As children grow up, they learn independence. Every parent wants them to learn to be able to cope on their own. With independence comes a strong need for a child to do things away from their parents, in a way…
Read more
Creating family memories and traditions that will endure time over the ages is what keeps families together. Families often look forward to getting together during special times and holidays, and it teaches children values and the importance of sharing and…
Read more
Summer usually means a family vacation to a theme park, the beach, or the mountains. Summer is also the time for a family get together. Family members are able to share information about their own family, their careers, or their…
Read more
Watching a family have fun together, just brings out a sweet smile from the inside. A family vacation is the best example you can give for the scene. But for some people, mostly teenagers a family vacation is not just…
Read more
It’s almost that time of year again! Summer is just around the corner. The kids will soon be out of school for about two months depending on the schools schedule. Now the lingering question is what to do to keep…
Read more
Today’s world is fast paced and your family tends to be just the people with whom you co-habitat. Many times family members become strangers as you get lost in the world of working, commuting, and extra-curricular activities. It is time…
Read more
An overly controlling mother is definitely not a ray of sunshine. Even if her intentions are sincerely good, her authoritative style will probably not sit well with anyone, especially with her daughter. Wanting to lash out at an overly controlling mother and…
Read more
During this economic recession, it is critically important for families to keep their spirits up. When money was not such an issue, we could afford to eat out, go to the movies, sports arenas and such, and we gave little…
Read more
Family rituals are those special behaviours and activities that involve most family members, happen at a predetermined frequency, and are symbolically meaningful to the participants. We all follow them, sometimes consciously with great fanfare, sometimes quite casually, unaware even. We…
Read more
When the children are in their infant years, this would be the ignoring times of most fathers. Oftentimes, we children forget the great and heroic effort of the father because we are only more focused to our mothers. It is…
Read more
The nature of the mother-daughter relationship starts in infancy and develops into adulthood and is bound with cords of love that resound with the life long call of duty to honor a certain code of conduct that includes kissing boo…
Read more
Coping with addiction is difficult, but coping with the addiction of a loved one can be even more difficult. However, there is nothing more difficult than dealing with a parent who is an alcoholic. When it is the mother who…
Read more
When you become a parent, you take on the love of a lifetime for the child(ren) that you have. These little ones, who will someday be grown, will have the power to fill your heart with both joy and sadness. …
Read more
Losing contact with a family member can be a very sensitive issue. There are many issues that may warrant you to look for them; this may be because of certain family news such as death of a family member, a…
Read more
A family is comprised of different people, with different personalities, regardless of the fact that in some cases they may be genetically related. With these different people living under one roof, there is bound to be some conflict here and…
Read more
Is it okay to impose your feelings toward family members onto your children? It’s not a good thing to do, when you’re angry or upset with your aunt and uncle or any other relative to impose those feelings onto your…
Read more
Being afraid that you will act like your parents is common. The thought of repeating the same mistakes your parents made is enough to terrify you. Good news is that this situation can be prevented, if only some basic tips…
Read more
The most important thing a person can learn from being around a person who is an alcoholic, is not to repeat that type of behavior. Being the child of an alcoholic mother was devastating. No one should have to live…
Read more
Perfect family units do not exist as societies are made up of individuals each with their own views and thought must be given to this before the term dysfunctional is used. Dysfunction in the real term is when something doesn’t…
Read more
When parents think their child is a failure, that child has a great percentage of growing up with low self esteem. Many kids these days have that low self esteem because of their parents and what their parents think about…
Read more
A new report says that 20% of American mothers have children by more than one man. When looking at only mothers with more than one child, the number is understandably even higher – 28%. Who says that times aren’t changing?…
Read more
A person may encounter a breakdown in family communication. This breakdown has caused misunderstanding and isolation in a family. It doesn’t follow that if we live together with our family we know everything that concerns them. We may know what…
Read more
How to mend broken family ties Your family is lacking what it once had and that was a strong family tie. Respect, trust and loyalty has become obsolete. There could be many reasons your family ties could have been severed….
Read more
When parents think their child is a failure, the parents should remind themselves that it’s never too late to do something about it. Failure is a fact of life and is unavoidable. By admitting this it becomes clear that failure…
Read more
Many families go through trials and tribulations in their life and oftentimes, family counseling is needed. This is a very humbling step to take because the family is then involving someone else in their problems. There are certain signs to…
Read more
I was raised by two narcissistic parents who relocated to a wealthy neighborhood outside of Los Angeles. She was a platinum blond, long legged, busty with sparkling blue eyes and chiseled facial features. He was tall, dark, and handsome. They…
Read more
Co dependent no more By Melody Beattie Co dependent no more teaches one how to stop trying to control others and the world around you while learning how to start caring for yourself. While this is no easy task, Melody…
Read more
When parents think their child is a failure one has to analyse the statement from three viewpoints. Firstly, is this comment being made in regards to the whole of the child’s life? Secondly, are the parents referring to a specific…
Read more
Answering this question can be very difficult depending on how it’s interpreted. Is this a personal rift between you (the reader) and one other family member? Is this a two person argument in which the reader is not personally involved,…
Read more
A step-by-step guide on how to ease tensions in the home One word or comment in the wrong way – to someone who isn’t “in the mood” to receive it, can send the decibel levels beyond the limit! What was…
Read more