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- Family Budgeting: The Purpose Determines The Budget - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2011 from Rick CarterIn these economic times, practically no one has the luxury anymore of joking “I can’t be broke – I still have checks left!” Managing your money is a necessity. Unfortunately, all of the information out about how to set up a budget almost always ignores the most important point: the purpose of ...
Views: 3532(1 vote) - ***Expert Q&A: Grudges and Forgiveness - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2011 from Dr. LeslieBeth (LB) WishIf you're like myself and many of my clients, you find forgiveness a difficult prospect. Big questions such as "When is it too late to ask for an apology?", "Is forgiveness necessary for personal and spiritual growth?", and "Should someone apologize for being truthful?" complicate the ...
Views: 3513(4 votes) - ***9 Beach Vacation Ideas - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2018 from Hotels Etc.com9 Beach Vacation Ideas When it comes to go on your beach vacation, it can be very hard to pick a destination. There are many places you can go, whether you want to explore the beaches of Hawaii or just play golf in Georgia. Below, you'll find 9 ideas to help you decide on where to go ...
Views: 3504(1 vote) - 6 Common Characteristics of a Super Resilient Mom - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2014 from Anna RodriguezThe hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rocks the world. This hand also prepares the family’s meals, drives kids to school, pushes the swing, gives a pat on the back, and lends itself selflessly, among many other wonderful things a mom does for her family. What are the traits of a ...
Views: 3502 - Raksha Bandhan – A Strong Bond of Brother and Sister - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2012 from John MathewRaksha Bandhan is one of the most auspicious festivals in India which is celebrated with great joy and fervor. The central ceremony involves the tying of a rakhi, also known as a sacred thread, by a sister on her brother's wrist. This symbolizes the sister's love and prayers for her brother's ...
Views: 3485 - ***How to Fight Fair in a Marriage - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. We are often asked this question – “Is arguing healthy for a marriage?” The simple answer is, “Yes!” When a husband and wife argue, they are engaging in a perfectly normal and expected part of what it means to be married. In fact, disagreement ...
Views: 3481(20 votes) - ***Parents, Love, and the Holidays - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2010 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. This Holiday Season again reminds us of the importance of being with those you love as you celebrate the joy of the season. We have heard repeatedly during our many interviews with successfully married couples around the world the importance they ...
Views: 3459(37 votes) - Single Mom's Promise To Her Son - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2014 from Jessica RectorMommy really doesn't know much right now, but I promise you I will. The only thing I do know is mommy loves you more than words, more than actions. Mommy loves you as though you are her heart, spirit, and soul wrapped in one... without a beginning or an end. There is no depth or breath to my ...
Views: 3425 - ***Helping Your Mom and Your Marriage – Finding a Balance - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. We owe our moms a lot. While we are lucky that we get to have them around, we have to find a balance between helping our mom and nurturing our own marriage. Over-committing time in a helping relationship at the expense of your marriage will, in the ...
Views: 3417(39 votes) - How To Keep Your Firewood Supply Termite-Free - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from Craig ElliottWhile most homeowners are concerned about termites and the possibility of an infestation, they often tend to overlook their firewood when trying to keep termites away from their house. Part of the reason for this is that many homeowners who have a fireplace or wood-burning stove just don't think ...
Views: 3416 - The New Microwave Mentality - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2011 from cedric riceThere is a new mentality in the industrialized world which I call the microwave mentality. It is a result of the information age and will only grow with industrialization. I call it the microwave mentality. We want everything quickly in this day and age because there is such an abundance of ...
Views: 3416(1 vote) - Gangs 101 - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2009 from Kerry SauveThe word Gang causes a great deal of controversy and fear every time it is uttered. There is a great deal of myth and misconception about just what is a gang, how they recruit/operate and the danger they pose to our society, our families and children. Working with gang members for a great number ...
Views: 3400 - 10 Quick Tips for Family Summertime Blues and Boredom - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Lori RadunIn most homes, school is over, and summertime has begun. On the one hand, most moms feel grateful that warm weather is here, family fun has begun, and the stress of the school year is on hold for the next three months. The kids are ecstatic because they get to run through the yard shooting ...
