Is it Really Possible to Keep Families "Connected"... Especially These Days?

Absolutely. But, it's definitely not easy when family time has to compete with school, sports, homework, dance, work... the mall... the cell phone. 

Now imagine a different scenario. Family time no longer competes with these separate activities... it connects them, and your family. You've discovered activities that appeal to more than one family member.

Of course, one member's activities may not appeal to your entire family.. kids are what they are, after all. But success comes when you find activities that involve the majority of the family. Actually, the "hold outs" often forget themselves and join in when they see how much fun everyone else is having.

Here's a tip... visualize each member of your family as a puzzle piece, and each of their interests as more pieces. Add school activities, clubs, and friends (don't forget peer pressure)... and now you're looking at a huge jigsaw puzzle!

The easiest way to solve a jigsaw puzzle is to group like pieces together. You gather up the pieces that have the same configuration, and then pieces with just a portion of a scene or background. Soon, these grouped pieces connect with others... and the puzzle finally, inevitably comes together.

And so it is with families... find similarities among everyone's interests and activities (similar puzzle pieces). The goal is to have each of these "puzzle groupings" include a majority of the family. Don't be surprised when you end up with a more connected family, and more time to enjoy one another. It will also take all your parenting skills to get it started... and to keep the momentum going!

This is where we come in. The Eyes-Only-Club is delighted to bring you websites that are strictly family oriented, focused on family values, yet appealing to individual interests.

Each member of your family will find pages structured for his or her interests, and content that connects them to your family's values. Parents, kids, and grandparents will discover how their individual interests are actually of value to the entire family... that they, as individuals, are essential to the whole wonderful jigsaw puzzle that is their wonderful family!

In fact, you will discover a common thread running through all Eyes-Only-Club websites...

• They provide you with content that's safe for your entire family

• They provide your family with content that satisfies everyone's interests

• They provide a vehicle that keeps individual interests connected to family interests and values

Check out the column to the right for websites that have already been published, and for those nearing publication.

Many more are being developed, so don't miss out on anything...