Family Dynamics

It's natural to want your mother's or your father's approval as a child. After all, these are the people who made you! But now you're 25 or 35 or 50 and there are still times when you find...

Children, especially teenagers, are very much up to unraveling life. They try to discover it through peers, organizations of their interest, and even the web. Often, though, teens long to find it...

Notice I did not use the words "needy", "co-dependent", or "nosy". But depending on your situation, these or other terms might apply. Family, and especially...

There is a book called Do Hard Things, and if you are stuck in a rut, feeling useless or depressed, this is a good book to get you fired up. However, if you are the type of person who is always...

Apologies can come in many forms and are often ineffective. Some apologies are not apologies at all. For example: "I'm sorry you feel that way," is an observation and does not...

If you have a difficult teenager, you know what it's like to be a survivor of one of parenting' s biggest challenges. Some people think they are all difficult, & maybe there is some truth in...

Dealing with conflict resolution with family and friends is sometimes very hard to do. Why is it so hard to admit our short comings to those closest to us? Why is it so hard to open up to those...

Pre-teens, teenagers, and even young adults are often frustrated by fights with their parents. However, they often approach volatile issues without a plan for successfully getting what they want....

If your a teenager, and you want something from your parents. What's the best way to go about getting what you want?

Can you think of a worse time in recent history when all the young people graduating from high school are hitting the streets and/or wondering what their next educational (if any) step should be?...

You will learn what to expect as a step-parent, how to handle some situations, and the rewards of being a step-parent.

This article gives tips on how to get along with your mother-in-law.

Families are formed in so many ways. Adoption is a beautiful way to make a family. I was blessed with experiencing both ways. From the moment I received the call telling me on the day after...

I learned the power of the "feel good" blanket 100 years ago (or so it seems) when I was in college. I had a difficult time adjusting to the new way of life, living away from home in...

Do you know people who seem to argue all the time? Perhaps you are one of those people. I come from a big family of arguers. When I was a kid I remember my dad and grandfather arguing about who...

In many cultures, it's tradition and/or good etiquette for a man to ask his partners's father for his permission to marry his daughter prior to an engagement proposal. This can be a very daunting...

My Father, Felton, M. expired on September 12, 2008. He was 87; almost 88. For me, as well as for many of you, preparing and writing a Eulogy (aka speech) will be a very stressful exercise. Saying...

The Latin poet Horace said it first, and said it best, "Carpe diem!" Translated it means, seize the day. These tips will help you seize the day you are in, and hopefully make the...

Peace and happiness are often elusive for many but here are a few tips that might help you....

In our professional and personal lives, we often lose track of our own needs--and rarely address them. Make this Independence Day different!

The reasons why an adult child may still live with her parents vary. Maybe someone has fallen on hard times or is working their way through school and needs to save on expenses. It could also be a...

The pursuit of happiness is one of the greatest trips we can ever take in our lives! This is what gets us up in the morning, keeps us up late at night and overall keeps us going in our every day...