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Advertisers creating family-friendly programming to pitch their products

For quite some time parents have been complaining about the lack of quality family television. In fact, an Association of National Advertisers 2009 poll reported than less than one quarter of parents say they are satisfied with their options. As consumers...

Published 11 Feb 2010 11:44 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, entertainment, Wal-Mart, P&G
The controversy that wasn't

There were a lot of firsts in last night's Super Bowl 44. The New Orleans' Saints made their first showing and earned their first victory. Pepsi made no showing in the much-hyped advertising competition. And an organization that supports family...

Published 8 Feb 2010 7:58 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Super Bowl, Tim Tebow
Are you "swapping" this season?

A few years ago the adults in my family decided to stop "swapping" money at Christmas buying each other gifts we either couldn't afford to give or may not want to get. Perhaps we should have considered another type of "swap"--the...

Published 16 Dec 2009 2:53 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Swap, Gifts
Being thankful shouldn't be a once a year activity

I love Thanksgiving. You get to enjoy great food, good friends and time away from your daily grind without the pressure of gift giving and over-the-top decorating. I also love the point of the holiday which is to remind us that no matter what we've...

Published 13 Nov 2009 4:55 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Tweens
Keep Your Fury Friends Safe On Halloween

With all of the kids, costumes, parties and candy, Fido's safety might be overlooked on Halloween. Here are some great tips from Shelley Frost, who wrote Your Adopted Dog: Everything You Need to Know about Rescuing and Caring for a Best Friend in...

Published 29 Oct 2009 8:03 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Health, Pets, Safety
Just say no to cough medicine...abuse

As we enter cold and flu season odds are you'll be at the store looking for cough medicine. It will be difficult to get without assistance...and that is a good thing. Turns out 2.4 million teenagers abuse cough medicine every year, and the number...

Published 12 Oct 2009 11:11 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Parenting, Health, Tweens, Drugs
Send a note, share a meal

In an age of digital everything, there is still nothing like a hand-written note stuck to a mirror, tucked into a briefcase or snuck into a lunch bag. I try and sneak notes into my daughter's lunch box just to let her know I am thinking about her...

Published 30 Sep 2009 8:56 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Food, Kraft
Eat dinner with your family tonight

Today is Family Day--A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children, a time to rededicate yourself to the importance of gathering around the family table at least once a day. The annual celebration was started back in 2001 by the National Center on Addiction...

Published 28 Sep 2009 8:45 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Home, Food
7 Habits of Highly Balanced Employees

According to a great article by Kathie Lingle in the Huffington Post on Friday, there are seven guiding principles in achieving work-life balance. It caught my attention today because I am actually dealing with several of them as I work from home with...

Published 21 Sep 2009 12:37 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Money, Home, Employment, productivity, service, behaviors
Anger: the hidden emotion every new mom faces

Over the past few days, I've encountered three different news items related to anger in moms. I am a big believer that when something happens in threes, there is a lesson to be learned and shared. It started with a radio segment on Dr. James Dobson's...

Published 10 Sep 2009 8:44 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Parenting, Mom
What Women Want

Wow, that's a loaded statement! The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) decided to try and unpack that concept, conducting the largest global study of women ever (12,000 women in 22 countries). The results: "...women are over-extended, over-worked...

Published 25 Aug 2009 11:11 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Brands, Family, Money, Home, productivity
Fearless faith and hard work pays off for pets & people

This past weekend my daughter and her friend held their first annual Jax Humane Society Dog Wash & Bake Sale. They planned for weeks; recruiting other girls to help, determining their budget, making a shopping list, mapping the layout of the event...

Published 14 Aug 2009 8:52 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Tweens, Pets
Burglary creates "new normal" for me and my family

In about the time it took me to decide I'd leave my purse in the car while I worked out because it was raining and I was late, thieves decided to break into my locked car and take it and my briefcase. It was daylight. The parking lot was full. It...

Published 7 Aug 2009 9:33 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Safety
A free trial you'll "Flip" for

Sometimes brands just get it right. They see the intersection of interest and opportunity and capitalize on it in a way that shows they truly understand the people they are trying to reach and what matters to them. A great example is the new Omni Flips...

Published 23 Jul 2009 1:30 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Brands, Family, Passions, Summer
Food Network this generation's Home Ec class

There isn't a lot of television programming suitable for or interesting to everyone in my little family. But one station we all can agree upon is the Food Network. In fact, you will find it on most evenings and weekends in our home, even if no one...

Published 14 Jul 2009 12:11 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Home, Food

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Advertisers creating family-friendly programming to pitch their products

The controversy that wasn't

Are you "swapping" this season?

Being thankful shouldn't be a once a year activity

Keep Your Fury Friends Safe On Halloween

Just say no to cough medicine...abuse

Send a note, share a meal

Eat dinner with your family tonight

7 Habits of Highly Balanced Employees

Anger: the hidden emotion every new mom faces

What Women Want

Fearless faith and hard work pays off for pets & people

Burglary creates "new normal" for me and my family

A free trial you'll "Flip" for

Food Network this generation's Home Ec class