Starting a conversation
Perhaps you are having trouble getting conversations started with your spouse. Maybe you're avoiding certain topics. Maybe you or your spouse isn't ...
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Communicating without talking
Unspoken communication—a raised eyebrow, a folding of the arms across the chest, a hand on the shoulder, an email—can be at least as powerful as ...
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Effective communication with your teen
Good communication with teens is vital during conflict. When we asked 5,000 adults what they wished their parents had done differently during times ...
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Finding the Best Solution to Any Conflict
Previous article in the series: The right way to communicate during conflict Once you and your teen have heard and understood each other using ...
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6 Ways to Make Your Marriage Happy
Our closest friends flanked the concrete steps of our church as we made our way to the waiting car adorned with the obligatory "Just ...
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To know and be known
In a counselling session with Jeremy and Rachel, one would blame the other, and the other would fire right back. This particular match was about ...
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Making wise decisions during conflicts
Previous article in this series: Finding the best solution to any conflict When the Smalley kids were teens and large conflicts came up within our ...
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How to find great books to read to your kids
FREE Activity Booklet Parent-Child Book Club I hadn't carefully screened a book before I started reading it to my kids, and I realised too late that ...
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How to find great books for your kids to read
FREE Activity Booklet Parent-Child Book Club Are you looking for fiction books your kids might like to read? This is a difficult task. What interests ...
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Four Types of Communication to Strengthen Your Marriage
In her memoire, You're Better Than Me, comedian Bonnie McFarlane writes that when her husband made her super angry, she gave him the "silent ...
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Foreplay Redefined
Sex begins in the kitchen. Dr. Kevin Leman Every couple knows that sexual intimacy, celebrated regularly and passionately, is vital to any healthy ...
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Four Conversations Parents Should Have With Their Kids About Digital Devices
Jennifer's son met a new friend while playing a video game on Xbox Live. I'm using the word met loosely because they didn't meet face to face but in ...
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