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ARTArticleAnimal Adoption For KidsAnimal adoption for kids is an important topic and this article focuses on what to expect when you plan to adopt a pet for your kids. Many pets especially dogs and cats are being abandoned for a number of reasons that may include: inability to afford pet care costs; allergies; inadequate facilities; landlord issues and lack of time to care for the pet(s). When you are considering animal adoption for kids you need to be aware that it is a very serious matter.ARTArticleAnimal Care Knowledge For KidsTo home a pet is serious business, the animal whether a dog or any other animal becomes a family member and the right animal care knowledge for kids is very essential. This article gives a broad overview of the basic considerations and care that need to be taken for dogs. Dogs are probably the most loving of all pets; they give love unlimited and want the same in return. As a parent it is your responsibility to teach your child the importance of loving and caring for the animal as a first step in keeping a pet. A dog needs to be fed right, exercised and groomed at regular intervals.ARTArticleAnimal Facts For KidsEducating our children is one of the most important aspects of parenting. This article on animal facts for kids makes for interesting reading about little known facts about the animals that inhabit planet earth. Encourage your child to read and learn in a fun way, and share knowledge with friends and have great fun doing it.ARTArticleAre Your Expectations Too High for Your Relationship?We are all human beings, and as such have strengths and weaknesses. One of the benefits of being human is the ability to work on our own weaknesses and improving our own lives and others around us. There are numerous “self help gurus” whose basic principle is improving how you view yourself to improve your own life. Of course it is easy just settle on our expectations of yourself and others instead of making changes, but it is the complacency that will affect who we are as an individual and how we are viewed in our partners eyes.ARTArticleBack to School Already? How to Set Your Child Up For SuccessEven though children may be enjoying their summer, parents are already thinking about “back-to-school” and everything that needs to get organized. What’s the stress-free solution to setting your child up for a truly successful year? Routines and organization. Every household benefits from having established routines but it’s even more important when kids are back at school. What are some of the problems that can occur without routine and organization? Here’s just a few: 1. Children not completing homework 2. Children losing workr ARTArticleBare All to Enchant in Any SeasonBare All to Enchant—in Any Season Summer demands that we bare all those body parts we’ve conveniently layered in sweaters. And if you’re feeling squeamish about that, you’re trying to protect more than just your abs and your thighs from rejection. When you accept the rest of you, you also accept your physical body. You embrace who you are inside and out, regardless of other people’s opinions. Stay with me, though, I’m not just talking about the unconditional acceptance that gets so much hype.ARTArticleBattle-Tested Strategies for a Peaceful Marriage - What to Do and How to Do ItRelationships take work, the question is, do you want to work yours? Since marriage matters can be delicate, its important to carefully consider your options in restoring the peace. Getting a derailed marriage back on track can be one of the most challenging, if not trying things you’ll ever do. But, believe me, there are many dividends when you seek to improve your number one relationship.ARTArticleBeyond Split & Broken - Complex InsteadStatistically, the effects of divorce on our society are difficult to prove although there are figures bandied around. What we do know is that some people go on and have far better lives and some don't. For majority however, we can say divorce carved its mark on our life and we live with it for the rest of our days - for better or worse.ARTArticleBut, You Don't Know My Ex!This is one of the most common comments heard when talking with people about an Ex. Those of us who are parents and inside a Complex Family often have an Ex, and we normally believe it is near impossible to get on with them. Let's face it, it didn't work when we were married or partners, so why would it now? But it needs too - if only for the kid's sake!ARTArticleCan a Cheater Truly Change?Do you believe the adage of “once a cheater, always a cheater”? I believe the answer lies in understanding the motivation and character of the cheater in question. People only take one second to determine whether they find someone sexually attractive. Then in only three minutes, they decide whether they want to see that person again. That’s how quickly we decide if a prospective mate should be in our life — for better or for worse, and usually, when it happens that quickly, it’s for worse. Over and