Technology is everywhere. It’s used to chill food, for communication via cell phones and email, research information online, light homes, drive cars and in a thousand other ways. Look around the average home and technology will be a major part…
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The forecast calls for snow…lots of snow. Schools are closing left and right; the children are cheering and you are groaning. “Not another snow day!” During last week’s snow day you already did the typical snow day activities: playing board…
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Principles to strengthen your family relationships The success of the family is always have something to do with personal success. Therefore you need to strengthen your family relationship and strengthening each member of the family on the way to success….
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The downside of being the favorite child has to be the constant attention and the higher expectations that the child has. As much as children might like to get a certain amount of attention from their parents’ being the favorite…
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One of the best places individuals can gain support is from their family, if they’re lucky. Not all families communicate well, and some spend more time arguing than they do supporting one another. However, when family support is forthcoming, individuals can…
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Family life has definitely been affected by the increasing dominance of technology in people’s lives, often in a negative way. Families are less likely to spend time together, as children go off to their room to play computer games, while…
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Having meals with the family seems in some families to be a thing of the past. After all, there are so many places that everyone needs to be, and so many things that everyone needs to do. One family member…
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Gathering the family together at mealtime is one way to strengthen family ties and stay in touch with one another’s lives. Today’s hectic lifestyles comprised of two income households, single parents doing it all, extra-curricular activities and other demands imposed…
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Advanced technology has meant that family life has changed. Children no longer spend time playing and engaging in activities with their parents, or siblings, as the lure of their iTouch, xbox or iphone increases with each new application, song, game or…
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Too often, families are made up of individuals sharing the same house but very little time with each other. There’s nothing wrong with that in today’s fast-paced world. Yet, a family who doesn’t set aside time for each other is…
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Technology has undoubtedly had a profound impact on family life. Technology has transformed the way people live their lives, as it has encroached upon every aspect of life. The jobs that adults do, the way in which children study, how…
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The benefits of having family meals together. We are by nature creatures of habit and along with our need to have some order in our lives, routines, and our habits become the grounding behavior that we need. Having family meals…
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Metaphorically, two men (or women) are standing before you, a single parent, looking for someone to spend the rest of your life with, you have to pick one of the potential “mates”. The mate on the right is all passion…
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Maturity being the lengthy process it is, taking responsibility for your own behavior cannot be a standard attribute of youthful endeavors, but appears as a mark of extensive life experiences. The blame for poor life choices are easiest placed at…
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Work Today, most families have to have a two-parent income. Working so much can definitely weigh on family bonding time and the feeling of closeness. With children spending more time with daycare, baby sitters or school, parents can find it…
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Parents are a gift from God. Right from the time a mother conceives, she is proud and excited about the little life that is growing inside her womb. Mother tries to be very careful in everything that she does. All…
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How can you prepare to become a parent to your parent? Sounds like a crazy proposition, but is it? With the advent of sophisticated medical technology and pharmaceuticals, we are able to live longer. The quantity of our life is…
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The stress, the second guessing yourself and the pent up feelings. The daily struggles of caring for an elderly family member and your own children can be a very taxing time in your life. Most days are like an emotional…
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Mature Americans are not happy about the prospect of losing their independence as they age. Just because you achieve a certain numerical milestone does not mean you become an idiot, a “doddering old fool,” or are unable to take care…
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When the patriarch or matriarch of the family dies, inheritance situations can get very ugly, very quickly. Siblings fight over who gets the dining room set. One sister wants to sell the car, and the other sister wants to keep…
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When a loved one is faced with a long term illness, immediate challenges arise followed by long term challenges that you may never have thought about. During the duration of an illness a loved one would most likely feel more…
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When I was ten years old my parents sat my sister and I down and explained to us that we would be moving from the only home I had ever lay my little head. I was ten years old at…
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Everyone knew the time would come when their parents would be left alone or no longer able to take care for themselves. Making the choice to care for an elderly parent is a decision you must make sensibly for everyone…
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Is blood truly thicker than water, or is it just another figure of speech that lost its true meaning? Generations in the past seemed to choose their family over friends or acquaintances with no question. In this day and time families…
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There are many elder people who have trouble daily taking care of simple tasks we tend to take for granted. It’s no mistake that many elder people will state they are more then capable although many elder people have trouble…
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There comes a time in all families when elderly parents reach a point where they need the help of their grown children. Maybe their home isn’t adequate or maybe their money hardly makes it until the end of the month….
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With caring for her own parents, my mother neglected time with her own family. My father, brother and I were often left alone at home to deal with our own issues. Three, and not the normal four that would portray…
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Have you ever felt that men’s interpretation of clean and a woman’s interpretation of clean are two different languages? My husband will want to go somewhere or for us to do something and I will tell him,”I can’t! I have…
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CARING FOR YOUR LOVED ONE AT HOME Home health care for loved ones is not easy. With pre-planning, home health care can be beneficial for the patient and will become a cherished memory for the caregiver. First, connect with a…
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It is not easy to support someone who has just lost a baby. It seems to be especially awkward for someone who has not experienced losing a baby. It frightens many people and they cannot imagine how anyone can go…
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