Being structured and clear after a divorce is much more helpful to kids than compromising your values because your children are going through a tough time. Click here to read more from empoweringparents.com
Is Passionate Love in Marriage…Real?
The vigor may be powerful in the beginning of a happy marriage, but it has the potential to become an even stronger, indescribable force of awesomeness with the blessing of God and work from both spouses. Passionate and sustainable love
5 Steps To Changing Any Behavior
From quitting smoking to eating healthier to exercising regularly to getting more organized, most of us have a list of behaviors we’d like to begin (or end) that resist our attempts to do so. As a physician, I find myself
15 Tips to Raise a Responsible Child
We all want to raise responsible children. And we all want to live in a world where others have been raised to be responsible, a world where adults don’t shrug off their responsibilities as citizens. As my son said, surveying
Want Your Marriage to Last? Get Premarital Counseling
Many couples mistakenly believe that they don’t need counseling before marriage and that conflict should be avoided. However, a certain level of conflict is healthy and necessary, and premarital counseling can offer an opportunity to discuss potential problematic issues. Click
Parenting Teenage Boys
So many of my clients have problems with angry teenage boys that a brief post is in order. Teenage girls get angry, too, of course, but they tend to be more amenable to processing emotions and talking them through, which
What do you do if someone says they have been sexually assaulted?
Use this tool, produced by HEART, as a guide to help support victims upon initial disclosure. In this easy to read flowchart, you will be able to determine the range of options available as you offer support to someone who
When Parent and Child Both Have ADHD
It’s a story we hear regularly: A child is diagnosed with ADHD and one of his parents, recognizing the symptoms, realizes that he (or she) has the disorder, too. Click here to read more from childmind.org
The Single Parent Juggling Act: 5 Tips to Help You Manage
It’s hard enough raising kids with a partner, let alone parenting on your own. It takes confidence, resilience and courage. If you’re a single mom or dad, rest assured you’re not alone: according to the United States Census Bureau, one
Relationship Stress After Having a Baby
Some couples choose to have a baby to celebrate their stability or to strengthen their relationship. They think that a baby will bring them closer together, and that life after childbirth will be a time of tenderness, intimacy, and maturity.