How to raise adaptable kids
Pete’s primary school teacher announced a pop quiz, but Pete wasn’t prepared. Unable to answer the questions, he started to cry. This wasn’t ...
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Cultivating family togetherness
Question: Is it really important for families to spend time together? Like everyone else, I constantly feel as if I don't have enough hours in my ...
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Your private counsellor at home
It is never too late to learn to cavort in an intuitive, intimate strut as a couple. I often speak figuratively about the styles of awkward dances ...
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Mile markers on the path from hurt to hope
After my husband confessed his sexual betrayal, I felt as if I were living in a blackout. My first response was to sit in a corner and cry. I was ...
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Respect starts now
One of my 10-year-old twin sons folded his report card in half and said, “Look, Mum, I got all A’s.” As I praised my son for his achievement, I ...
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12 Questions every father should ask his future son-in-law
Taylor isn’t just my daughter; she’s my princess. I knew it the day she was born. I took her in my arms and rocked her. I looked into her eyes. ...
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Strategies for growth and learning: Help for helicopter parents
After slip-sliding my way to work in the rain, I called home. I didn’t think the weather was right for our daughter to take her driver’s test. ...
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Girls snared by porn and cybersex
Anne stumbled across it when she was taking care of her neighbours’ house. The magazine in the rubbish bin fell open to pictures that she still ...
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Commentary: Parents with young kids, how should we respond to the coronavirus?
In fear or with confidence 14/02/2020 Over the past few weeks, many of us have been absorbing the news of the spread of the coronavirus like a horror ...
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Reaching out to Victims of Trauma and Disaster: What churches can do to help
(Developed in Response to Floods in Queensland, Australia) Almost every day large numbers of people around the world are affected by events that ...
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Let your kids host Valentine’s Day this year
Valentine’s Day can be a wonderful opportunity for kids to pamper Mum and Dad. Why not ask your children to host a special Valentine’s Day dinner ...
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5 Ways to Help Soothe the Sting of Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day can be a difficult day for many people. Every Valentine’s Day the world fairly explodes with flowers, chocolate, and the colour ...
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