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Growing and Thriving In Your Relationship
Is your relationship growing and thriving or have you hit that bump in the road, needing to get connected again? Relationships take work. They have to be a priority in your life or they easily get sat...
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Why Should You Care About Authenticity?
While talking to a group of business owners recently about one of our courses, I mentioned some topics that were covered, including authenticity. One of them stopped me and said, “I don’t even know...
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How To Appreciate Your Loved Ones Even More
Do you take time on a consistent basis to let your loved ones know just how much that you appreciate them? It doesn’t have to be a big thing, but even a text or just telling them that you appreciate...
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Is Your Child Punished By Rewards?
Do rewards improve performance? At first glance we may think so but study after study is proving something different. In Alfie Kohn’s book, Punished by Rewards, he reveals in detail multiple studies...
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4 Keys to Building Intimacy in Your Marriage
As human beings we are wired for connection and intimacy. We long to be fully known and loved. Without this, we become lonely. Sadly, with all our technology today that is supposed to make us more...
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3 Simple Things to Get Closer To Your Teen
The teenage years are tough years to go through for both parents and for the teens. Most teenagers still want the comfort and support of being close to their family yet they have a strong desire to...
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Are You Cursing Your Sex Life?
“Our sex life is terrible.” “My wife is draining the life out of me by refusing me all the time.” “It would be just fine with me if we never had sex again.” “How can I not feel like crap when he never...
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Parenting- One Word at a Time
Children in Game by Lebin Yuriy On New Year’s Day 2012 I traded my big red toolbox in for a petite elegant handbag. My parenting toolbox was too heavy and cumbersome. It was a fabulous box, bursting...
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Are You Raising Your Children In a Relationship Or a Dictatorship?
Raising your children in a relationship rather than a dictatorship is a key element to successful parenting. If you want a relationship with your child create an atmosphere that says, “I am here for...
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Parents Do You React or Respond? It Makes a Difference!
While parenting our children it is important to consider the effects of the way in which we choose to relate to them. Do you ‘react’ or ‘respond’? The one you choose will make a difference in how...
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Independence Day
The big news at our house is that my daughter just lost her first tooth. The baby tooth is gone- making room for the adult one to take its place. And now there is a gap- a space- left open until the...
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Is Being Your Child’s Friend Helpful or Harmful?
Is being your child’s friend helpful or harmful? If you want to create an explosive discussion this is the question to ask! There are strong feelings on both sides of the issue. However, the majority...
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How Does a Mentor Help You and Your Teen Son?
What do Warren Buffett, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Jordan, and Albert Einstein have in common? A mentor. Most happy and successful people have been encouraged and supported by a mentor in their...
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words
How many times have you head the saying – ‘Actions speak louder than words’? Perhaps you’ve said these words yourself, or you’ve been on the receiving end of these words. Whatever the case may be, do...
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Do you think your teenage son is anti-social?
There are many parents who once knew their son to be open and willing to talk, but as he became a teenager his personality changed. Confused by his blatant disregard, a lot of parents may feel...
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Halloween Contract for Tweens
I woke up this morning feeling anxious. My tween was planning to trick-or-treat in a friend’s neighborhood. I didn’t know how to go about setting limits and boundaries when my tween was going to be...
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Ten New Year’s Resolutions for Parents
In honor of the New Year, I’ve written 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Parents. If you have any to add, please do so! Help your children make New Year’s resolutions. It can be anything, really. Just make...
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7 Ways to Strengthen the Father-Son Relationship
The father-son relationship can be complex and also be hard to relate to one another. Here are some key elements to creating and building a strong father-son relationship. 1. Recognize a son is...
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Escaping to Sanctuary
In school, I have to admit, I wasn’t the best student. I struggled with boredom, frustration, being constantly compared to my much stronger siblings- both in the academic and sports world. My grades...
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Met Two Movie Stars and Crossed Off Something From My Bucket List
Do you have a bucket list? A few years back I decided to write several things I wanted to do before I die on an actual bucket. Yes, my bucket list is listed on an actually plastic bucket. Cute idea,...
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