Views: 3392(9 votes) - Barbie's For Boys....Why Not? - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2010 from annette simmonsI can still recall fondly my childhood. Years spent playing with my assorted dolls and their accessories. Creating imaginary worlds of glamor and adventure. My dolls were an outlet-as for most little girls the opportunity to forage into the social realm with the proverbial security blanket. ...
Views: 3386 - Three Speedy Tricks for Funny Best Man Speeches - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Steven RobbinsWedding ceremonies are usually indeed sincere occasions. On the other hand, aside from a particular degree of solemnity needed in the ceremony, it is also said to be a joyous and joyful celebration. This is why the best men in weddings offer some of the burden of creating the event a little ...
Views: 3381(2 votes) - How to Plan For An Electric Rewire To The Home - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2010 from Stephen DrummonsyAn electrical rewire is one of the most disruptive jobs that can be applied to a house. It is often a major undertaking and you need to accumulate as much information as possible before making a choice to carry out a rewire to your property. To establish the true condition of the electrical ...
Views: 3376 - Ten Gifts for Tween Girls - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2009 from brian spilnerThe American Heritage Dictionary defines a tween as “a child between middle childhood and adolescence, usually between 8 and 12 years old.” In other words, a tween is a person who is most likely suffering the angst that accompanies a very awkward period in his or her life! If you have a tween ...
Views: 3373(1 vote) - Planning Your Baby's Christening - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2008 from Jeff FainA christening is an important event for both friends and family, so make sure you start your planning early to make this day special. Asking yourself these questions will you get started on the right foot. When should your baby be christened? Parents choose to christen their babies at ...
Views: 3372 - ***How to Get through the Holidays if You Are Single - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2008 from Karyn MaierThe holiday season is tough for many people. Family events and holiday parties remind us of our unhappiness with love and our family history. You can’t go back, but you can certainly learn from the past and use your discomfort with this time of year to motivate you to examine yourself and set ...
Views: 3341(3 votes) - Housework Cleaning Checklist - Part One : How to Clean Your House While Becoming Physically Fit - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2005 from Vincent Plataniahttp://www.fullerstore.com Today’s homemaker is usually a harried soul. She may well have a houseful of children or pets, even if she is single. She probably does her housework when she is not working at her “day job.” She has the pressures of entertaining, of impromptu visits from family and ...
Views: 3339 - Narcissistic Parent and Enabling Parent - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2015 from Randi FineIs One Parent a Narcissist and the Other an Enabler? To find out if you have a narcissistic parent and a parent who enables him or her, please answer yes or no to the following twenty questions: Did you grow up in a two parent home with one parent significantly more domineering than ...
Views: 3337 - Cognitive Therapy for Troubled Teens - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2008 from Mark PetersonThe particular therapeutic techniques vary according to the particular kind of client or issue, but commonly include keeping a diary of significant events and associated feelings, thoughts and behaviors; questioning and testing cognitions, assumptions, evaluations and beliefs that might be ...
Views: 3333 - 8 reasons why men are not eager to get married - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from Raymond FohjemHave you ever wondered why some men are not eager to get married? Have you ever come across someone who has all what it takes, but not willing to settle down with a partner? Have you ever wondered why some men decide to be running after many girls at once? Whenever you come across someone ...
Views: 3332 - Can An At-Home DNA Test Be Legally Binding? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2012 from Maura LCan An At-Home DNA Test Be Legally Binding? Having a legally binding, or court admissible DNA test done can be an expensive process. Choosing an at-home, or self collected test can bothn save you money and speed up the process. An at home DNA test can be legally binding as long as the proper ...
Views: 3317(2 votes) - Ceremony of Welcome - Welcoming a New Member to Your Family - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsJust as our inner landscape is constantly shifting and changing in response to the world around us, the dynamics of the families we belong to evolve over time. When we welcome an individual into our family—whether that individual is human or animal—a transformation takes place, a shift in the ...
Views: 3307 - ***The State of Our Unions: Is Marriage in Trouble? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. In Middle America, marriage is in trouble! So say W. Bradford Wilcox of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and Elizabeth Marquardt of the Center for Marriage and Families Institute for American Values in New York ...
