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Posted under Parenting
07/09/2018
How We Heal Our Children's Broken Hearts ...In the beginning, he would rage, at times banging his head against a table. And then he would cry. He was full of anger and sadness. We knew we had to heal his pain, not only for him but also so that it would not be passed onto others... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Mental Health, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Stress, Values
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Posted under Relationships
07/09/2018
Life Lessons from Dementia Caregiving: Promises Made and Broken In 1965, I was 9 years old when my grandfather was moved to a nursing home. The massive wooden door of the old mansion-turned-institutional care facility always opened with a soiled sense of despair. While visiting her father over the years, my mother would softly sob: 'Promise never to put me in a nursing home.' As a young child eager to please her mother, I promised... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Relatives, Stress, Values
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Posted under Tip of the Week
07/09/2018
The 5 Secrets of a Happy Life Gallup research shows that 70% of employees in America are unhappy. Thus, I paid attention one recent morning when my husband was in a good mood as he prepared to go to work... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Health, Mental Health, Personal Responsibility, Stress, Tips
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Posted under Tip of the Week
06/29/2018
3 Surprising Behavior Changes from Mealtime Mindfulness Scientists have found we make 225+ daily mealtime decisions and are unconscious of around 200... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Education, Health, Tips
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Posted under Parenting
06/29/2018
Pull Your Family Together Keeping your family together need not be an impossible dream. Mealtime is an ideal time to begin a regular ritual of togetherness... More >>

Tags: Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Relationships, Values
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Posted under Tip of the Week
06/22/2018
Why Multitasking is a Myth ...Multitasking was extolled for years as a key trait of high achievers, and it was practiced by many-if not most-in corporate settings. However, in recent years, researchers have proven that the belief that engaging in several tasks at once means we are more productive is a myth... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Health, Relatives, Stress, Tips
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Posted under Relationships
06/22/2018
The Turn Around: Be the Partner You Want Your Partner to Be ...How often do we feel stung by our partners and automatically we sting back? We get stuck in patterns of reaction and it becomes a vicious cycle that often seems too hard to break... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Marriage, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Values
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Posted under Relationships
06/14/2018
Am I Safe with You? Are You Safe with Me? Building Relationships on Mutual Trust In today's culture, individuals are on high alert about abuse and harassment issues to the extent that the quest for meaningful relationships is affected by concerns about whether or not a person is trustworthy... More >>

Tags: Behavior, Hobbies, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Values
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Posted under Tip of the Week
06/14/2018
Three Ideas to Create A Healthy New Normal After the Empty Nest ...I saw a fairly new empty nester this week in my office. She was trying to figure out her own new normal. Her college-age daughter would breeze in for the weekend but spend all her time catching up with friends... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Behavior, Health, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Relatives, Tips
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Posted under Work at Home
06/06/2018
Does Your Employer Own Everything You Create? ...Show me a full-time corporate employee these days and I will show you an entrepreneur looking to break free. Everyone needs a 'Plan B' for their career plan... More >>

Tags: Education, Finances, Internet-Media, Job, Tips, Values, Work from Home
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