How Does Blood Clot?
Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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How to have a Close Relationship with Elderly Family Members
Generations may span between you and your loved ones, years that give you different experiences, viewpoints and abilities. They may seem so different from you that you have difficulty believing that they were once like you. That does not mean…
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How to develop a good relationship with much older relatives
Most people already have a relationship with one or more elderly relatives. Most people find that having a ‘good ear’ serves a great purpose in their lives. They may have sat for hours on end listening to the stories of…
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Step Children Versus Step Parents
Befriending a stepchild can be a easy or difficult, depending on the situation and the involvement the child has in the family. Questions need to be asked. Are there step-siblings involved? Who is trying to befriend the child; the wife…
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Strategies for families to get along
Blended families and non-blended families face many of the same issues with getting along and working together. The blended family has a few more players, but often the dynamics are similar. Whether you come from, have a blended family or…
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Dos and Donts of a Successfully Blended Family
Blended families may once have been the exception, but in today’s society, they are by far the rule. It is extremely difficult to find a child in our school classrooms that is being raised in the home with both of…
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Things you want your son to know
Mother and son relationships are unique. Moms are in a great position to help their little boy become a strong, independent, thoughtful, loving, successful man. It doesn’t happen overnight and you can wait until they are 15 years old to…
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How to Make the most of your Empty Nest
Psychological studies have revealed that children growing up and going off to college, or setting out to live on their own, or getting married and going away from home can and does negatively impact parents (mothers especially), but that doesn’t…
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How to Save a Marriage after Infidelity
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
It happened. You had some doubt, but now you caught your loved one red handed with undeniable proof. After the anger and despair subsides, you are left with no more tears to shed and that subtle realization that you feel…
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Moral Code by example
It would be a pretty safe bet to assume that most teenagers have heard from a parent these words: “You know better than that.” The parent is referring to that unwritten code that they have been teaching the child their…
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Divorce and Children Putting Children first
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
There are many things you can do to put your children first during a divorce, and it is important that you do. A child will adjust better and have fewer complications as they grow up if you put aside your…
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Divorce and Children
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Imagine that you see a couple fighting in front of their children. The children are cowering and trying not to cry, and the parents don’t even seem to notice. You are seething inside, wanting to confront these two people for…
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How to Save a Christian Marriage
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
As long as one of the partners is coherent to the responsibilities of their marriage and has the desire to keep going, the marriage can be revived and put back on track. They won’t do it alone; they’ll need help…
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How would you tell your parents you wanted to move away from home?
One of the hardest things about growing up is telling your parents you are leaving home; it can be one of the most difficult things to do as you become a young adult. How would you tell them? Although it…
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The Benefits of Pre Marital Counseling
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Pre-marital counselling is the first step towards the union of marriage that should not be overlooked but rather, should be enforced as the most important step. There are rules to marriage that binds and strengthens the relationship just like there…
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Tips to help Reduce the Trauma of Divorce for Children
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
When parents choose divorce it causes stress, and discomfort in the household and sometimes in the whole family, but above all in the child. Although, there are certain steps a parent can take to help a child cope with the…
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Motherly advice to sons
The most valuable thing that a mother can do for her son is shape him into the man that he will eventually become. Mothers can do this effectively by shepherding their sons through the stages of life. There are some…
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How Marriage Counseling can cause Divorce
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
The concept that marriage counselling can cause divorce almost seems like an oxymoron. People go to marriage counselling to save their marriage and yet some end up in divorce instead. How is that possible? There are many different kinds of…
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Divorced parents succeed at co-parenting
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Partners do not get divorced because they are able to work together, treat each other with respect, keep emotions under control and create a loving environment. When couples choose to divorce they should learn to co-parent so they can quickly…
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Honoring mothers and fathers
Living a life of honor produces longevity of life. The principle is found in the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God and restated by Jesus in the New Testament. It is the only commandment accompanied by a promise of…
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How to be Faithful to your Wife
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
It is said that most extramarital affairs occur when one partner no longer feels appreciated by their spouse. They no longer feel validated or that their efforts are noticed and praised any more. It is then that they begin to…
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Helping Children of all Ages Deal with Divorce
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
It is first important to let the child know that the divorce is not because of them. Children have a tendency to blame themselves for what the parents go through. Developing a good and open communication with the child, no…
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The role of mother has changed over time
Even the most universal phenomena can see drastic, sweeping changes over time. For the world’s population, any particular cultural norm or familiar rite can be transformed over generations into an unrecognizable form. The ways people live, die, celebrate, grieve, learn, play…
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Can Cheating Save your Marriage
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
There are those who believe that cheating satisfies the “itch” couples sometimes get after being married for any length of time. This is simply not true. Cheating does not save a marriage. On the contrary, it could destroy what there…
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Microsoft to launch augmented reality technology
News buzzing through tech publications reports Microsoft has applied for numerous patents, most notably for augmented reality glasses. According to Ars Technica, the patent covers both the technology of the glasses and a system for “player matching and information that…
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Father Daughter Communication Tips
Once I was trying hard not to overhear a conversation among teenagers when one sentence jumped out of the low rumble of voices and caught my attention. It came from the mouth of a young girl. It came out crisp…
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Children and Divorce
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Everyday across America people are getting divorced from people they were once happy with, and people they have had children with. In far too many of those divorces, children are used as weapons against the other parent. Although the stereotype…
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Can Cheating Save your Marriage
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
No, that’s not possible. And the fact that the concept of being unfaithful and breaking the marriage vows is a questionable point of debate based on forgiveness, is grounds for assumption that the marriage is already ended. What is a…
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Family Problems Caused by Meddling Parents
Family problems caused by meddling parents… Meddling parents can be a disaster for a couples life if they allow their parents to start trying to run their business. Parents have a tendency to want to tell their children what and…
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Children and Divorce
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
When there is a divorce, especially a high conflict divorce, there is a tendency to be anger on all sides, including the children. They may feel betrayed by the parent who is leaving. They may feel anger toward the parent…
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Tips for Marriage Counseling Success
August 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Having been a marriage and personal counselor for two decades, and a person married to the same woman for over 30 years, I can say that there are several things that contribute to the success of the marriage counselor and…
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