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ARTArticleBecome Aware of Your Perception of Reality: Don’t Let it Harm Your RelationshipsINTRODUCTION
You and your partner react and behave in your relationship each from your own Perception of Reality – your personal view point of how things “should be”. Your perceptions are affected by many factors you have internalized over the years while growing up. As long as you are NOT able to be flexible and accept each other’s point of view, you are likely to find yourselves in endless conflicts, arguments and frustrations.
YOUR PERCEPTION OF REALITY AFFECTS YOUR INTERACTIONSARTArticleBless the CoachBless the Coach
Be it t-ball, baseball, soccer or hockey, most little league coaches are there for the love of children. For some it’s even more personal. Their kid is on the team.
The value of participation by children in little league sports is manifold. Children get to learn the game, ...ARTArticleBreastfeeding Is About More Than FoodBreastfeeding Is More Than Just Food
While the breastfeeding process exists to nourish a newbo
and to provide everything that it needs to grow, breastfeeding is much more than food for a baby. The entire breastfeeding process provides significant benefits for both the baby and the ...ARTArticleBreastfeeding-Friendly Recipes Calm A Fussy BabyFussy, crying, colicky babies are usually distressed because they arereacting to foods that their mothers are eating! Indeed, everything abreastfeeding mother eats or drinks ends up in her breastmilk and smallparticles of foods in the breastmilk itself can cause a baby pain anddiscomfort. ...ARTArticleBuilding Experience From InexperienceHello.
I'm 28 years old and I've been with my husband for 10 years. We were very young when we got married and my husband had very little dating experience before we met. He is a great guy, but he has a hard time reading body language and sometimes misses the point even when I'm being blunt ...ARTArticleBUILDING TRUST AND ACCEPTANCE WITH STEPCHILDRENBUILDING TRUST AND ACCEPTANCE WITH STEPCHILDRENnBy
Waln K. Brown, Ph.D.
William Gladden Foundatio
If you are having trouble building a relationship with your stepchildren, do not despair. You are not alone. Nearly 50% of all families in the United States are stepfamilies. Many of these ...ARTArticleBullying: What to Do If Your Child Is Being Bullied or Is the Bully - Part 3Bully...someone who gets pleasure from inflicting physical or emotional pain on another. Throughout this 4 Part Series we've discussed who a bully is and realized that there are no stereotypes of exactly who can be a bully. We also discovered the reasons why people bully. Now, I want to discuss what to do if your child is the victim of bullying OR if your child is a bully.ARTArticleBullying: Who and What is a Bully? Part 1This week my son started a conversation with me out of the blue; something was on his mind and bothering him.
He began by saying, “There’s a naughty boy at school. He’s bigger than me and older than me.”
“Why is he naughty?” I asked.
“Well, he doesn’t let me do things.”
“Like what?”
“He stops me from running or going places.”
Being a former school teacher for 16 years, my stomach clenched as I knew that what he was describing was in fact a Bully.ARTArticleBullying: Why Kids Bully? Part 2Last week I talked about who and what a bully is. In that article we discovered that there are NO stereotypes when it comes to a bully; they can BE anybody and LOOK like anybody. We also differentiated the difference between bullying and two people fighting or having an argument. This week I’m going to discuss why kids bully. With this knowledge we can change things around, both for the bully and the child being bullied.
The biggest misconception about bullying is that it’s about anger. Anger is always a bigger emotion that is covering up a hidden emotion.ARTArticleCan a child choose which parent to live with?Eeny, meeny, miny, moe…
Can a child choose which parent to live with?
Sometimes parents involve their children in custody, residency and access matters hoping the opinion of the child sways the outcome. At other times, children may seek to initiate a change themselves. The child’s desire may be ...ARTArticlecan I make time for me and not feel guilty?Moms, let me share something with you. In order to be a great mother you MUST nourish yourself. Once you do this, you will have the energy, enthusiasm and patience to be that great mom you truly want to be. This may seem contradictory to what your brain is telling you – isn’t it child first, then you? No.ARTArticleCan Relationship Advice and Marriage Counseling Boost Your Happiness?Your better-half can make or break your life; and vice verse is as true...
Some people believe that marriages decision and marital circumstances are made in heaven… others believe it's our own creation. So what is the formula for staying
happy in married life?
Value Your Partner's EmotionsARTArticleCan This Marriage Be Saved?Dear Doctor,
I am 26 years old woman, married for about 3 years. I am a positive person with self-esteem and confidence in the future. I have a great CV with high education and experience. However it is not easy to find good income work in the country I live in where most good positions rely ...ARTArticleCan You Blame “The Other Sex” for Your Failed Relationships?If you have been trying for a long time now to have a satisfying intimacy and didn’t succeed, it is very likely that you fail due to lack of Self-Awareness: you don’t understand how you shoot yourself in the foot. Developing Self-Awareness will enable you to realize a host of factors which drive you to harm your relationships, de-activate the power these factors exert over you and become empowered to develop a successful and satisfying relationship.ARTArticleCheat ... and You Cheat YourselfCheat … And You Cheat Yourselfnn "I know what it sounds like," she says, "but he's the love of my life."
