Old-School Parenting Tips That Still Work Today

Bella Breakdown Though times are a-changing and parenting is following suit, there are some old-school parenting techniques that still work today. Just because we have realized that overly-strict parenting is not the answer, that doesn’t mean overly-lax parenting needs to take center stage. It’s a balance of order and play that will allow your child the best opportunity to becoming a happy adult. Most of us strive to do better than our parents did, but try implementing these ‘old-school’ parenting techniques and see what happens! 1. Eat meals together: Dinner is often the easiest meal to eat as a...

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These IKEA Inspired Baby Names Will Make Your Day

Bella Breakdown We love IKEA, and we love babies…so why not combine the two and create IKEA-inspired baby names? This is no joke, as parents are turning to Ikea furniture for baby name inspiration. Perhaps we are running out of inspiration for baby names and are relying on retailers, like IKEA, who use charming names for their items. Babycentre says, “IKEA is known for the charming Scandinavian it gives its products, and many work surprisingly well as baby names.” Here are the best baby names, inspired by the Swedish retailer: 1. Sommar: Meaning ‘summer.’ 2. Ingo: Meaning, ‘protected by...

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Diamond Finger Piercings Are The New Engagement Rings

Bella Breakdown Diamonds are forever with this new piercing trend. People are now replacing their engagement rings with finger piercings. They are a type of microdermal piercing, which appear on flat surfaces of the body like the collarbone, back or cheeks. Engagement piercings appear on the ring finger in place of a traditional ring. It takes about 10 minutes to complete. The piercing costs between $100 and $200, but the stone is an additional cost. Healing will take up to 20 weeks. Physicians have already expressed concern over the trend and advise that they should be performed with intense...

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10 Ways To Cope With Anxiety

Bella Breakdown Do you need a little extra help dealing with your persistent worries? Maybe it’s time to try some new tactics in facing your anxiety. One psychologist gives us some innovative, and even a little strange, advice on how to best cope with anxiety. 1. Repititon: Take the thought and repeat it for over 20 minutes. This repetition will create a boredom, therefor eliminating the need to worry about it. 2. Do it: Make it worse by simply doing what you’re afraid of. Naturally, you will see that the fear over the thought was much greater than just...

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A Love Story Inspired This Candy Shop

Love Inspired This Tasty Chocolate Bar This is a love story for the ages, and it’s just in time to warm your heart on Valentine’s Day. Josh took Rosie on a date to see the movie “Willy Wonka in the Chocolate Factory” and a simple idea was born: why is it only kids that get to have the fun with chocolate and candy? Let’s just say, we are very glad these two love birds started Sugarfina, a candy boutique for adults, because now we get to try all the candy that we thought we lost when we began adulting....

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