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Advice for Dealing With A Breakup
What can you do to comfort yourself when dealing with the breakup of a relationship? Almost everyone has to deal with breaking up at one time or another, and it is never easy. Many times when we break up, we lose our best friend - in fact, sometimes it’s a friendship...
Explaining Divorce To Children
Divorce is nearly always a traumatic event. When children are involved, the dissolution of a marriage is especially difficult. How you tell your children about the impending divorce is critical in their ability to adjust to the dramatic change about to occur in their...
How to Be A Positive Role Model For Your Children
With peer pressure, and with the media constantly influencing our children, we as parents need to become the best role models we can be. Our teenagers will soon grow up, becoming adults in the world. The question is, how to be a positive role model for your children....
How To Cope When A Spouse or Partner Is Deployed
Facing the deployment of a spouse or partner can be extremely stressful, but there are ways to cope while counting the days until your deployed loved one comes home. When the most important person in one’s life has gone overseas, or simply stationed somewhere else,...
How To Get Your Kids To Talk To You
Raising kids is hard work sometimes. There’s just no question about it. And one of the things that is most difficult is getting your kids to open up and talk to you as they get older. There are some things you can do to help, though, if you’re willing. The first and...
How To Raise Responsible Kids
Every parent dreams of having kids that are trustworthy, conscientious, and willing to take accountability for their actions. Unfortunately, kids aren't born knowing how to be responsible – they must be taught. Children who don't learn to be accountable for their...
Tips for Building A Relationship With Your Child
Building a relationship with your child is the best gift you can give them. Children, after all, are blessings. It doesn't always feel like that - especially when our two-year-old is throwing a temper tantrum in the middle of Target, or when our 16-year old is arguing...
Being The Best Parent For Your Child
It’s natural for a parent to want to give everything to their children. The bond between parent and child is incredible, and the feeling of love a parent has is immense. Because of the desire to give their all to the role of mom or dad, many parents are unsure of what...
How To Deal With Hyperactivity In Children
Children are a gift, and all children should be treasured and loved. Even when it’s difficult, we must take the time to care for them, and help them through anything that may come their way. One challenge for some parents is having a hyperactive child. The good news...
A Guide To Raising A Confident Child
Confidence is essential for a happy, fulfilled life, and mental well-being. Children that are confident are likely to perform better, and be happier and healthier overall. They are also likely to try harder in life and work to their full potential. Instilling...