There is not a rational human being on this earth who does not want to be loved, valued and respected. And, without a doubt, that would definitely include a mother-in-law. It can be a very challenging task to be a…
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Although, the title of this article is a bit ambiguous, I will expound upon and specifically address the need of raising children in a traditional (male & female) 2 parent home.  A child can not be conceived without both male…
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Should parents be responsible for decisions their adult children make? And at what age should these children be adults? I felt a solid moral family life that modeled good work ethics, responsibility for decisions, caring for others and becoming a…
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Although all teens differ greatly in their desired amounts of each, almost every teen needs two things from their parents: the first is space. The second is support. Parenting a teen is a delicate balance of enabling them to have…
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At some point that helpless baby that once needed you for everything will turn to you and say, “I don’t have to listen to you.” Welcome to life with a teenager. Teenagers have a tendency to distance themselves from parents,…
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There is a primal reason why children need two parents.  Each parent teaches them different things in life; all children need their mother and father to help them grow as a person.  The mother was brought up one way and the…
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Children learn everything from their parents in early childhood. Parents are the biggest influence. Because of that fact it is easy to say yes to parents being responsible for how their children act as adults. We learn from our parents…
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Parents – it is not acceptable for a parent to vent to their kids about the other parent. Though my parents never divorced, they should have. And, though not intentionally, they got me mixed up in the middle of some…
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Sons view their mothers as a role model for what a woman is supposed to be. Loud and boisterous or meek and mild, a son will view the attributes of his mother or lack thereof as “right” – the way…
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Whether you think so or not, children need both of their parents. They deserve two people, with different opinions and experience, to help them through life, in their times of need. They deserve to know who are responsible for them…
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For a woman to be considered a wonderful daughter-in-law, she shouldn’t have to work very hard, in order to have the praises of her mother-in-law. In fact if you genuinely love your husband, it will show in all the things…
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When a child is a product of a once loving relationship that is now dwindling, or has already gone sour, there are many things parents should do to ensure the child’s security remains steadfast; that most definitely includes not pulling…
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Obesity makes big news these days as overweight people are becoming more prevalent in western society. It is not just a problem for the United States but a similar pattern is emerging in the United Kingdom and other European States….
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Parenting is indeed an art of moulding, regulating and designing a budding life. It’s a ‘trick’ or ‘knack’ of making the child to move through a desirable track. It’s through parenting that children learn the first lessons to become a ‘social…
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Being a stay at home mother is the most maligned career choice you can possibly make.  It is not respected as a career choice.  It is, by most, considered voluntary and sometimes even willful unemployment.  It is considered willful unemployment even…
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People cannot forgive others unless they have enough self-worth and inner peace. Someone once told me that “when we think the problem is out there is in  that thinking that is the problem!” Many parents give their children all the baggage of hurts and grudges they have accumulated in their lives when they were children or adolescents. That is, the way…
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Does your teen step away from their computer or television to socialize with the family, or do they simply eat at the screen and spend every hour they can behind that screen? Often parents miss the warning signs of their…
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It is not easy to hear criticism from parents. Most people think of parents as the people that are always in their corner, no matter what the situation. Parents have a tough job trying to do right by their kids…
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In the Tlingit society maternal uncles raise their nephews. This is a means of avoiding the aching affliction of the parent-child affair. This is a profound recognition of the complex connection between parents and their children. The relationship between mothers…
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Moving out on your own is a huge step in any young adult’s life.  Because it is so frightening, there are many adults, both young and no so young who are reluctant to do so.  This can cause difficulties for…
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You mother carries you in her womb for nine months. Your father and mother are there every day at bedtime (ideally), and there when you wake up. Eighteen years (ideally) of your life is spend under the same roof as…
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You have just finished drafting your plans. Your child’s bedroom will soon be your new spa and relaxation room. Of course, you will miss them dearly, but that ache in your parental heart will be eased, as you soak in…
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When you’re still of school age, or even at university, you expect your parents to organise your adult life, at least to a certain extent. Even if it does annoy you sometimes, you would be surprised if they didn’t interfere…
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