Whether your ideal girlfriend date is at the coffee shop, the mall or cross-country skiing, make time for each other. E-mailing, although sometimes necessary, does not count! Set aside a half an hour this week, and give your girlfriend an old-fashioned phone call.A...
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Single Parenting Requires Both Oars
Being a parent is tough enough, but what about when you're rowing the canoe on both sides? Although the thought of single parenthood seems strenuous, it is possible to provide your children direction and strength. Challenges ahead always come with solutions, although...
Questions to Deepen Your Relationships
Do you remember the first movie you saw in the theater? Do you know the first movie your husband/boy friend/significant other saw in the theater? Trivial as it may seem, questions like this and those below demonstrate significant caring. Invest in each other and in...
What Do You Do with Your Milk Caps?
Families with young children are beginning to implement chores into the daily routine. But like their working parents, children often feel the need to be compensated for their time and effort. Try this method of payment to teach children the worth of working hard....
Mothers and Daughters-in-Law Maintain Mutual Respect
Columnist and editor Barbara Graham knows first hand the fragile relationship between mothers-in-law and daughters-in law. Graham travels speaking on the subject, among other familial things, and above all she tells women in order for a mutually happy relationship,...
Discover a Real Life Treasure Hunt with Geocaching
Entertain yourself and your family using the government's multimillion-dollar satellites. Don't worry, it's not illegal, it's geocaching! Anyone can geocache, says Bridgett Czarnecki of Barry County, who first tried geocaching on a girl's weekend and brought the hobby...
Gloves Off for a Healthy Relationship
Sometimes it is necessary to take a step back from your relationships and analyze what is going right and what is not. There are some qualities in a relationship that cannot be compromised. In any relationship, mutual respect is paramount. A relationship is made up of...
Reinforce Positive Behavior in Your Children
No matter the age, background or culture, the desire for attention is universal. Attention can be sought in positive or negative ways, but ultimately, sticking to the positive is a more effective way to achieve the desired response. You can prove to your children that...
Focus on the Positives
Having a positive quality of life is directly related to the strength of relationships. You can develop a pattern of optimism when you let go of trying to control the way others think and feel and focus on the good that already exists in them and in your...
Maintaining Healthy Relationships
Stop the deterioration of your relationship before it starts by avoiding miscommunication and unnecessary arguments. Read theses tips and implement them in any relationship: Admit when you are wrong. You can't be right all the time, no one can, and admitting when you...