Recently I met someone who told me that she is a therapist that specializes in relationships. Though she does handle family and even work relationships, the majory of her clients are there for love and/or marriage problems. What surprised me is that even though this is what she does for a living, her own personal [...]
Everyone knows at least one person they do not consider trustworthy. If you cannot trust an individual in even one area, the repercussions are many. Let’s say you know an individual who regularly cheats on their spouse. This behavior will, most assuredly, taint your entire relationship with that person. If they will cheat on their [...]
The current divorce rate in the U.S. exceeds 50%, not an encouraging statistic. When a couple makes the decision to marry, they don’t anticipate divorce. They are bright and hopeful of living together in love and happiness, ’til death do us part’. Why is it, that people who believe they’ve found their ultimate happiness with [...]
Coaching and mentoring has always come very easily to me. I’ve always loved working with Little League teams and organizations like that to help them play the best game they can play. I’ve been a coach and mentor for softball, football, baseball, and basketball teams, but until recently I never thought about making a career [...]
We all have behaviors we’d like to change. These behaviors don’t necessarily have to be vices perse. Perhaps you always procrastinate when it comes to the weekly shopping. You wait until the late afternoon to get out and get it done. By that time, the stores are crowded, with other procrastinators, parking is difficult and [...]
I had assumed that foster parent training would be a breeze. After all, if anyone knew how to be a parent, I did. I had raised three kids of my own, had taken a course load heavy in psychology in school, and had even briefly worked as a counselor, helping other people with parenting problems [...]
When children get to be 6 or 7 years old, it’s only fair to establish your children’s allowance at a rate that is appropriate to their age, as well as in consideration for tasks they are expected to perform on a regular basis. Just as you are paid at your job for work performed, a [...]
From the time our kids are toddlers, we parents try to instill certain values that will help them get along in society, concepts that will grow and stay with them right into adulthood. Teaching children sharing skills is one of the most basic concepts that allow our kids to integrate into society in a healthy [...]
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