Strengthening Social Connections on Summer Vacation
By Christine Murray, HRI Director What’s the perfect recipe for summertime family fun, whether on vacation or close to home? Over the last two days, we’ve looked at two key ingredients that researchers have identified as helping children make meaning
Exploring New Things Within the Familiarity of Your Family
By Christine Murray, HRI Director “Novelty and familiarity, therefore, meant not only a relaxation of normal responsibilities, but also new activities and adventures with more freedom and independence, all within a safe and socially stable environment.” (Hilbrecht, Shaw, Delamere, &
Maximizing Fun on Family Vacation
By Christine Murray, HRI Director As we mentioned yesterday, research tells us that having fun is one of the most meaningful aspects of family vacations for children. Common sense would tell us this, too, in that vacations are often synonymous
Having Fun Is Serious Business
Greetings From Your Family’s Best Summer Ever! Series Introduction
By Christine Murray, HRI Director School’s almost out in Guilford County, and that has us at HRI thinking about summer fun and family vacations! Now, we love hanging out by the pool, road trips, and cookouts as much as
Self-Care Action Plan for Busy Parents
We hope you’ve enjoyed our series on “Be a Mom to Yourself, Too,” in which we’ve focused on the importance of self-care for busy moms in honor of Mother’s Day! Hopefully, you’ve taken some time to consider ways you could
When Moms Feel Burnout
By Christine Murray, HRI Director All moms may face feelings of burnout from time to time. It’s part of the territory of the intensity of the demands of parenting. Helpguide.org defines burnout as “a state of emotional, mental, and physical
Five-Minute Boosts for Busy Moms
By Christine Murray, HRI Director Do you ever read articles about self-care for moms and laugh at the thought that you could actually find time to really practice self-care? Especially those articles that tell you to do it every day
A Mother’s Day Survival Guide for Single Moms
By Christine Murray, HRI Director Holidays are supposed to be times of joy and celebrations. However, for people whose family circumstances aren’t exactly how they may want them to be, holidays can be really rough. In fact, holidays often highlight