy on Mother's Day. All you have to do is give her something that makes her life easier or makes her feel cherished.text/plain2007-05-08T05:17:45+00:00Stephanie Gallagher https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/career-minded/mothers-day-traditions-10-memorable-ways-to-celebrate-mothers-day?via=feedA mother's love is one of the most powerful forces in this world. Here are 10 ways to celebrate her love this Mother's Day.text/plain2007-05-08T05:17:17+00:00Susie Cortright https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/holidays/mothers-day-gift-basket-ideas?via=feedMother's Day baskets are a great way to show off your creative talents while also showing your mom, mother-in-law, grandma, or another special mom how much you care.text/plain2007-05-08T03:12:05+00:00Rachel Paxton https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/mental-environment/buy-nothing-day?via=feedOn November 24th and 25th — the busiest days in the American retail calendar and the unofficial start of the international Christmas-shopping season — thousands of activists and concerned citizens in 65 countries will take a 24-hour consumer detox as part of the 14th annual Buy Nothing Day, a global phenomenon that originated in Vancouver, Canada.text/plain2006-11-22T05:28:41+00:00FamilyResource.com https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/daily-living/adoption-birth-mother-sheds-the-guilt-and-tells-her-reunion-story?via=feedShar's Story reveals her deeply painful experience as a young unwed mother in an unforgiving generation.text/plain2006-11-03T02:47:17+00:00Irene Watson https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/pets/caring-for-your-ailing-aging-pet-how-to-care-for-them-and-when-to-know-that-its-time-to-let-go?via=feedIt is about keeping note of their quality of life. Are they suffering? Are they still showing positive emotional reactions to the people around them? Are they still attempting to be a part of the "pack"? These are all things that should factor in to whether or not you think your pet is merely aging or dying.text/plain2006-10-03T03:41:59+00:00Lisa Donovan https://www.familyresource.com/lifestyles/career-minded/making-your-way-the-knocked-up-single-girls-guide-to-finishing-college?via=feedOne of my greatest frustrations in life was being six months pregnant, twenty one years old and two years away from graduating with an undergraduate degree.text/plain2006-09-28T04:34:26+00:00Lisa Donovan