By Jodie Utter 8 Ways To Get Tweens and Teens Talking Again
There comes a day when your kids stop talking your ear off. Not long after, we realize—wait, we want that…
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By Surabhi Kaushik Surviving That Prickly Teen Silence
Unsettling, threatening and deeply disturbing. I am sure that’s what teen silence does to almost all parents, and I am…
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By Jessica McCaslin How To Handle “The Talk” With Pre-Teens, From a Mental Health Therapist
As a mental health therapist, I'm familiar with "the talk". I've had a lot of "talks" with children and teenagers…
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By Carrington Cunnington When Parenting Costs Us Something
My girl woke up with a chip on her shoulder. Our day began with echoes of squabbling in the…
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By Susan Narjala The One Thing That May Be Hurting Your Marriage Most (It’s Not What You Think)
Did you know that 80 percent of the time women bring up issues in heterosexual relationships? That’s according to Dr.…
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This Simple Strategy Changed My Relationship with My Teens
I'm stinking it up as a parent AGAIN. All my kid wanted me to do was listen and I blew…
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By Brynn Burger Why Raising An Extreme Child Requires An Extreme Marriage: 8 Ways To Strengthen Maxed-Out Matrimony
Y'all this is not a drill! In a country where over 50 percent of couples are doomed to failed marriages,…
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By Morgan Williams The Best Kind of Date Night
Sometimes date night isn’t perfect. Wait, what? Yes, you read that right. Sometimes it’s not about a candlelit dinner, a…
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Why Doesn’t My Husband Read My Mind?!
I’ve felt disconnected from my husband lately because I wasn't seeing his love in action. And I bottomed out from…
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By Heidi Cashatt The Secret To Talking With Your Teen
Remember when your little one learned how to talk? You were so excited and hung on her every word. The…
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By Shelby Spear When You Embarrass Your Hubby in Front of His Parents
As a Christian who believes the Spirit of the Lord lives within me, I’m blessed to have the inherent ability…
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By Erin Loritz My Kids Copy Me. And I Don’t Like What I Hear.
We worked so hard to get them to copy our words. Countless repetitions of “Say ‘mama’” to entice some form…
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