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Family Matters

Below are the articles in the Family Matters category. Each article title is followed by a short introduction of the content. You may click "Read excerpt" for a more comprehensive introduction or click the "Purchase" link to buy the article.

Blended Families
All relationships have their complications, but stepfamilies create a web of relationships and inter-relationships that make the average spider’s overnight spinning look simple in comparison.
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Family Stress Test
Do family members bicker? Or do they acknowledge feelings and encourage their expression? This quiz will help one see if stress is exacting too great a toll.
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Growing Yourself as a Parent
Imagine a baby shower where the guests bring a special kind of gift for the new parents: self-awareness, self-love and self-growth as a person, as well as a parent. How can parenting help one grow?
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Helping Children Through the Hazards of Divorce
Research shows that children of divorce can suffer serious emotional consequences, some of them long-term. But parents can help mitigate the potential trauma. Here are ways to begin.
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How Controlling Are You?
We all know them…the folks who MUST CONTROL EVERYTHING. This quiz will help identify if that controlling person is you.
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How Well Are You Listening to Your Children (or Others)?
Advice, lecturing, even praise don’t take the place of real listening. Here, through a quiz format, are thirteen ways to begin.
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How (Well) Do You Handle Conflict?
A person’s approach to conflict resolution can make life easier or tougher. This questionnaire reveals how one responds in conflict situations.
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Internet Addition
Every day, millions of people come home from work or school, boot up their computers and enter a world we wouldn’t have dreamed of twenty years ago. It’s a world that brings up new issues as well as old ones in new garb.
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The Journey from Loss to Healing
There is one hard and fast rule when it comes to coping with the death of someone you love: there are no rules. But there are guidelines that can help a person cope.
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Judgments—Criticism or Mirror?
“And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?” That Biblical question is just as relevant today.
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Rewriting the Myth of Perfect Togetherness
Two people fall in love, and then forever more go everywhere and do everything together. That’s the ideal, isn’t it?
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Summer Vacations and Families — What To Do With All That Togetherness
Summer vacations with the family can be the best of times or the worst of times. How does a harried parent ensure that there’s more of the former?
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Summertime Drinking: When is it a Problem?
Summer brings more leisure time, longer daylight hours—and more drinking. When does increased drinking indicate a problem?
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Ten Tips for Talking With Your Children
It has never been more critical for parents to talk with their children about difficult and often disturbing issues. Here are ten tips to help parents begin the dialogue.
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Top 10 Addiction Clues
How can a person know if a loved one has an addiction? This article lists ten common signs.
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Top Ten Ways to Handle Tense Family Gatherings
Family gatherings may not always be fun, but they don’t have to be disasters.
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