4,208 articles on "family"

The thin line between teaching perseverance and pushing too much

At first, let me make it clear: you should never force children to practice a sport or an activity that they don't like neither to force them to go beyond where they are willing to go.Sounds obvious like that but it is scary how many parents I s...

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Unilateral Disarmament - The First Step to Improving Communications with Your Teenagers

Many times, we are so conditioned in how we speak that we do not realize whether or not we are effectively communicating with our teens. This is especially true when they upset us.To ensure that you are fostering an environment that will encourage yo...

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Couple Relationship

Couple Relationship by: Brigette Meier Statistics about divorce rates in the United States vary widely from one third up to fifty percent. Still, even considering the lower estimations, that would still be every third couple getting divorced. Su...

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'Tis the Season for Regifting

'Tis the Season for RegiftingBy: Joyce Moseley Pierce 1000 words"We spend the first part of our human experience avidly accumulating things and the other half wondering what in the world we're going to do with all the stuff."Margret E. Keat...

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Kids And Clutter; Sort Out That Mess!

Are your kids' rooms so messy that sorting things out seems just too daunting a task? If so, here are some strategies for you to bring some order back to your children's spaces. First if all, do your kids actually need everything they own? ...

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Helping your pets cope with the stress caused by loud noise.

Which is the noisiest species of all? Nope, not the lions, or the elephants, or the geese… it’s us, humans. Our voices were not enough, we started making music and creating musical instruments to help us being louder.This Holiday season will not...

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Checking Out Potential Tenants

If you're the landlord of a complex in high demand, you have to have high standards for your tenants. You don't want to rent to any Joe Blow and then lose the building a month later because he's been growing an "herbal garden" in the b...

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Beyond the Words, a Child's Voice

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REFLECTIONS ON FATHERHOOD

Father’s Day - stores are filled with gift ideas and cards. There are special programs dedicated to honoring fathers. Yes, fathers are a very special group of people.This is an open letter to each and every father out in the world. This is directed...

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Reunite Your Family for the Holidays Using a People Finders Search

There are several reasons why family members or friends might become separated or distanced from one another. Generally what was meant only to be a short period of time where two siblings or friends could cool off after an argument erupted, has been ...

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