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KEEPING YOUR MARRIAGE/RELATIONSHIP ALIVE AND WELL
By reading this article, you’ve just taken the first step in your commitment to keep your marriage/relationship alive and well. You are creating exciting, new possibilities for yourself and your partner. You are about to discover that by applying a few incredibly simple principles, your love life will change dramatically. For more click here.
GIMME, GIMME, WANT, WANT. WHY ARE MY KIDS NEVER SATISFIED?
Holding four year old Jeffrey by the hand, Caroline walked into the grocery store. Within five minutes, Jeffrey said he wanted candy.
Caroline said, “No candy. We came here to get something for dinner tonight. No candy.” Jeffrey began to whine and complained that she never bought him anything. Soon he was kicking the cart and screaming. By aisle three, Caroline said, “Okay, go get your candy!”
Sound familiar? By giving in you may find requests turn into demands and commands that will rule your life as parents. For more click here.
WHY TIME OUT DOESN’T WORK
“If we put our daughter in time out, she won’t stay there for even a minute, never mind one minute for each year of her age. It just doesn’t work. What are we supposed to do?” Sound familiar? For more click here.
THE TEDDY BEAR WET THE BED
Standing next to my bed, my four-year-old son said softly, “Mommy, I’m cold.” I lifted the bed covers, shifted over, and welcomed him in to snuggle back to sleep. I vaguely remember asking, “Where are your pajamas, honey?” For more click here.
DIVORCE IS NOT THE ANSWER
“I love my spouse, but I’m no longer ‘in love’ with him/her. I want a divorce.” What is this nonsense?
Imagine divorcing our children on grounds of ‘we’re no longer compatible’. Absurd! With our kids, we roll with the punches, modify our expectations, grateful for the good times and learn to expect some hard times. For more click here.
BEDTIME IS A NIGHTMARE IN OUR HOUSE
Are your children going to bed too late? Is a child sleeping in your bed, or do you wait until he is so exhausted he falls asleep on the couch?
What you need is a firm Bedtime Routine. Very few children volunteer to go to bed. It’s up to you to set the framework. For more click here.
