Posts Tagged ‘family’

5 Ways To Celebrate Father’s Day, When Your Child is Still a Baby

Father’s Day is just around the corner. Besides taking the kids to the beach or having brunch at a nice restaurant, here are 5 ideas for dads to use web and social technologies to make this day even more memorable.

Tweet with the kid. Whether you are at a Father’s Day barbeque party or at a jazz concert, live-tweet the event and give short updates on what’s going on. You can share

June 19 2009 | By Leon | Tagged: family, father's day, parenting, twitter, web-app | 11 comments»

13 Things to Do with a Moleskine Notebook

We here at Lifehack have been huge advocates of the Moleskine as a tool for ubiquitous capture -- for jotting down ideas whenever and wherever they occur to you. They're also great for keeping your task list and other information you might need over the course of the day. But those are hardly the only things a Moleskine is useful for! These days, Moleskines come in all sizes and colors, in

April 24 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: blog, family, journal, log, moleskine, notebook, reading, record | 23 comments»

What I’ve Learned From Working in the Preschool Ministry

My son was born on July 31, 2008. To prepare for the trials and travails of fatherhood, I spent my Sunday mornings working in our church's preschool ministry. It was really, really fun, and I look forward to getting back to it over the next couple of weeks (I've taken a hiatus because of travel and fatherhood). In the process, I learned a lot about productivity, management… Continue reading

March 18 2009 | By Art | Tagged: acceptance, children, family, preschool, responsibility | 2 comments»

How to Confidently Handle Festive Family Friction

Help me Steve! The kids, my husband, getting the house ready, the cooking, the shopping plus full-time work - I've got everything to do for Christmas, I'm already running around like a mad thing and time's fast running out! Plus my husband's parents are coming over for the first time and I don't get on with his Mum at all. So Christmas Day itself is going to be… Continue reading

December 10 2008 | By Steve | Tagged: christmas, confident, conflict, family, holiday, personal-development, self-help, stress | 2 comments»

How to Make This Christmas Your Best Ever!

Is Christmas a joyous time for you? Or are you stressed? Overspending on presents, pressure from kids and other loved ones, prolonged and close proximity to difficult family members and loneliness can all build up your stress levels. Christmas can also be very demanding on your relationship as you spend a lot of time together with family and in-laws. However, it doesn’t have to be so. Christmas is meant to… Continue reading

December 3 2008 | By Arvind | Tagged: cheer, christmas, family, holiday, party | 7 comments»

10 Keys to a Successful Romantic Relationship

In romantic relationships, as with so much else, it's the little things that count. Just as a mis-spoken word or odd look can throw a couple into a weeks-long feud, small and seemingly insignificant gestures can help keep a relationship on track. A little gift, an off-hand compliment, a moment of physical contact can vastly strengthen a relationship.

According to psychologists Nathaniel Branden and Robert… Continue reading

September 10 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: couple, family, love, marriage, relationship, romance | 21 comments»

Working at Night is for Raccoons – Not You!

If you’re packing your computer or briefcase and lugging it home to do more work most days you gotta ask yourself, “Why am I doing this?” When you’re sitting in front of the keyboard writing an email to someone at the office at midnight would your friends ask, “Aren’t there other things you’d rather be doing?” When you get your paycheck do you think, “I sure get paid well, that’s… Continue reading

June 30 2008 | By Susan | Tagged: areer, family, time-management, work, work-life balance | 14 comments»

6 Mother’s Day Gift Tips for the Productive Lady in Your Life

The problem with picking a gift based purely on productivity is that most people like gifts that they won’t buy for themselves: people want something fun, something special — and your mother is no exception. And Mother’s Day is almost here: it falls on the on the second Sunday of May, which just happens to be this weekend. We each have only a few days to make sure that… Continue reading

May 8 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: family, gift, mother, mother's day, present | 3 comments»

Helping the Family to Get Things Done

Ever had a conversation with your brother about how he feels like he never seems to get anything done beyond checking his email? Or talked to your mother about her difficulties finishing a project? Have you ever tried to help them set up a system — make their lives a little simpler or a little more productive? And had that attempt blow up in your face? My experiences with helping my family… Continue reading

May 6 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: family, help, Productivity | 12 comments»

10 Ways We Hurt Our Romantic Relationships

It's not easy to have a great relationship with your boy/girlfriend, partner, or spouse. But it's not impossible, either -- it takes some work, of course, but it's good work, work that's a joy when everything comes together.

A lot of times, though, the work isn't enough. We get in our own way with ideas and attitudes about relationships that are not only wrong, but often work to undermine… Continue reading

February 22 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: family, love, marriage, partnership, relationship, romance | 19 comments»

How to Improve Your Relationship with a Weekly Review

One of the big complaints that people trying to get themselves more organized and productive have is that no matter how on-the-ball they get, their family still throws them curve balls. While it's clearly insane to expect a 6-year-old to start worrying about todo lists and ubiquitous capture, I think at least part of the problem lies with our attitudes and expectations about our home life. Home is supposed… Continue reading

February 18 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: family, gtd, marriage, partner, relationship, spouse, weekly_review | 11 comments»

How to Keep Family Relationships Intact with Geni

There was a time when it was easy to keep up with your family – they lived down the road, on the block or nearby in the city. That time passed decades ago, with technological advances in transport and communication, and now families can be strewn across the country, or even the world. But those same advances in technology and communication that keep families apart can also relieve the relationship deterioration… Continue reading

February 15 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: family, genealogy, relationships, social-network, web-app | 7 comments»

Leaving the McMansion for the Small Life

Natives to pastoral areas know what it looks like. What was once a pasture with cows now looks like a small village -- only the homes are anything but small. These McMansions are often well over 4,000 square feet large with plenty of luxury amenities for the average sized family. Interestingly, these mega-homes may not be all the rage in our future suburban landscapes. The Star Ledger… Continue reading

November 26 2007 | By Mike | Tagged: family, home, house, living, small, space | 18 comments»

7 Ways to Help Your Child be a Homebody

After a 10 hour road trip this past weekend, my family and I spent the balance of the weekend puttering around the house and enjoying some of the simple things in life. We have come to accept that we are content spending time at home just being a family. Here are seven simple tips for helping you and your children enjoy time at home. Establish routine. Whether… Continue reading

November 2 2007 | By Mike | Tagged: children, family, life | 9 comments»

27 Games For Kids While On A Road Trip

Taking the kids out on the road can be a blessing and a nightmare. Also, from their perspective, it can be quite boring. So to let restless kids have a little fun makes sense; but it shouldn't cost you the price of in-car monitors and gaming consoles! Here are 27 great [and free] games you and the kids can play anytime, anywhere. License Plate Lingo: You can use the license… Continue reading

October 22 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: family | 2 comments»

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