Views: 3304(14 votes) - ***Nana and Lucy's Excellent Adventure: A Story of Mindful Relationships Between Nana, Lucy and Nature - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Janet NestorAfter a morning filled with an Easter Egg Hunt, moments of remembrance related to Easter's deeper meanings, and a breakfast fit for a prince and princess my husband and our grandson Kodiak went off for some time together. Our granddaughter Lucy and I went for a walk along the greenway that ...
Views: 3300(13 votes) - Choosing to send your Troubled Teen to a Boarding School? - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from dan dekkerBeing a teenager is quite often a rough time in life for many kids. It is a time of transition, when one is not quite a child anymore, but also not an adult. There is still a lot of growth that needs to occur, yet teenagers often feel that they should be able to be self sufficient as well. ...
Views: 3289(2 votes) - 7 Conflicts an Absent Father Can Cause in His Daughter's Work Life - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Carna Zacharias-Miller,Fathers can be physically or emotionally absent in their children’s lives for many reasons, and all of them hurt. Some of them are death, divorce, abandonment, prolonged work-related absences, or abuse. While the impact of a missing father on his grown-up daughter’s relationships with men has ...
Views: 3283(1 vote) - ***Expert Q&A: Fix Your Sexless Marriage - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Dr. LeslieBeth (LB) WishQ: How can I turn around my sexless marriage? A: Why would some couples remain celibate? Isn't sex supposed to be part of the pleasures of love and marriage? Yet, approximately 10-15% of marriages may experience long stretches of time without sex. A smaller number of couples never ...
Views: 3282 - ***How Do I Know I Am Ready for a Divorce? - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2009 from LB WishHow Do I Know I Am Ready for a Divorce? A great question not so easily answered. Research has shown that even happy long-term marriages have rough patches that the couple manages to triumph over, not just survive. Yet, there are truly very bad marriages that often involve behaviors such as ...
Views: 3279 - Grandparents and Stepchildren: Getting That “Something Special” - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2012 from Lisa Perry“What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, and lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.” ~Rudolph Giuliani “The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that ...
Views: 3267 - Home is Where The Heart Is -- What to Do When a Dementia Patient Keeps Asking to Go Home - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2009 from Sheryl Karas Paul Hood“...Every day’s an endless stream Of cigarettes and magazines And each town looks the same to me The movies and the factories And every stranger’s face I see Reminds me that I long to be Homeward Bound I wish I was Homeward Bound Home, where my thought’s escaping Home, where my music’s ...
Views: 3266(1 vote) - How To Get Along With Your Mother-in-Law - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2007 from Yana BerlinIn my previous blog (announcing Mother-in-Law Day on October 28), I suggested we all try to be a little more respectful of the women who brought our husbands into the world. Since then I have heard from several friends who agreed with my sentiment but said they found it hard to get along with, ...
Views: 3264 - ***Santa's 7 Holiday Stress-Busting Secrets - by Submitted on May 08, 2013 from Jim AllenIt's the most wonderful time of the year... Or so they say. While the end of year holidays are supposed to be a time of peace, love, and joy, it often turns out to be a time of stress, depression and worry -- especially as people struggle to create some "holiday magic" for their friends and ...
Views: 3251(3 votes) - 12 Common Lies Kids Ever Told Their Parent - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2015 from Anna RodriguezIf you’re a parent of a growing child, maybe you already experienced being lied to by your kid. If you have yet to discover your kid telling a lie, well, you should prepare yourself for it eventually. All children lie. Now, should you be worried about it? Should you question your modern ...
Views: 3242 - 5 Surprising Traits from Parents Most Adults Will End up Inheriting - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2018 from M Nasir AzizYour ancestors can have a tremendous impact on who you end up becoming as an adult. Click here to learn which surprising traits from parents you will inherit! "That's exactly what your parents would say!" It's something most of us have heard at one point or another. Whether it makes you ...
Views: 3240(1 vote) - ***Put the Holiday Spirit in Your Marriage - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. Let’s face it, holiday lights help put you in the spirit of the season. Like the holiday lights, the people you love and who love you light up your life. “Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays, ‘Cause no matter how far away you ...
