Monthly Archives: October 2012

7 Delicious Slow Cooker Chicken Stews

Friday, October 26th, 2012
by Irina Gonzalez

1 I don't know why but I've really been craving chicken lately. Not just any chicken, though, I want the kind of chicken that is going to warm me up from head to toe. That's why what I'm really craving is a delicious, warming chicken stew. I don't really have time to make one right now, though, which is why I'm relying on one of... Read More >

Categories: Food & Recipes, Slow Cooker Chronicles

Actress Alfre Woodard on Talking to Her Kids About Sex

Friday, October 26th, 2012
by familycircle

Alfre Woodard_sm In honor of Planned Parenthood's Let's Talk Month, award-winning actress Alfre Woodad shares her experience about talking to her kids about sex. When it comes to talking with my kids about sex, I’ve always thought that not talking about it would be like not... Read More >

Categories: Parenting Teens & Tweens, The Sex Talk

Is My Daughter Sexcasting?

Thursday, October 25th, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood

Amanda Todd screen If you have followed some of the recent stories of cyberbullying that led to horrific consequences, you might be feeling as if your kids are living in a world you don’t understand and can’t control. Kids are taking their clothes off for strangers online, sending naked photos and videos of... Read More >

Categories: Family Tech with Christina, Parenting Teens & Tweens, Technology

5 Tips to Stay Healthy During Halloween

Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
by Irina Gonzalez

HalloweenSalad I love Halloween. It's definitely one of if not actually my all-time favorite Holiday. I love dressing up,  decorating, trick-or-treating, pumpkin-flavored everything, carving pumpkins, you name it and I enjoy doing it. The one thing I don't enjoy about Halloween, though, is just how easy it is to gain weight once this... Read More >

Categories: Diet Success, Food & Recipes, Health

Getting a Teen to Cook

Monday, October 22nd, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood

sarahs cooking class screen Wouldn't it be great to come home from work and discover that the kids had cooked a wonderful dinner and all I had to do was gush praise and eat? (And maybe do some dishes.) They have a bit more time in the afternoons several days a week than... Read More >

Categories: Family Tech with Christina, Parenting Teens & Tweens, Technology