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ARTArticleStop Any Argument in 3 Simple StepsCopyright 2004 Laurie Weiss, Ph.D. Do you need to stop arguments? These three steps will turnalmost any argument into a productive discussion in lessthan five minutes. 1. Go to the bathroom. When you are in the throes of anargument or difficult discussion, just say, "I really wantto have this ...ARTArticleStop Lying NOWDo you have a consistent problem with your child lying to you, even though he or she is normally a “good” child? Sometimes the lies are even about things that don’t really matter or your child continues to lie in the face of overwhelming proof to the contrary? It is my firm belief that we will ...ARTArticleStraight From the HeadlinesIn just 11 days Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise reached a divorce settlement. For most of us, the thought of reaching an agreement with our former spouse in just 11 days seems like a fantasy. How were they able to do it so quickly? From what I can tell there are two major factors that allowed the actors to reach such a rapid agreement.ARTArticleStraight GuiseThe term MSM (men who have sex with men)derives from the growing body of literature showing evidence that not all men who have sex with men - even obligatory homosexual sex - are gay. It's struck such a chord that even Oprah addressed the trend when she interviewed J.L. King who originally ...ARTArticleTeen/Parent RelationshipsWhat your child wants more than anything else is a relationship. Here are ways to build that relationship. Don't let Conflict Get in the Way The kids we are closest later is life are usually the ones that we have fought with the most as kids. The ones that love us the most and we love them the most are the ones that have turned our hair grey. Conflict does that. Those relationships that stick together through conflict are closer relationships in the end. Conflict has the opportunity of pulling your family together more than you would be pulled together in any other way.ARTArticleTeenagers and Family ChaosWhen a teenager doesn’t know what is expected in your home, he does what seems right in his own eyes - and that’s a formula for family chaos. A good way to avoid chaos in the teenage years is to first start by establishing a Belief System, which is a clear and undeniable plan for what is expected in your home. A Belief System is the basis for training and reinforcement for dearly held beliefs, but also includes the consequences to expect if the rules are broken or boundaries crossed.ARTArticleTeens Learn From Consequences, Not LecturingTeenagers don’t learn much from parental warnings nd lecturing. Most of us have tried that without much success. And unfortunately, one or both parents all too often cave in when when Johnny or Julie gets in trouble. Each time we do so, a valuable lesson isn’t learned and a mistake is apt to be repeated. The point is, teens learn best by making mistakes and suffering a bit from the consequences.ARTArticleTelling Your StoriesI must admit to having a fear that I believe I share with many fathers. I fear that I will some day be insignificant to my children. It's not as though they'll completely forget who I am; it's that what I stand for and what I believe in won't be a significant part of their lives. Perhaps ...ARTArticleTen Common Sense Rules for FathersThere are a lot of fairly sophisticated parentingtechniques and ideas out there that are attractingattention. To be an effective father, you can skipmost of them and concentrate on common sense rulesthat have always worked. They won’t always makeyou the most popular Dad, but they’ll always ...ARTArticleTen Ways to Get Your Kids to Talk to YouParents can often be frustrated by their kids’ unwillingness to share their lives with them. Whether your kids are toddlers or teens, there will be times when it’s difficult to “break through” and find out what‘s really going on. Here are ten ideas on how to create opportunities for your kids ...ARTArticleThe 21st Century ParentJohn was a 43 year-old sales manager at a large company. He’s married and has 3 children, ages 7, 9, and 12. His wife works part-time as a nursing assistant, and they both do as much as they can to parent their children well. John has developed serious doubts about his ability to be an ...ARTArticleThe ABC's of ParentingAccept and value yourself and your child. Be consistent, honest, fair, and firm as you relate to your child. Concentrate on what you like about your child and comment on it. Develop interests of your own. Encourage your child to discuss ideas and goals, expressing the belief that he or she ...ARTArticleThe ABC's of SuccessA stands for Attraction; more specifically the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction states that like energies attract each other. Positive attracts positive and negative attracts negative. Therefore, if you are putting out negative energy you will therefore attract negative energy into your life. Likewise, if you are putting out positive energy you will attract positive energy into your life. So the question is: What vibration are you sending out?ARTArticleThe Challenge of Merging Your LivesLily and Don, both in their 40s, decided to get married after dating each other for a year. Lily’s children were in college, while Don still had children coming to his house every other weekend. They discovered early in their marriage that it was one thing to date and quite another to ...ARTArticleThe Consequences of Permissive ParentingYou are being a permissive parent when you are compliant, indulgent, or indifferent with your children. When you are being compliant, you are giving yourself up and going along with what your children want to avoid their upset with you. When you are being indulgent, you are giving in to your ...ARTArticleThe Dating Ritual for Women Who Want MoreFrom the start, first, you want to see if you're attracted to the other person. You wait to see if you find him attractive, funny, or witty. You probably don't look too deep at the beginning; you just want to see if there's an attraction. Aside from just wanting to have a good time, and see if there's an attraction, do you begin to analyze how you feel about him on a