out!ARTArticleCharacter Tips for Parents – How to Raise Respectful Kids Who Want to SucceedWould you like to raise children with successful characters? Does your crankiness get in the way? If so, you're not alone; I've been cranky too. Look inside for 3 ways to help your kids want to succeed. Today I'll share the secret formula for raising respectful kids who want to succeed. You won't have to feel cranky or guilty again. Instead you'll create more success, more cooperation, and more respect in your home. But first I'll tell you about the power of positive influencing and a little girl named Carol. Influencing is your reaction to your child's behavior.ARTArticleCharacter Tips for Parents ~ How to Turn Selfish Kids into Caring KidsSelfishness, like a small mirror, only sees the self. How can you help your child go beyond the mirror and see others? Parents of kids with great character know how. They ask 2 important questions. The questions boost moral reasoning. Before I tell you what they are, think back to a time when your child was selfish. Did you tell him why he ate all the candy, took his little brother's toy, or whined when he wasn't first?ARTArticleChild Discipline Tips – How to Discipline Kids without ArgumentsWhat happens to discipline when your child argues with you? Does the discipline become a battle? Lea 3 ways to model character and practice the winning formula for solving arguments. It’s time you get the respect you deserve. The Discipline Problem: Endless Arguing betwee You and Your Kids: Arguing with kids is like a spinning top. It keeps spinning until you give up, tip over, and say, “Yes” when you want to say, “No.” Kids push arguments to senseless heights. Be rational when they’re not, otherwise your discipline will fail. They’ll win. Why?ARTArticleCommitment Is an Ongoing ChoiceCommitment is an Ongoing Choice He’s snuggling up to you as though nothing’s wrong, but you don’t even want to be there. How did you end up married to this guy anyway? Right now it seems like any one of three suitors would have been a better option … and you’re still counting. The grass on the other side of the fence beckons. You could use a little wooing and tende ess, from somebody who’s not taking you for granted even after blatantly insulting you.ARTArticleCommunicating With Your ChildrenWhen communicating with children it is important to keep your goals in mind. The younger the child, the more difficult it is to reason with a child. A very young child won't be able to give you the reasoning for his actions. "Why did you hit your brother?" you demand. "Because I hit him?" your child may reply. As your child grows older, his reason and reasoning skills begin to develop. You can converse with a twelve year old in a manner impossible five years previous. So what are goals in parenting? 1.ARTArticleDating tips for men, and women...Top 10 dating ideas that will have em wrapped around your little fingerSaying I Love You... Maybe a strong "like"...? Either way, it's allot to swallow without a good date plan in place. That's where we come in. Our Top 10 dating ideas are a MUST read to get your game on for the saying I love you moment. From us and from our experts... YOU. Feel free to add more. Grab your date, that blanket, wine basket and head to the great outdoors.ARTArticleDealing with a Midlife CrisisIf you or someone you know is having a midlife crisis, then you may want to know how to properly deal with it. This period in a person's life is extremely dangerous. They can become depressed, disillusioned with life, and even quit things or relationships they should not. Primarily, a midlife crisis is caused by two realizations: 1. The realization that they haven't accomplished much or anything that is truly worthwhile. 2. The realization that they probably have fewer years ahead of them then they do behind them.ARTArticleDealing With Other People's AngerThere is a very revealing verse in the Bible that helps define the psychology of an angry person. Proverbs 22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: The warning is very poignant. Angry people are exceptionally difficult to deal with. But for many of you reading this article, you don't have the luxury of avoiding an angry person. Perhaps you are already friends with an angry person. Perhaps you're married to a person who has a short temper. Maybe one of your children has a short fuse. Dealing with an angry person is problematic at best.ARTArticleDealing With The Pressures And Stresses Of LifeThere is a difference between pressure and stress. One causes the other, and one we can reduce and shunt off. Learn the difference between these two in your life and what you can do about them. Stress is the product of pressure. Set an empty plastic water bottle upright and place the palm of your hand on the cap. Apply pressure by pressing down. The pressure is applied to the top of the bottle, but the stress will reveal itself at the weakest point in the bottle. Usually, this is halfway down the bottle at the narrow part.ARTArticleDealing With Unrealistic