Views: 3227(23 votes) - Ways to Survive the Horrors of Grief During Halloween & Other Holidays - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2010 from Gemini AdamsGuy Fawks night is the British equivalent of the 4th July—well almost. Fireworks certainly spill into the night skies above every town in the country. Held on the 5th November its usually a chilly night with spectators wrapped up in hats, scarves, gloves and coats, grateful for the raging ...
Views: 3213(1 vote) - Elder Care - Keeping Your Marriage Strong While Caring For Aging Parents - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2010 from Diane and Lewis DenbaumThe Situation: Aging Parents Many couples are readjusting their lives and schedules so that they can be more attentive to the needs of their aging parents. A whopping 44 million adults in the United States are providing unpaid care to another adult, according to a recent study by the National ...
Views: 3211(1 vote) - Family Dysfunction, Festivities, and The Power of Forgiveness - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2010 from Brenda AdelmanHolidays are meant to be happy, joyous and life-affirming times. Filled with joy and gratitude we return home to our families, fill our bellies with delicious food and our hearts with cheer. Right? Well, truth be told that in most cases this just isn’t true. Instead of happiness, anger brews. ...
Views: 3198 - ***Expert Q&A: Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail and How You Can Beat the Odds - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from Dr. LeslieBeth (LB) WishHave a relationship question and want Dr. Wish's advice? Email her a question, here. Your query may become an article! Q: Every year I drop my New Year's resolutions by February. What can I do to keep them? A: Unfortunately, for many of us, by Valentine's Day your New Year's resolutions ...
Views: 3197(2 votes) - Born to Eternal Life with God -- A Eulogy for mom - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriOn Behalf of the Palmieri, Pagliaro, O’Brien, Gai, Agid, Brault and Graney families I say thank you for honoring mom, better known as Josephine and coming to here to celebrate her life, and we thank you for supporting us. I want to tell you about my mom .......she was an ordinary woman who ...
Views: 3193(3 votes) - It Takes a Village to Raise a Child - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2012 from Rick McBrideIt takes a village to raise a child. Ever think about what that might really mean or where the statement comes from? While there are some who say it originated in Africa, there is no clear proof. Like so many other common sense insights, it may have many origins; indigenes across time and ...
Views: 3191 - Creating Family Acceptance - by Submitted on May 20, 2012 from Tina TessinaLately, I’ve gotten so many anguished questions from people who are being criticized and rejected by family for making relationship choices the families don’t like, usually for cultural or religious reasons, that I changed my mind about what I was going to write this month. If your choice of ...
Views: 3187(3 votes) - ***Expert Q&A: Coping with an Ill Partner - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Dr. LeslieBeth (LB) WishQ: My partner's become withdrawn since being diagnosed with a serious illness. What should I do? A: Despite all the advancements in medicine, most of us are still terrified to hear words such as cancer, tumor, incurable, inoperable, experimental, drug resistant, radiation, and chemotherapy. ...
Views: 3186 - Who is Fancy Nancy? Take our Fancy Nancy Quiz and Find Out What You Know About this 5 Year Old Icon - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2011 from Eveline BendleDo you know Fancy Nancy? Well, if you are a 4 to 6 year old girl, you most definitely know who she is. Nancy, the creative brilliance of author Jane O’Connor, is a young girl who loves everything fancy. The original picture book in the series, aptly titled “Fancy Nancy” spins the tale of ...
Views: 3186 - 5 Steps To Relief For Parents With A Clingy Toddler - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from Sandra DyeOne of the most difficult stages of raising a young child is from 18 months to 3 years old. During this time, it can feel like there is a ball and chain connecting you to your child. It can feel like you are under your child’s control. Your child seems to be dictating your every move, and ...
Views: 3184(1 vote) - Are You a Codependent Parent? - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2012 from Darlene LancerCodependency causes so much unhappiness. Research shows that codependency is learned in families and passed on generationally. It prevents the development of healthy, independently functioning individuals. When parents are codependent, codependency gets transmitted, unless they’re self-aware and ...
Views: 3177(6 votes) - Lonely Nights Because Your Man Is Away? Try The Boyfriend Body Pillow - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2007 from John PeresNowadays, more and more women must face the nights in loneliness because of various reasons at certain point of their lives. Well it does not matter what the exact reason may be, but all lonely women’ve got something in common: they want the warm contact of a man’s torso. This ...
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