What makes her situation so unique is the "I." And that makes everybody's situation unique, particularly in their own eyes. It's easy to look from the outside and observe that he betrayed ...ARTArticleCheck Ingredients Before BlendingCheck Ingredients Before Blending
Blended family is the term used when previously separated parents remarry and combine families. If you are looking at “blending” consider these points to facilitate the children’s adjustment:
1. Have a suitable courtship period.
The purpose of courtship is to ...ARTArticleChildren and Parents Adjust to SeparationChildren and Parents Adjust to Separatio
You haven’t separated physically yet, but the ink is dry on your parenting plan agreement and you are ready to go your separate ways. Now reality bites!
Although many parents don’t talk about it, the final act of separation cuts like a knife, ...ARTArticleChoosing Mr. RightChoosing Mr. Right
Some women find it difficult finding Mr. Right. They may be jumping into the relationship too quickly. These strategies may save a lot of disappointment and hurt:
Determine if this should even get started:
For whatever reason, men of limited virtue seem to have radar for ...ARTArticleConflict of LibidosConflict of Libidos?
Libido refers to sexual drive. Over the course of the human life span, libido can increase or decrease depending upon numerous factors. Those factors can be divided into biological, psychological and social.
Of the biological factors, a woman’s menstrual cycle is ...ARTArticleCross Cultural Marital ConundrumsCross Cultural Conundrums
His parents just won’t leave us alone. They drop by unexpectedly; his mother rearranges my kitchen cupboards; they get angry if we don’t visit them every weekend. I want to have a life, alone with my husband! Meanwhile; She is so cold and distant that her behaviour appears disrespectful and I am left defending her to my family who doesn’t understand why I married her. I wish she would get along with my family.ARTArticleDating rich women- Pick up women with alpha male body languageAny guy can successfully date rich women if they learn how to pick up women using alpha male body language. For you to be able to date more girls, it is important for you to learn how to pick up women using alpha male body language since women are easily attracted to men who display seductive body language. To help you to date rich women, you need to learn how to pickup women using alpha male body language.ARTArticleDating Rights Verse Dating ResponsibilitiesHello Dennis,
You have always been very helpful to me in the past and I was wondering if you could help me out with this situatio
I've encountered.
My girlfriend smoked cigarettes for over 10 years but stopped. When we started dating I made it clear that I cannot date a smoker as I find the ...ARTArticleDo As I DoJune returns every year at this time, and the cycle of this month’s events and celebrations continue year after year!
Our lives are also cyclical in nature, a baby grows into a toddler – little girl to woman – youngster to teenager – little boy to man – birth to death. These are just some of ...ARTArticleDo Men Respect Women?Dear Dennis:
I wonder about this from time to time, but I figure that I need an answer from an insightful man in order to get a truthful answer on this:
Do men respect women in general? Do men pity women in general, because of our vulnerabilities? Or do men have a certain "hard-to-explain" ...ARTArticleDo YOU Have Different Rules For Women?Here's an interesting questio
I was recently asked: are there different rules for women and men when it comes to the entire dating/sex/relationship game, and if so, what standards should women enjoy that men don't?
One of the reasons why women pull things like "the crying game" (NOT the movie ...ARTArticleDo You Think She Likes Me?Hi there,
I'm 18 years old and I can't seem to get any friendly advice from anyone about this girl I like so maybe you can help me out! I met a girl over at the local community college this past week, and I can already tell that I'm developing a major crush on her! She is absolutely beautiful! ...ARTArticleDo's and Don'ts on how to Attract Single Women with Your LooksTIP #1 - Yes, sexy single women are attracted sexually and nromantically to men with nice bodies and having a fit body nusually means that you take care of yourself and take pride in your body.
However, there's one way that fitness can backfire on you and actually cause women to lose interest ...ARTArticleDoes My Boyfriend Appreciate Me?Hello Doc!
I've been dating a guy for awhile now. I haven't had many relationships, so I'm getting used to moving out of the honeymoon stage.
My problem is, I know it's normal to get used to people and kind of let your faults come through as you get more comfortable with the person. I’m ...ARTArticleDoes Your Anxiety Drive You to Sabotage Your Relationships? Learn How to De-activate its PowerINTRODUCTION
Your anxiety often harms your attempts at relationships. It works against you as you try to find a partner and develop a successful intimacy. It drives you to react and behave in ways which are counter-productive to a successful relationship. Combating your anxiety enables you to become empowered and selective about the people you choose to go out with and the relationships you wish to develop.
YOUR ANXIETY HARMS YOUR ATTEMPTS AT HAVING A SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPARTArticleDoes Your Anxiety Drive You to Sabotage Your Relationships? Learn to De-activate its PowerYOUR ANXIETY WORKS AGAINST YOU!
If you have been wishing for quite some time now to have a stable, successful, satisfying relationship but are finding yourself time and again with the wrong partners and in unsatisfying relationships, what does it mean? Could it really be that “all these men” or “all these women” are no good?