Family
The Roles & Value of a Father
It comes down to this — A father plays a unique role in a family that no one else can fill. Especially in a child’s life. Read more here.
It comes down to this — A father plays a unique role in a family that no one else can fill. Especially in a child’s life. Read more here.
Blended families face a set of unique challenges before and during the blending process. There’s a lot to consider and there will be bumps in the road. The good news is, all of these challenges can be addressed. Kids often take longer to adjust than we realize. All the squabbles, growing pains, and discipline are well worth the effort because of one thing — FAMILY.
Congratulations on your first baby! Get ready for all the joys of a party of three, but… as you do — keep in mind that most couples spend so much time focusing on baby showers, planning the nursery, Lamaze, and parenting classes, that they usually don’t think about how this bundle of joy is going to impact their marriage.
The holidays are indeed wonderful, but the whole truth is that they are also extremely stressful. Especially on relationships. It’s one of the most common things to hear about around the holiday season. Here are 6 relationship problems that seem to surface around the holidays (and how to overcome them):
Homework, school, team practice, gymnastics, piano lessons… There are so many reasons to bump family dinner time off the schedule. But it may be time to reconsider priorities.
Making New Year’s Eve resolutions together as a family can be a lesson in setting and sticking to goals and when kids turn their goals into success it’s a double win!
It’s about giving gifts that are much more valuable than things—in fact, these gifts are priceless. Instead of spending your time and money getting people more stuff, plan to give something a little more personal, much less expensive, and powerfully transforming this year.
Helping parents and children discover love when life hands them Plan B should be at the top of the agenda…
Laughter is good medicine, literally, with important physiological effects on you and your soul mate.
Co-parenting, jealousy, and stepsibling conflict can chip away at a family’s future. But five changes can create a lasting impact on stepfamily dynamics.