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Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom,
My wife and I have been married for two years. She has children from a previous marriage. Since, I don’t have any children, I was hoping to be a father figure to her kids. But it just hasn’t worked out that way. They reject any of my attempts to discipline them and ... Views: 4005
Are you as close with your family as you would like to be? If your answer to this question is no, maybe it’s time to take a step back and evaluate how you interact with your loved ones. Are you inadvertently doing something to alienate them? Are you just not spending as much time with them as ... Views: 4001
When you were born the first threads of what will be the tapestry of your life on earth began to form. Slowly, one day at a time, the events of your life became the threads and strands of the fabric used to record the history of your life. There is a strand for each of your
feelings, actions ... Views: 3962
Names are identity of a person, and a good meaningful name is the desire of every individual all across the globe. Keeping a baby name for your baby is the major responsibility of parents and knowing what does your name means is important for every individual. People generally choose baby ... Views: 3946
Do these scenarios sound familiar?
* Your in-laws are cold to you.
* Your husband or partner can't stand up to his mother or father.
* When it comes to the holidays, it's your in-laws' way-or the highway.
* Your in-laws are critical and judgmental of you.
* Your ... Views: 3934
Do you know there are different types of leather recliners? There are three types of leather recliners: the traditional two position recliner, the rocker/wall-saver recliner and the push-back/flex-back recliner. Let's take a closer look at these 3 different types of recliners:
Two-position ... Views: 3907
Hope springs eternal, and there’s nowhere that’s more true than a couple taking the leap of faith into a second marriage. To all those who dare to hope that their second marriage (or third, or fourth) will be better than the last, I say congratulations and good luck! It takes a lot of courage to ... Views: 3880
Why Some Long-term Marriages End in Divorce
Ever since the 1970’s, divorce has become commonplace. In fact, the definition of family has changed dramatically. Less than fifty percent of families are intact families with the original mother and father. Families now include single heads of ... Views: 3874
Today in the market you can fin various types of showers.Showers come in various designs,styles and colors.One of the most common showers which people have in their bathroom are traditional walk in showers.
If you want an environment of comfort in your bathroom you can opt for modern luxurious ... Views: 3861
How to Avoid Wedding Stress and Be a Smart Bride:
Over-the-Top Wedding Plans Can Reveal Bottom-of-the-Barrel Feelings
Weddings and the accompanying engagement parties and showers can get stressful and out of hand for many reasons. Here are the top reasons why planning weddings may not be as ... Views: 3847
Maybe you are looking at the title to this article and thinking "What the heck? How can family be toxic?". Maybe you are one of those people who know exactly what the title is all about. Whatever your reason for reading this article, I hope it speaks to you and you learn something from reading ... Views: 3834
Communicating with friends and family in the home may seem an entirely different proposition from communicating with coworkers and clients in a business environment, but many of the same skills that help you impart information in the latter setting work brilliantly in the former as well. Here ... Views: 3833
The nine basic areas of marriage introduced by Worthington Jr. are central beliefs and values, core vision, confession/forgiveness, communication, conflict resolution, cognition, closeness, complicating factors, and commitment.
Central beliefs and values can be cultural or social. A ... Views: 3828
***Tips for Recovering from Being Suddenly Single***
Women, Loss, Grief and Loneliness: If I’m so great, how come it hurts so much to be alone?
... Views: 3826
An allowance contract for your teens is not just about the pocket money you (parent) provide to them, it goes beyond that helping you to teach, train and turn your teens to capable financial planners.
To let Your Teen Learn Value: “Value has a value only if its value is valued”, this was once ... Views: 3822
You see the small envelope sitting in your mailbox and you know it’s either a Thank You card or an invitation. You think to yourself, “Hmm, I haven’t done anything worth being thanked for lately, so it must be an invite!” Upon opening the invitation, you’re greeted with primary colors, festive ... Views: 3819
It is your daughter’s fifteenth birthday and cause for celebration. Your daughter’s Quinceanera is a day that she will always remember and the first step in planning a successful party is to order the right Quinceanera invitation. Today, there are many different invitation options ... Views: 3812
Do you want to know if someone is a relative but the father is unwilling or unavailable to participate in a DNA test? You're not alone! There is an alternative method of testing that is easy and relatively inexpensive.
