Tips for spoiling grandchildren “right”
Pardon me while I brag a bit about my grandchildren. Why, they’re the cutest, smartest, most adorable kids! Did I mention they’re especially ...
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3 Keys to a Stronger Family
Family is where your heart is....... What do you think when you hear the word "family''? Family can envisage many different experiences and ...
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Stress busters for Mums
I revved the engine of the minivan, anxious to get home. Ethan, then a preschooler, was telling me in no uncertain terms, "I have to go number ...
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Helping kids who procrastinate on school work
“I don’t feel like it.” “I’ll do it tomorrow.” “It’s not due yet.” You’ve heard your child’s excuses time and time again, but ...
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Becoming a Successful Blended Family
Question: As a recently remarried stepparent, what can I do to make the transition to blended family life as smooth as possible for my children, my ...
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Virtual choices…real world consequences
We braced ourselves for a tough crowd. When we were asked to speak to a group of students about the potentially harmful consequences of video games ...
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When your ex has different values
In split-parent family homes (homes where each parent shares custody after a separation or divorce), the former spouses may not share the same ...
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Visitation Violations
In our years of legal work for divorced and never-married couples, we've found that miscommunication is the main reason custodial parents withhold ...
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When you can’t make it better for your step kids
"I'm not going, and you can't make me," my 12-year-old stepson shouted when it was time to visit his biological mum. He marched to his room ...
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Centre-of-my-universe single parenting
One spring morning I woke up to an eerie stillness. My wife was gone. I didn't have to call her name. I just knew she'd left. And in a few minutes, ...
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A faith that sticks
The packing list from the childbirth preparation class might have scared off other soon-to-be mums, but not me. I intended to follow every ...
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4 Easy ways to improve the way you discipline
Karla was fed up with her son. "Every day after school, he drops his backpack and goes straight to his computer," she told me. "When I ...
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