Expectations In MarriageOne of the great relationship destroyers is that of unrealistic expectations. Expecting something out of the relationship that the other is either ignorant of, unwilling to provide, or simply unable to provide. Frustration and anger is the result. This article deals with differing expectations and how to deal with them. Everyone has expectations. I met a guy once who argued that point. He told me that he had no expectations in life. I challenged him with, "You go to school right?ARTArticleDepression - A Societal EvolutionDepression is increasingly on the rise in our society. Its diagnosis has exploded over the last twenty years, and as a result, the medical field has responded with pill after pill. But depression isn't a disease. It can't be transmitted from person to person like the flu. So why is depression on the rise?ARTArticleDo you believe?Every child has a dream of what they want to be when they want to grow up.ARTArticleDon Jon: A Transformation from Sex to IntimacyFor many people sexual and romantic education is derived a great deal from television, movies, and, particularly for men, pornography. Objectification, one-sidedness, and unrealistic expectations take hold resulting in a loss of intimacy and connection. The movie, "Don Jon," written, directed, and starred in by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, addresses this dilemma, shining light on these views and exploring what it actually means to be intimate and express love.ARTArticleDump The Slump :)The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from the old ones.? - John Maynard Kynes I am empowered by how many of us today constantly try to change our habitual patterns. For better new and more profound ways. However sometimes patterns of thoughts from our past hold us back. Sometimes gently and sometimes furiously.ARTArticleEndangered Rainforest Animals For Your Kids to KnowChildren need to be educated about our planet and all the different life forms that inhabit the earth. Teaching a child about the millions of species of animals that exist in this world, half of them in the rainforests, is a good thing. This article on the endangered rainforest animals for your kids to know covers some of these animals in danger of extinction to create awareness among children. Since our children are the future of our country, teaching them is our duty. Children need to be made aware that most animal extinction and endangerment is caused by human activities.ARTArticleErotic Hypnosis -- What is it Good For?The term Erotic Hypnosis invokes mystery and allure, a tantalizing combination of words that sounds extremely exciting, and more than a little dangerous. So what is it? I use erotic hypnosis in my practice as an intimacy educator and consultant, and will outline the most common uses, then go into greater detail of what I like it for.ARTArticleEstablishing Rules For Your ChildrenLearn how to properly establish rules for your children. Done right, you can avoid anger and resentment when you are forced to enforce your rules. Done right, your children won't fight your discipline. One of the methods that I use with my own children is contained in this article. Setting rules for your children is a fundamental part of discipline. Honestly, you have no right to discipline, or punish a child for doing something that you never made clear was wrong. That's just not fair. Shotgun discipline builds resentment in your children. Establish rules.ARTArticleEven the best relationships come to an end!Chances are, that relationship you’re ending has been knocking at death’s door for quite some time now or should never have begun to start with. The handwriting has been on the wall but you didn’t have the courage to say that it’srnover. Bad advice from your peers, relatives and so-called friends is more than likely all, or at least part, of the reason you haven’t had the courage to let go and get on with your life. Your family and friends may have no clue of the stress and extreme pain you suffer on a daily basis or they may not know any different themselves.ARTArticleExpressing Yourself Using the Question Tree TechniqueExpressing yourself is not always easy. There can be many things that go wrong when you try to express yourself. Misunderstandings are perhaps the most destructive communication mishaps in relationships. So how do you solve it? No method is perfect, especially when you are dealing with someone else's perceptions, feelings, and desires. Expressing yourself is not always easy. There can be many things that go wrong when you try to express yourself. Misunderstandings are perhaps the most destructive communication mishaps in relationships. So how do you solve it?ARTArticleExtinct AnimalsThis article is a fascinating study of the extinct animals that once inhabited our planet. Read all about these animals from the not so distant Caspian Tiger, which went into extinction around the 1970s; to the Sea Cow, which disappeared from the Bering Sea.

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