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Fight the Pressure to Over-schedule: 10 Tips to Take Back Your Family

By Susan Newman, Ph.D. Author of The Book of NO: 250 Ways to Say It-and Mean It and Stop People-Pleasing Forever

From early morning to late evening most families buzz with non-stop activity that shifts into overdrive during the school year. Once school gets underway—and before—extra curricular sign up sheets abound, and the impulse to engage your children in multiple endeavors becomes hard to resist. » Read more

Dealing with His Crazy Schedule

Is your partner a police officer, first responder, attorney, doctor, pilot, or shift worker?  Does he have a crazy, unpredictable schedule?  It’s hard to have a happy marriage when you barely get to see your man.  Researchers at the University of Maryland's Department of Sociology studied work schedules of married couples and found that divorce rates among couples with » Read more

Are You a Married Single Mom?

If you have kids you know how hard the job of mothering is.  Even though married moms have a spouse to help them with household chores, parenting, and managing the home, they still may feel as overwhelmed as moms who don’t have a partner.  This situation, where women feel like they are stuck doing it all, is becoming more common and has even led to the start of internet sup » Read more

What Triggers Your Anger?

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What Does it Take to Raise Happy Children?

By Dr. Jim Taylor

One of the most frequent comments I get from parents is “I just want my kid to be happy.” Though an admirable and common objective, happiness is one of the most neglected family values in twenty-first-century America. Few parents grasp the essential meaning of happiness for their children and fewer still understand how they can help their children to find it. » Read more

The Secret Gift Inside your Child:

By Joanne Baum

If your child watches television and is able to talk, you are probably being inundated with your child’s requests for the amazing things being shown on television. Remember, those companies pay people large salaries to create those ads your child is falling for. They are well done. They are accomplishing their goal. But at what cost to you? » Read more

The Power of Choice

By Elizabeth Pantley, author of Kid Cooperation: How to Stop Yelling, Nagging and Pleading and Get Kids to Cooperate

Would you like to get your kids to willingly cooperate? Stop the daily battles? Teach your kids valuable life skills? If your answer is Yes! Yes! Yes! then read on . . . » Read more

The Many Faces of Love: Staying Tuned to Your Child's Needs as They Grow

By By Anne Leedom

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Teaching Responsibility Through Natural & Logical Consequences

By Nancy Da Silva There’s the old saying, every action has a reaction. Slam the brake on your car, your car stops. Drink too much, you’ll get drunk. Cut your finger, it’ll bleed, etc. The universe is made up of a system of checks and balances that extend to the way humans behave as well. If you cut someone off in traffic, chances are you’ll get a very specific hand gesture in return. » Read more

Teaching Children Independence and Responsibility

by Lori Radun Do you remember that phase in your child's life when all you heard was "I want to do it!"? You're in a hurry, and you want to help your child get dressed, but your two or three year old will have no part of that. You must wait for 15 minutes while she masters the socks and shoes. Your helpful child, at this age, wants to take out the trash, put away the silverware, bake cookies, and clean the bathroom. What on Earth happens to this independent child? » Read more

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