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ARTArticle10 Easy Steps For A Health RelationshipAre you ready for real love? In this day and age of fast-paced and short-lived relationships, it’s challenging and many times difficult, to find good, solid, effective, and useful, information that helps to build healthy and long-lasting romantic relationships. Whether you’re ...ARTArticle20 Do's & Don'ts Of A Functional RelationshipFrom TheTransitio
ProcessTM Interactive Lecture
HOW TO ATTRACT EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY PEOPLE
The following is a list of The 20 Do's and Don'ts of A Functional Relationship. It has been an effective tool and starting point for individuals and couples who are serious about creating more joy, honesty, and real intimacy in their lives. Most often clients they say this list has given them a beginning template of what a functional relationship should look like.
Hierarchy of A Functional Relationship
Intimacy
Love
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TruthARTArticle3 Parenting Tips ~ Using "Love Talk" With Your Partner"Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation." - Oscar Wilde n
Whether it was a long time ago or recently, you promised to love, honor, and cherish your spouse. That includes the way you talk with each other. Perhaps you've slipped into ...ARTArticle3 Parenting Tips For Parents As LoversThese 3 parenting tips help you and your partner say, "I'm with you. I'm walking beside you. I love you." If you practice the tips below, your children will be building character by watching and learning from you. Inside you will be given suggestions for practicing the tips too.
"Why would a ...ARTArticle3 Parenting Tips For Staying In LoveDo you have enough time with your spouse? Do you focus too much attention on your children? Would you like to keep your marriage and your family strong? Inside you’ll find 3 parenting tips for staying in love.
Childhood Wisdom:
Art Linkletter’s TV program “Kids Say the Darndest Things!” filled ...ARTArticle3 Tips For Developing Self-Discipline In ChildrenPlease consider carefully the following strategies:
3 Tips for Developing Self-Discipline in Your Children
1. Always, always, do what you say you are going to do. Remember that your children learn from EVERY encounter with you...even if it's not what you want them to learn! If you tell a ...ARTArticle3 Ways to Make Your Wife Crazy About You! Helpful Advice for HusbandsMarriage is never something you're completely prepared for. Even if you and your wife embarked on some counseling before the wedding, you never really know what you're in for until you're in the thick of the moment. Marriage isn't always easy. It's generally not the fairy tale we see splashed across the big screen. There are challenges and conflicts and a couple can easily start to drift apart over time if they're not putting the effort into the relationship they should. You may feel that's occurring in your marriage now. Perhaps your wife isn't as devoted to you as she once was.ARTArticle4 Parenting Tips For Understanding A Temper Tantrum ChildAre you worried about your child’s behavior? What can you do when you’ve tried everything? Inside you’ll find some tips to boost your parenting skills with difficult children.
Discipline Quote:
“Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.” ...ARTArticle5 Parenting Tips For Young Kids In TroubleIs your sweet child getting in trouble? Do you worry about the kids he plays with? Inside you’ll find 5 parenting tips for helping kids stay out of trouble.
Childhood Wisdom and Big Trouble:
A 10-year-old boy named Joe and his 8-year-old brother, Danny, fought like cats and dogs. The older boy ...ARTArticle5 Rules For A Happy Relationship1. Remember your partner isn't perfect. Many times we love our partner so much that we see them as more perfect than other people in our life. In this light, we hold them to an ideal, one that embraces the thought that this person will not hurt us.
Many times we do this unconsciously. We ...ARTArticle5 Skills of ListeningThe 5 Skills of Listening!
It’s frustrating when our children don’t seem to listen, isn’t it?
And when they don’t pay attention to what you are saying in the home, you have to wonder how much they are missing at school!
In 10+ years of teaching Martial Arts in our community, ...ARTArticle5 Tips For Creating The Ideal Spa Gift Basket for HerDid you know that retreat spas are the preferred vacation choice for many contemporary women? However, many do not have the immediate time nor the resources to indulge in a five-day, getaway in the mountains; therefore, w hat better way to unwind and enjoy being pampered, than to create a ...ARTArticle6 Steps to Strengthen Your Child's Self-EsteemThe following points are helpful in strengthening and supporting a healthy sense of self-esteem:
1. Help your child learn how to make and keep friends. Healthy friendships are important, because children in this age group are increasingly sensitive about how their friends feel about them. ...ARTArticleA Date Is Not the Best Way to Get to Know SomebodyINSIDE/NAKED RELATIONSHIPS
BY JAN DENISE
RELEASE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2007
A Date Isn't The Best Way To Get To Know Somebodynn Dear Jan: A divorced woman moved into the house next door to mine two weeks ago, and I find her attractive. I have seen her outside a couple of times and felt ...ARTArticleA Dearth Of DatesHi Doc:
I am 30 years old and have never been on a date. I had very bad anxiety because of my obsessive compulsive disorder. It's not as bad now, but I don't have much experience talking to people. I talk to people at work and they want to help me, but I fear I am not experienced enough. I ...ARTArticleA Matter Of TrustDoc:
I have been seeing this woman on and off for over 1 year, we have only been seeing each other seriously since the beginning of May. We have had difficulties with trust from both ends in the past, but things have improved dramatically over the past few months.
