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Morning Hassles With Your Preschooler
Sick and tired of getting started on the wrong foot with the children in the morning? Tired of herding the children through the morning sequence – out of bed, dressed, fed, school supplies readied? If so, you are in good company. Some of the most common complaints I hear in my office are related to […]
Morning Routines
On page 78 is an old article on a timeless problem, the stressful morning routine in a family with children. In our community lectures series, this topic is one of the best attended. I estimate 90% of parents are starting their day with some level of resentment or conflict as they find themselves taking responsibility […]
Family Magazine October 2011
Breastfeeding Doll Stirs Up Controversy
This was a very interesting report by local news reviewing a controversy over children exposed to breast feeding and a doll that facilitated children’s play that included nursing their doll. Many are uncomfortable with children mimicking breast feeding because they think of breasts in terms of sexual development and eroticism rather than imaginative play with […]
Breastfeeding Doll Stirs Up Controversy
Hidden Hazard of Parenting Chronically Ill Children
If your child has a chronic and/or life-threatening illness, you’ve been forced into an awkward and harsh world of weighing risk factors and treatment-outcome odds at a level unfamiliar to most parents. And when you have a chance to catch your breath another discouraging statistic may creep into your view: your marriage is at higher […]
Great Monogamous Sex: Advice for Straight Married Men
If you are a straight married man and looking for a little concrete advice for achieving mind-blowing sex, keep reading. You’ve stumbled onto the right article. By Cosmo and Maxim standards, I’m no sex expert. I won’t (and can’t) list the top 50 techniques that will send her into orbit and keep her coming back […]
Ratios Predicting Divorce and Marital Dissatisfaction
When we make a commitment to our partner, our usual expectation is that our relationship will last for life and that our love will see us through the inevitable hard times. Yet, when reality sinks in, we have to acknowledge that while love is one of the components of a relationship’s longevity, it really takes […]
Effective Listening
Communication requires one person to talk and, equally important, the other to listen. Our first thought, when we think about communication, may be to consider the speaker’s ability to convey ideas effectively. What we often forget is that without a listener the speaker may as well be talking to the wind. Just as effective speaking […]