deeper level? If you want something deeper, then I suppose you do.ARTArticleThe Dirt on Dating after DivorceYou're recently divorced. You married your high school sweetheart and haven't been on a date in 25 years. At the end of your marriage, there certainly weren't many romantic sparks, and now you feel really out of touch with your romantic and sensual side. Maybe you've been on a few blind dates, dabbled in online dating and even checked out the health club. But your nerves are frayed, your self confidence is low, and the whole idea of dating again knocks you for a loop. Whether you are a man or a woman, getting back into the dating game is not for the faint hearted.ARTArticleThe Easiest Way to Refocus and RechargeIsn't it easy to get caught up in everything that goes on around us? And then there's the divorce on top of it all. It just makes sense that sometimes you might want to stop the world for a moment and regroup. Well, stopping the world for just a moment is EXACTLY what I believe you should get in the habit of doing every day. Sounds like a dream, right? OK, so no one can truly stop the world, but you can certainly stop participating in everything for just a few minutes every day. My recommendation is that you take at least 5 minutes every day for "me time".ARTArticleThe Everlasting Items of Life…Adding Yourself to the Pay List.As we walk through the various aspects of our lives, do we consciously recognize who we are, and do we know what we want, or do we sit back and wait to see what happens? Are we leading our lives, or are our lives leading us? There is no question that life has gotten extremely busy for most people. Between your job, home, family, and friends, where’s the time for your passion; your personal passion? Of course, you want to be your best at work, and with your family and friends, but what about you?ARTArticleThe Fear of Being AloneGina consulted with me because her marriage was falling apart. She had discovered that her husband was having yet another affair, and when he was with her, he was either angry or withdrawn. She had requested numerous times that he join her in couples therapy, but he had no interest in healing ...ARTArticleThe Greatest Attraction In Euro 2012 --- Meet Ukrainian GirlsThe European Cup In 2012 has drawn football fans from all over the world to Poland and Ukraine. And football fans who came to Ukraine were not only able to watch the exciting games but also meet many Ukrainian beauties. In Ukraine, the Ukrainian girls who dress fashionably and with slim figure are an attracting highlight. Fly To Ukraine--Meet Ukrainian Girls ARTArticleThe Mirror of RelationshipsNedra, one of my clients, was quite upset when she received an email from her friend, Roxanne, ending their friendship. The email was quite blaming, telling Nedra that she was narcissistic, selfish, and uncaring. Roxanne complained that Nedra just talked about herself and was never there for ...ARTArticleThe Need for Emotional Intimacy"My husband and I have a great working relationship. He's great to the kids, he's nice to me, he works hard on the house but he isn't very interested in getting to know me for who I really am. Any exploration around personal growth is threatening to him. Sometimes I feel so depressed to think ...ARTArticleThe Place Nobody Wants To Be: LimbolandLimboland- we've all heard the phrase "I'm in limbo". But what exactly does it mean? Limbo is frequently used to describe a temporary state- a lack of movement either forwards or backwards. In life, and in relationships, one thing is certain- being in limbo is darn uncomfortable.ARTArticleThe Power of Kindness in RelationshipsThere is one choice you can make that will heal many of your relationship problems. This is the choice of kindness – to both yourself and to others. This may sound simple, yet for many people, there is one choice far more important to them than kindness. This is the choice to attempt to ...ARTArticleThe Powerful Secret to A Loving RelationshipThere are many factors that go into creating a loving relationship. Certainly it helps if two people have some things in common regarding how they like to spend their time. It also helps if they have common values around religion or spirituality, around politics, the environment, abortion, and ...ARTArticleThe Rite of Your Right to Write (Just Doing the Write Thing!)Okay, now that I’ve thoroughly done my little play on words, let’s take a look at the power and magic that comes out of writing. Whether you are writing goals, to-do lists, or your life vision; healing letters to yourself or others; jou aling; or just some creative expression, you make your world bigger and much clearer by using your “sword and shield”: your pen and your writing tablet. When you write a list of goals or things to-do, you create a higher likelihood of accomplishing those deeds.ARTArticleThe Singles Scarcity MythBeware singles...you are about to be invited into a deception regarding the singles scene in your local area. According to the 2006 “Best Cities for Singles” research from Forbes.com (http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/3/06singles_Best-Cities-For-Singles_land.html ), your home town may not be ranked very high on their list of the top 40 metropolitan areas.ARTArticleThree Causes of Christian CodependencyAre you looking for help for your Christian codependency? If so, one of the things you might be wondering is what caused your codependency. In the 1980s, codependency was originally used to describe the dysfunctional patterns of family members of chemically dependent people who were also called the "co-addict" or "co-alcoholic." It was later broadened to include other people dealing with other types of difficult relationships.ARTArticleThree Signs That You Haven't Forgiven Your OffenderIt isn't always easy to know when you have actually forgiven someone, especially when it is someone close to you and the emotions run deep and the relationship is complicated. God commands you to forgive, if you want to be forgiven by him (Matthew 6:14-15), so it is important to know how to identify when you haven't forgiven. Here are the three signs that you haven't forgiven your offender:

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