Aunt/Uncle Avuncular DNA Testing refers to A DNA relationship test between ... Views: 3775
To celebrate Father's Day this Sunday (June 21st) here is a look at 10 loving and inspiring fictional fathers. Some are men, some are even women. Some are old, some are young. Some are biological and some are surrogate. Some are crazy scientists and some are super spies. But above all, all these ... Views: 3766
Most of us want to feel chosen, connected and cared for. Unfortunately, it's easy to be fooled into thinking you are falling in love, and one of the sure ways to cloud your judgment about your new partner is having sex too soon. Here are the top reasons how a hasty decision to have sex ... Views: 3764
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***The Future of Marriage - by Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz, the Official Guides To Marriage
By America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts.
The fact of the matter is this -- marriage is alive and well in the United States and around the world! It is the single greatest contributor to social order on planet Earth. And the fact of the matter is this -- marriage is the most profound ... Views: 3757
I grew up in a large family, more exactly, a large extended family. We lived on tight budget, so we could not afford any fancy meals, let alone eating out in a restaurant. Our dinners were always very simple and plain, but I enjoyed every minute of the family dinner time. During that time, ... Views: 3746
Dysfunctional families have similar characteristics regardless of the individual problems. Here are four dysfunctional family characteristics that you can change:
Unpredictability - Life has twists and turns, but healthy relationships are pretty predictable compared to unhealthy ones because ... Views: 3719
Q: My boyfriend won't propose even though we've been dating for years. Should I take the initiative?
A: Let me just get it over with-I do not recommend that women propose marriage. I'll explain why a few paragraphs later, but first, here is the experience that sparked my deeper thinking ... Views: 3713
Can you name a learned skill you depend on more than "communicating" to manage your daily life? If you say "thinking," I propose that's "internal communication."
If this is the interpersonal skill you rely on most to fill your daily needs, where did you learn to do it? Your parents and ... Views: 3712
The problem with big families is that they don’t fit anywhere.
I never thought about this problem until I experienced it, but everything in our society is designed for the family with 2.4 kids and a dog. If you happen to have four kids, a cat, a few kid friends, and a spouse, a lot of things ... Views: 3707
Through the time you happen to be about to celebrate your second anniversary, you've settled comfortably into your partnership and know each and every other folks likes and dislikes incredibly nicely. So there's no excuse in giving a lousy anniversary gift like a juicer or an air purifier. ... Views: 3706
Marriage life means dealing with in-laws as part of your family also. And in order to be in good relationship with them, you must try to meet their expectations.
Parents in law had the way of putting pressure on you without an effort on their part. Simply saying-- we are inclined to put our ... Views: 3691
What comes to your mind when you think of an alcoholic and drug addict? Do you immediately envision a person on the side of the street, begging for change and holding a bottle wrapped in a brown paper bag? Do you envision a person in a crack house shooting up drugs and sleeping under a bridge? ... Views: 3679
By America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts.
The “heart of the matter” is this – successfully married couples report a high level of satisfaction with the way they communicate. They talk about everything and anything with each other—there are “No Sacred Cows.” Great couples attribute their ... Views: 3620
Have You and Your Siblings Been the Target of Narcissistic Parental Triangulation?
To find out if your narcissistic parent has used triangulation to divide you and your siblings, please answer yes or no to the following twenty questions:
Is there one sibling in your family who is your ... Views: 3616
By America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts.
While times are tougher than normal in the country today, the best marriages and love affairs will sustain the test of tough times for all the right reasons – during good or bad times the best loving relationships find ways to survive and ... Views: 3608
What Exactly Is Global Warming?
