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Mar 22, 20202 min read
Simple Sleep
If you've ever looked for sleep advice online, you'll find tips like "turn off screens that emit blue light" and "exercise in the...
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Mar 22, 202014 min read
College Girls Health Talk
This is my first time linking to a podcast, so I hope it works. In addition to podbean, it's also on iTunes under Bright Families....
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Feb 27, 20203 min read
Client Story: Solving UTIs and Mastitis
A friend with many children had found to her dismay that she was very prone to urinary tract infections that would quickly escalate, and...
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Feb 8, 20203 min read
Thinking about Health Care Costs
The other morning my husband and I were discussing insurance costs. We participate in a health sharing ministry, and our monthly share...
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Jan 12, 20203 min read
Crossing the Threshold of Adulthood
As a kid I could tell that it was different to be an adult. Adults got headaches and seemed to find different things funny, and they...
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Jan 11, 20204 min read
Nursing and Fertility
What determines the return of fertility while nursing? If you read the older books about nursing and amenorrhea (such as Breastfeeding...
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Jan 9, 20202 min read
Better Periods
The basic advice I always give girls and women about their periods, to minimize PMS and cramps, is to 1) move 2) eat fiber 3) sleep, and...
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Sep 26, 20196 min read
Guest Post: Kids and Gratitude
Steph writes from a houseful of boys, and has been practicing gratitude with her family for many years. Not too long ago, I heard a story...
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Sep 23, 20195 min read
Guest Post: Helping Children Memorize
By Wendy-Irene Zepeda (Years ago, we had an Epiphany party with a short Nativity play. When we needed a narrator, Wendy's oldest child,...
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Aug 26, 20195 min read
How to be Fun in the Evenings
I'm a morning person. As a kid I would wake up so early there were only colored bars on my grandparents' TV, and I'd wait for Gilligan's...
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Aug 24, 20192 min read
Girls and Skin
My 12-year-old asked me to buy her a "custom" acne formula she'd seen advertised, and I said no. More specifically, I told her she could...
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Aug 20, 20199 min read
Chores and Logistics from a Mom of 10
Sara has many ideas to share from their family systems for various chores and details of daily life. How do you distribute chores? Their...
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Aug 18, 20198 min read
Training Helpful Kids
Mary Kate's helpful post inspired questions about how to get kids to actually DO the chores fairly willingly. For example: " I am still...
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Aug 10, 20192 min read
The Worst Birthday Party, or When to Ask for Help
We emphasize independence around our house, with kids doing chores and serving themselves food as young as possible. So this is the...
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Aug 9, 20193 min read
Mom of 10 - Morning and Homeschool Routines
Sara homeschools in the Pacific Northwest and says that having a routine frees up her energy to focus more on the needs of people around...
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Aug 1, 20193 min read
Morning Routine from a mom of 7
Mary Kate's kids range from 16 to 2, and her family is joyful in the midst of many activities. In her own words: Routines "First of all,...
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Aug 1, 20192 min read
August Inspiration: Routines with 5 Boys
Today it's ideas from Briena, a homeschool mom of 5 boys ages 12 to 2: "One of the things I try hard to do as a homeschool mom is to stay...
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Jul 23, 20192 min read
We Don't Call Food Healthy
Years ago the doctor asked my oldest daughter what was a healthy breakfast. She was 6 or 7, and she looked at him blankly. "We don't use...
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Jul 19, 20192 min read
Appearing and Disappearing Allergies
A friend's daughter, home for the summer and halfway through college, told me over dinner that she's developed allergies to nuts,...
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Jul 17, 20192 min read
Staying Regular
If you're considering Miralax, Metamucil, or Senna tea, there are gentler ways to have things move along regularly. Here are some ways to...
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