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Healthy Habits: How to Promote Healthy Living for the Whole Family

Motherhood Moments

Image via Pexels Parents of children today face extra challenges when it comes to teaching their kids how to make good decisions, especially concerning their health. This article shared below by Frugal Focus will provide guidance and tips for helping kids learn to make healthy choices they can carry into adulthood.

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Addicted to the Screen

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For the drive, his parents allowed him to use his Kindle to read or play games. They have installed parental controls which restrict the times of day he can use the device as well as the time he can spend playing games vs reading books on it. In Psychology Today article Gray Matters: Too Much Screen Time Damages the Brain, Victoria L.

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Scarcity – The Good and the Bad

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Personal computing devices in the home were thousands of dollars in the 1980’s when we got our first system. According to PC Magazine’s PC timeline , the cost in today’s dollars of a PC in 1981 was $7564 people have more computing power in their phone than we had, for much less money. Why is scarcity bad?

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Men’s Journal Magazine Subscription for $2.99/Year

Nicoles Nickels

About this magazine: Scholastic Parent & Child Magazine is for men who love adventure. Each issue features product reviews on the gear you need – from sports equipment to computers and gadgets. You can get Men’s Journal Magazine from Discount Mags for just $2.99 © 2010 Nicoles Nickels LLC All Rights Reserved.

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Gratitude Brings Wealth

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When she saw that her great-grandchildren were not writing thank you notes for her gifts to them, she sent their parents a set of Thank you note cards with envelopes and postage! If you don’t know how, check out Huffington Post article From Entitled to Thankful: Raising Children with an Attitude of Gratitude.

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Festival of Frugality #271- 10 Movies, 10 Lessons Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Fred Lee presents Top 5 Inexpensive Ideas for a Parent-Toddler Date posted at Parenting Squad. Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog presents Build Your Own Gaming Computer posted at The Canadian Finance Blog , saying, “Look into how much money you can save when you build your own gaming computer.

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Reader Tips – Gymboree, CVS, Giant & More

For the Mommas

If you have a Parents Magazine, check for a 20% off Gymboree Coupon. Download the Huggies Rebate Form to your computer. Tips from Crista. Check for a clearance sale at Gymboree. Crista picked up onesies and shirts for just $1.00 Be sure to check those catalina coupons- Crista got a free Smart Balance Butter Coupon at Giant/Martins.