Recent Relationships Articles
Here I am. Sitting at my desk the first day back at work of the new year staring at my computer screen. I've been asked to write an article for West Michigan Woman and my deadline is Friday. Normally I'd write some funny story about parenting boys or marketing trends...
Children mimic the behaviors of those whom they admire most, typically their parents. When kids are young, parents teach them how to eat, dress and wash themselves. These are the mechanics of growing up, but they are not the only learned lessons. Kindness is also a...
Nearly every family sitcom has an episode about it. There are pages and pages of websites you can scroll through about how to do it right. Every parent has to—or should—do it at some point. It’s the sex talk. Some dread it, some avoid it, some have already been giving...
Dating. There's an app for that. Thousands of apps, actually. And it's not a new concept. eHarmony's "A History of Online Dating" shows that online dating websites have existed for more than two decades—Match.com was the first, in 1995—and location-based dating apps...
This is the first of four articles discussing lessons Bill McIntyre learned while assisting his father, who was diagnosed with dementia in October 2016. These are lessons that no one prepared him for. Lesson 1: A hospital emergency room won’t give you a dementia...
Families are a pillar that holds up our American culture. Families are ecosystems that cooperate and collaborate to accomplish chores, show up to everything on time (thanks, Mom) and contribute to the direction of our nation's future. The question: What makes our...
Bullying is not a new concept, but with rampant use of the internet and social media among teenagers, bullying has adopted new tactics. "Social media has affected bullying significantly," said Wesley Morgan, MA, LLPC, of Adolescent & Family Behavioral Health...
Heads up: Back-to-school season is a prime season of giving in the head lice community. The parasitic insects are most common among preschool children attending child care, elementary school children and household members of infested children. While head lice are not...
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being single. There. I said it. It's not that I'm bitter, have had terrible relationships or that I'm just biding my time until I find my Prince Charming. I promise. I'm genuinely OK with being single. I'm genuinely OK with being...
Cabin fever. Low-energy. Maybe pale, pasty skin ... If you're one of the thousands suffering from Nature Deficit Disorder (aka: the extreme inability to spend time outside because all the campsites are taken), don't worry. Hipcamp—a startup that creates new campsites...