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How to Nurture Your Grown Daughter Through Difficult Times

By Katika

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A mother-daughter relationship is one of the most beautiful relationships in the world when it is nurtured. It blossoms into a great friendship and you become best friends for a lifetime through bonding in difficult times. Your daughters need ... more »

How to Nurture Your Relationship After the Honeymoon

By Katika

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As we girls are growing up, culture, movies, television, and fairy tales tell us that after we meet our prince charming and get married, we will live happily ever after. It is a great shock when we find out right after the honeymoon how ... more »

How to Obtain Protective Order for Domestic Violence

By ChristiB

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Are you the victim of domestic violence? Has your spouse or live-in partner subjected you to physical abuse or harassing verbal and emotional abuse that puts you in fear of imminent harm? If so, you may need to seek a protective order to protect ... more »

How to Offer Encouragement

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Offering encouragement to friends, coworkers and family can boost their motivation and help them persevere during times of strife. Everyone could use a little boost every now and then, so help those that are close to you by giving them all of the ... more »

How to Organize Your Family History Research

By Cheryle Hoover Davis

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How many times have you set about to write your family history, only to run across the daunting task of putting it all together in a manner which will make sense?.. more »

How to Overcome Fear of Intimacy

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Fear of intimacy can involve anything from hiding your artistic work from your spouse to rejecting sex. While sexual inhibition is the most prominent, lack of dialog in your marriage can damage your self esteem as well as your relationship. While ... more »

How to Overcome Rejection

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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You experience rejection every time you go into a situation that doesn't go as you expected. Rejection leads you to believe that you are unwanted, unworthy or not valuable. If you've been rejected, your self-esteem may be in jeopardy as well as ... more »

How to Party with the Kids When Your Spouse is Out of Town

By Beren deMotier

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When the cat’s away, the mice will play! Why is it that an absent spouse (no matter how nice) brings out the rebellious kid in the remaining parent? It is OK to embrace single parenthood during a partner’s absence by partying with the kids rather ... more »

How to Pay it Forward

By emily1724

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You might have heard of the movie, "Pay it Forward," involving a teacher who asks the question, “Think of something to change the world and put it into action." The film then chronicles a young boy’s attempt to commit random acts of kindness, in ... more »

How to Persuade Mom

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Sometimes it takes a bit of persuasion to get what you want. Being able to persuade someone like your mom takes a little practice but most of the time it can be done. Abstaining from whining or knowing when it's the right time to ask will help ... more »

How to Pick a Second Husband

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Your first marriage didn't last, but don't worry. Everyone is divorced these days. There is really no stigma attached to divorce anymore, and it puts you in a more knowledgeable position when you choose a man to be your second husband. The key is ... more »

How to Pick Music for a Memorial Service

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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The tone and the personal touch of a funeral is often found in the musical selections chosen for the occasion. Aside from the eulogy, the music should be one of the more personal touches that tell who the deceased really was. It's easy to ... more »

How to Plan a Beautiful Date/evening!

By DraMashley

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Need or just WANT a few extra tips to help you out on that special day? It may be Valentine's day, an Anniversary, birthday, or just a special day for you and her or you and him:) Whatever the case may be i have some great tips for a beautiful Night!.. more »

How to Plan a family reunion

By kcmc22

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I have been planning my family's reunion for a few years now. We take a weekend at the lake but you can easily do a one day reunion at a near by shelter house or park... more »

How to plan a sexy night in to seduce your lover

By Karen Cotton

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Looking for a weekend of naughtiness to unleash your naked desires and enjoy the company of a lover (or three)? While many head off for rampant and casual fun in the sun, the sexiest and hottest place for a naughty stopover has to be right at ... more »

How to Plan a Speed Dating Event

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Planning a speed dating event let you play Cupid to dozens of people at the same time. Follow these steps to create an evening of lightening-fast dates... more »

How to Plan Family Meetings

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Family meetings are a great opportunity to find out what's going on with your gang. They enhance communication and teach kids how to speak up and express their opinions. Meetings also keep everyone working as a team to plan effectively and set goals... more »

How to Plan for the Groom's Out of Town Family

By klee13sb

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When planning a wedding there are quite a few things to consider. As the bride’s family usually hosts the wedding, they need to consider many factors when it comes to out of town guest. It is essential for the groom’s family to have ... more »

How to Plan the Perfect Proposal

By katiespen

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It’s finally happened. You’ve looked into your significant other’s eyes, and you just knew that this was the person you wanted by your side forever. As the saying goes, “First comes love, then comes marriage...” But wait a minute. What about that ... more »

How to play the Easter egg toss game.

By 3Amy Jaine

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Looking back into my early years, can not recall what was in my Easter basket, but I can tell you the games we played. As in most things in life we get more out of the things we participate in, like spending time with loved ones then with any ... more »

How to Practice OPSEC

By JanCast2007

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OPSEC, which is also known as Operational Security, is not a new practice in the military, but rather an implied practice dating back to George Washington and the Revolutionary war; it is also a common-sense practice. OPSEC is a practice that ... more »

How to Practice What You Preach

By George Kramer

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Practicing what you preach is like living by a code. Learn how to do what you say you will do and why it is exceedingly important in your personal and business life... more »

How to Prepare for a Hurricane

By Christian Coleman

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Summer time is almost here. We often think of fun in the sun, summer vacations, beach fun, no school and all the other goodies that come along with the hot weather. However, with good news comes bad news, right? The bad news is along with summer ... more »

How to Prepare for Hurricanes

By John Ingrisano

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When hurricanes and other natural disasters strike, the key to protecting family and property is preparation. Whether it comes in the form of a hurricane or other major storm, tornado, flood, wildfire, or act of terror, or an individual ... more »

How to Pretend One Has a Girlfriend

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Your friends think you should have a girlfriend, but you’d rather stay single to concentrate on your schoolwork or after school job. Devising a pretend girlfriend will stop them from bothering you so you can focus on what matters most right now... more »