In simple terms, global warming refers to an overabundance of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. This carbon dioxide traps heat and acts like a blanket warming the earth. Humans are contributing to the excess amounts of carbon dioxide present in our atmosphere in ... Views: 3575
When shopping for clothes, you can find so many adorable styles and prints in tops and dresses. This is particularly true in baby clothes; these clothes for little ones come in attractive colours and designs that you might want to try on. However, it is impossible for you to fit in those ... Views: 3563
All parents hope that their children will grow up healthy, happy, and productive. They aspire to have children who have the skills to contribute to their own well-being and to the well-being of their families and community. There is no magic bullet for developing these capacities in children. ... Views: 3548
The impact on siblings of children with ADHD is not often talked about, yet it is an important discussion to have in order to create healthy and functioning families. Studies show that siblings of children with ADHD experience the same disruption, chaos, unpredictability and exhaustion as their ... Views: 3542
Football coloring Kid, you love a football coloring book but don't know the game of pigskin?
Coloring football Kid, would you believe five facts about football will put you in the know?
Let's get started...
Football History
Football Fundamentals
Organized Football ... Views: 3525
Thomas the Tank Engine is one of the most widely known children’s fictional characters in the world. For over 60 years Thomas and his railway friends have been entertaining and teaching children through delightful stories of exploration and imagination. Children view these stories through many ... Views: 3524
When do you start to change the family dynamics?
Is it you or the children to change?
Within each family there are different situation that is played out each day
and it is sometimes difficult for the families to understand or heal their differences which most of the time continue in ... Views: 3523
I love the quote I read in a bulletin once, “Blessed is the family who begins family devotions again.” I could relate to that comment. Before we discuss how to have a family devotion time, we need to ask the question, “Why should we have a family devotion?” In Proverbs 22:6 we read, “Train a ... Views: 3506
People with ADHD are often eager to explore all the possibilities of better managing their ADHD challenges. Even though studies show that medication is up to 70-80% effective in reducing the core symptoms of ADHD (inattention, impulsivity and distractibility), there is no “magic pill” that ... Views: 3503
From my clinical training, research, and experience as a family-systems therapist since 1979, I have come to believe that normal human personalities – like yours – are composed of a group of unique, talented “subselves” or “parts (discrete brain regions). This “inner family” of subselves acts ... Views: 3492
What is love? Is it a fluttering of the heart? A giddy feeling? A mind intoxicated by someone's charm? Many would answer yes to all three descriptions. We are all familiar with the story of handsome guy meeting beautiful girl and falling in love in each other. But what if the girl grows old--and ... Views: 3484
When Siblings Face An Elderly Parent’s Illness by Linda Lipshutz, M.S., LCSW
Susan G. writes: “ I thought that I had buried the hatchet with my sister, but yesterday the resentment I used to feel came rushing back. My elderly mother broke her hip eight months ago, and has been in and out of ... Views: 3457
High school and college graduations are looming on the horizon. These are special and momentous events for both you and your graduate. Planning you graduation party should be a fun and exciting project. Don’t let your graduation party get lost in the crowd; with some early planning you can host ... Views: 3446
If you're like myself and many of my clients, you find forgiveness a difficult prospect. Big questions such as "When is it too late to ask for an apology?", "Is forgiveness necessary for personal and spiritual growth?", and "Should someone apologize for being truthful?" complicate the ... Views: 3424
The travel needs of the travelling people of this world, both leisure and business,have been put into question by themselves and by the public at large.
My feelings are that the travelling public feels generally that they can get a better “deal” by booking the travel themselves on the internet, ... Views: 3413
Even with excellent guidance and attentive parents, teens sometimes make mistakes that result in an arrest. If this happens to your teen, you'll likely feel both overwhelmed and frightened. As a parent, you may be wondering whether or not it is best to free your child as soon as possible or let ... Views: 3411
Relationships are a beautiful thing but they can also be challenging. I love a cartoon that reads as follows: “Relationships: a mess worth making.” It very well illustrates how many times relationships can be messy or unhealthy.
The main cause of unhealthy relationships? Unhealthy boundaries. ... Views: 3404
1. Now is the time to be honest with yourself and others.
If you're trying to revitalize yourself and jump-start your life, you have to be 100%, no-bull, straight-up honest about what is and what is not working in your life.
Self-deception is like driving around in circles... you’ll be ... Views: 3398