Category Archives: Family

Pre Deployment Gifts for the Families Left Behind

When our brave loved ones are deployed to serve our country, they leave behind the family and friends who love them. It’s obviously hard on them, but it’s also difficult for the family they leave. Nothing can compare to having them there, but pre deployment gifts can make it a little easier. 4 Deployment Gifts […]

Care Package Ideas for Soldiers

Receiving a care package from home can do so much for a deployed service member. But choosing a going away gift for someone being deployed can seem difficult. The good news is, finding and packing up the package can make you feel even closer to your loved one. Here are some meaningful care packages ideas […]

Support Children with Comfort Dolls

Being a kid is tough, but it’s even more difficult when you’re missing a parent or loved one. Whether Daddy is in the hospital or Mommy is on a military deployment, a child who longs for the one they love could use a little comfort therapy. And one of the best forms comes in the […]

Unique Gifts for Family Far Away

As much as we’d like to be surrounded by our loved ones at all times, most of us have family and friends that don’t live nearby. When you’re looking for gifts for family far away or long-distance friends, there’s nothing quite like a HUGGEE doll. These dolls can be personalized with photos and vocal recordings, […]

Military Christmas Gifts: How Do You Gift Your Military Loved Ones?

Whether your loved ones are about to be deployed or already away on military service and will be gone for the holidays, how do you gift them? Finding the perfect deployment gifts or military Christmas gifts aren’t always easy. You miss these loved ones so much that words, gifts and cards or letters just never […]

Growing Up With Siblings: When Siblings Go Away

Growing up with siblings is special and unique. No sibling relationship is alike. Even in a large family in which one person could have three or four siblings, each sibling will have a different relationship with the other because we all bring out certain traits in each other! That’s what makes the relationship of siblings […]

Military Kids: Is It All That Bad?

The media and literature tends to focus on all the negatives that military kids face, like moving with the military. Each article tends to paint a bleak picture full of negatives for the children of military parents. Whether it’s the quality of education these children receive or dealing with parents that come back from overseas […]

Helping Children Cope With Divorce: Children Hurt

If you’re going through a divorce, you know how difficult the situation is on you and your spouse, but what about the kids? While two happy homes are better than one miserable home, it can take a while for children to adjust to divorce, and helping children cope with divorce is key to everyone moving […]

Enjoying Date Night With The Sensitive Child at Home

When you’re dealing with the sensitive child, any time away from home even if it’s time you and your spouse truly deserve, can be difficult. It’s hard to enjoy a special date night for parents out if you’ve got an upset kid who clings to you or gives the babysitter a tough time. You don’t […]

Support for Children Whose Parents Have Cancer

Finding out you breast cancer is traumatic, but having to tell your children can be just as difficult. While it’s overwhelming to imagine your child saying, “My mom has breast cancer,” it’s so important to be up front and honest with them. This is why you should plan out exactly how you want to approach […]