Parenting Together During Prison

Parenting as a whole takes a great deal of commitment and time. It provides a whole new world of challenges, worries, and love. To make the challenge even greater, sometimes one of the parents is serving prison time. While parenting together while one of the parents is serving time can be incredibly difficult, it is…

July 15, 20210Comments

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Receiving Hand-Written Letters

We live in the age of technology. It’s so easy to just pick up your phone and shoot a quick text message or call someone. While communicating in any way is always a good feeling, receiving hand-written letters from someone carries a special meaning. So what are the benefits of receiving a hand-written letter? Letters help…

July 13, 20210Comments

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Family

How to Stay Connected with your Family from Prison

It’s no secret that staying connected with your family while in prison can be quite difficult. Honestly, it can be challenging even when you’re on the outside. So what are some good ways to keep your family unified while you serve your time? WRITE LETTERS: Just as it is with all things relating to healthy…

July 8, 20210Comments

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Family Mental Health

How Poverty Impacts Children

Poverty is one of the biggest global crises in the world today. There are millions of children who are affected by a life of poverty. While some manage to escape the grips of poverty, many never make it out. This is why it's important to understand the impact poverty has on children and their childhoods.…

July 6, 20210Comments

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Family Prison

Romance Letters to an Inmate

"Romance provides the medicine your relationship needs to get off life-support and become vibrant again" Keeping a relationship strong and thriving is hard work under any circumstances. In your relationship, managing life's opportunities and concerns while also trying to keep the romance alive is a top priotity. Keeping the flame lit is no small feat…

July 2, 20210Comments

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Activities Family

Spending Quality Time with your Kids

Having a child is one of the best feelings in the world. Sure, there are tons of stressful times and parenting will always have its challenges. After all, you’re dealing with a tiny little human who is just starting to be exposed to the world. One of the greatest parts of being a parent is…

July 1, 20210Comments

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Family Mental Health Prison

A Child in a Broken Home

A broken home can have a lot of negative impacts on those involved, but nobody is affected quite as much as the children in those homes. With the brain still developing, the homes they grow up in can have serious impacts on their life as they move towards adulthood. MENTAL HEALTH: One of the biggest impacts…

June 29, 20210Comments

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Family Leadership

Being a Real Parent

“There is no such thing as a perfect parent. So just be a real one.” -Sue Atkins Parents will face many challenges with their children, some more difficult than others. One extremely difficult challenge is how involved to be in your children’s lives. Now all parents should be involved in their children’s lives, but there…

June 24, 20210Comments

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Family

Structure Your Day

Time is precious, you want to optimize every moment of the day. There are a few things you should be doing to get the most out of every day and a few things you need to stop doing that are simply wasting your time. Here are five ways on how to and how not to…

June 23, 20210Comments

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Family

How to Budget Without an Income

Knowing how to properly manage your money should be a prioritized skill in your life. Budgeting with a regular paycheck can be tough on its own, throw no income on that instead, and it can shape up to be a real problem. So what can you do to budget better without an income? KNOW YOUR…

June 22, 20210Comments

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