99% of the time I trust her ...ARTArticleA Woman's View Of "The Test"Hi Dennis,
I have been working on putting together a few work shops for women on how to attract the kind of man they desire so naturally I have been doing my research on how the other side goes about this. From a woman's perspective, you are 100% on target. Just reading what suggestions you ...ARTArticleAlte
ative Treatments for ADD and ADHDIf you or your child have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), there are many alte
atives to Ritalin or other mind-altering drugs for you and your family to choose. Mind-altering drugs should always be the last resort, as our ...ARTArticleAndrew Johnston beat the bulliesAndrew Johnston beat the bullies!
By Jennifer McLeod, June 2008
I applaud Andrew Johnston, 13 year old contestant on ‘Britain’s Got Talent 2008 Show’, for having the courage to admit to 12 million people across the nation that he was being bullied because of the love of his ...ARTArticleAnother Great Breastfeeding-Friendly Recipe To Help Calm Your Fussy, Colicky BabyHere’s a tasty recipe that is easy to make and is simply delicious! It contains none of the foods that irritate a newborn’s digestive system, so as a breastfeeding mom, you can enjoy the food now and have a calm, happy baby afterwards.
Throughout time, many breastfeeding mothers have noticed ...ARTArticleApproach Without NervousnessDear Dr. Neder:
How do I approach this girl again without acting nervous?
There's this really beautiful girl that I like at school (college) one day when I was in the library I noticed her looking at me so I looked at her and we stared at each other for a pretty long time (maybe 5 seconds, ...ARTArticleApproaching The GirlHi Dr. Neder,
I'm trying to approach and meet a girl I see frequently on the way to work in the morning at the train station. What is the best approach and what do I say at first to get her trust and interest?
Please let me know what you ...ARTArticleAre Nice Guys A Dying Breed?Do women even want a nice guy anymore?
I've been a nice guy all my life. Upbringing taught me to be nice to everyone. I open doors for women, compliment them, laugh with them, do nice things for them such as favors and such. What do I get in return? “You’re so sweet and ...ARTArticleAre The Two Of You Ready For Intimacy?Reprinted from MSN’s Home Pagenn__________________________________________________________________________________________n • DR. GiLDA’s GUIDES on “How to Win at Relationships” and “How to Win at Work” (http://www.drgilda.com/books.htm#guides)
• INSTANT ADVICE —BY PHONE OR E-MAIL for SAME-DAY ...ARTArticleAre You Aware of How You Sabotage Your Relationships? Taking the Road to Self-Awareness Will Help You Change!As long as you are not aware of the ways in which you might be sabotaging your relationships, you might fail to develop a successful intimacy time and again. But without knowing what you do which harms your attempts at relationships, you will not know what and how to change. Developing Self-Awareness will enable you to understand what in your attitudes, reactions and behaviors harms your relationships. You will then know what you need to do in order to develop and maintain a successful intimacy.
The following examples show how Mary’s un-awareness leads her to sabotage her relationships:ARTArticleAre You Tuned In To Reality?Are you tuned in to reality? Am I tuned in to reality? No, it isn’t a radio station or a television channel. My thesaurus gives many definitions of reality but the definition that pops out at me is truth. If mental health demands reality, then lies must mean an emotional upheaval at ...ARTArticleAsking A Guy OutHi Dennis,
I'm a single gal who (despite being very attractive) has not been on a date with a man in a year. I have exchanged numbers with several men during that time but none seem interested (mainly they were dating another girl already so I keep missing my chance.) I keep a very friendly, ...ARTArticleAthletes Drop Out Rate a Crisis in the MakingSpringfield, Pa. According to Dr. Stephen Jones each year more than 50 percent of African American students drop out of high school and college. This has a significant impact on athletes who play sports. The drop out rate is greatly affected by poor college preparation and study skills. The ...ARTArticleAttracting a Libra Man – Tips to Turn His HeadYou're interested in a Libra man. Who could possibly blame you? These men are confident, outgoing and laid back. They make ideal partners because they are so loyal and they almost always strive to not only be the best partner they possibly can, but the best friend too. You've met a Libra man and you feel yourself falling for him. The problem is that you're just not sure where exactly his heart and head is. You want to ensure he sees you as someone incredibly special so what can you do to make that happen?ARTArticleAvoid Settling For Less Than What You Need And Want While Searching for Your Life PartnerLet’s say that you’re out there in the dating scene – meeting members of the opposite sex online and in person, making conscious decisions about who to date, and learning more about who you are and what you need and want in a life partner relationship. And then you get to the ...