Family

Band-aids are great for small wounds, but for those big, gaping holes in family hearts, you will need to bring out the heavy gauge sutures. When family ties are allowed to be broken, for whatever reason, there is a piece…
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The effects of fatherless families on boys are quite numerous. A little boy needs his father for so many reasons. They need their father to teach them how to be a boy and the things you need to learn to…
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Five Steps to Breaking the Caregiver Cycle Life is funny, some times bad things happen to good people. When something bad happens to your people, it is good to be able to help them in their time of need, but…
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With work, school, and egregious amounts of commitments, the lives of many families are anything but simple. Each and every person likely has a long list of scheduled activities, and combining everything in the family can be a monumental task….
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Problems faced by families with disabled children As a single mother of a disabled child, there have been many problems to contend with. Money, school, doctors and equipment all have their own set of guidelines and difficulties but with perseverance,…
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No, children should not report their parents for spanking them. Now, if it elevates to abuse, then something needs to be done. This is one of the reasons that most children do not respect their parents. The Bible says “Spare…
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The search for your family lineage can be exciting or it can be a boring list of names and dates. Giving new life to those departed souls of your ancestors is up to you. Simply tracking them down is not…
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That is a question that since moving to the US has popped up time after time never with a comfortable or unanimous answer. I remember once in a high school literature class while discussing a famous literary work the argument…
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There comes a time when a family or family member becomes concerned that things aren’t the way they use to be. Considering counseling is one of the first steps to try and help put your family’s lives back together. There…
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Simply stated, you cannot know your future without knowing your past. Life is family and knowing who your family is and was throughout history not only explains many things in your life that you may have wondered about yourself, but…
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Latest data from the U.S. government shows that between the years of 2001 and 2005, the number of parents that reported – to a government agency – children with severe emotional or behavioral problems increased from 60 to almost 70…
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What a misunderstood tragedy is child abuse. How lonely and forlorn is the abused child, only to be misunderstood and alone as an adult survivor. I’m not talking here about what passes for child abuse in the Alice-in-the-burbs wonderbread middle…
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Why might a family need counseling? A family may need counseling for various reasons such as family credit counseling, mental health counseling, family counseling, or even Christian based counseling. There are many options available today for families who are in…
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Have you gotten on the treadmill, searching for your ancestors?  How many times have you typed their name into a Google search?  Sometimes you “get lucky” and pick up valuable data, but oftentimes it’s an ongoing process of repetitive research…
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Maintaining integrity with children is a vital step in raising strong, honest children. Children learn by watching how the adults in their lives behave. If these adults don’t tell the truth, whether it a hard or an easy truth, their…
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Do you ever wonder if your family is a dysfunctional family? All families of today face many obstacles to cause stress, which in turn can bring on a cycle of dysfunction. No one has the perfect childhood, not your next…
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We all have them, that one nut in the family tree, or perhaps there is a tree full of nuts. This is nothing to be ashamed of, but it does create a strong conflict, or an all out war between…
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No family is exempt from the outside challenges that creep in and threaten its stability, and that includes financial pressures as well as personal issues. And sometimes the best help a family can get comes from family counselling services that…
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The importance of knowing your family history cannot be understated; while there are some immediate concerns that could effect you as an individual, such as your family medical history, it is also important to know where you come from and…
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Have you ever attended a family function and came to the realization, that you share nothing in common, only the same genes and perhaps the last names? In that instance, you may feel as though you are a “persona non…
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People have a natural curiosity about their ancestors. Why are there so many records about their lives? The kings and queens of the past regarded their wealth in not only gold but also the people under their rule. We know…
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Everyone has the ability to make their own family tree. A family tree is the pictorial representation of all the interconnected relationships within a family. However, the term family can be as broad or as narrow as each individual chooses….
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People frequently become interested in preserving their family tree. It might be to have a record for the grandkids or to help make some sense of the strangers at familiy reunions. Regardless of the reason, building and organizing a genealogy…
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When doing genealogy, you have to remember that the people you are researching were more than just names. They were your ancestors, and they probably had very interesting lives. So, once you find out what their names were, you can…
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If you have started researching your family’s history, you will already have discovered that there is a dizzying array of information available on the Internet – some reliable, some not. An astonishing fact that you may not know is that…
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Family history and genealogy research can be fascinating. It can give one a glimpse into an earlier time and can provide clues to your own heritage. It can help to answer many questions, which can range from the more mundane,…
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Most families have old photographs stashed away somewhere. You might even have some daguerreotypes, or, if you are really lucky, some tintypes. Hopefully, these family treasures have been labeled with names and dates. When you are doing genealogy, these photos…
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My great, great, great grandparents were pioneers in Ohio. They homesteaded next to a Wyandot reservation, where they coexisted peacefully. One day, the entire family of twelve came down with a fever that threatened to wipe them out. Fortunately, the…
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Family history research is a highly personal thing that can take you anywhere in the world as you search for your ancestral roots. While we all start with what we know of our parents, or perhaps grand-parents, getting a grip…
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Tracing ancestry can be very interesting.  There are different ways that you can go about this, and using a combination of all of the ways may give you the best results.  The following are some of these methods. Ask your…
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