Relationships: Relationship Building & Management

When Things are Going Wrong with Your Teenager

Sarah Newton, Our official Parenting Teens / Pre-Teens Expert says:

1. Stop! How are you judging your teenager? What perception do you have of them? What is getting in the way? Before you even open your mouth, ask yourself how you want to see this person. Do you want to see another troublesome teenager or do you want to see your wonderful son or daughter who still desperately needs your support and guidance?

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What Does Real Love Look Like?

Nancy Gerber, Our official Relationship Expert says:

1947: 4 cents for a daily newspaper. Three cans of Campbell's soup for 29 cents. Rice Krispies, 12 cents a box; chicken 47 cents and pound; coffee 38 cents a pound. No TV - just radio. No E-Bay or Google. No cell phones, answering machine or fax. Neither voice mail nor e-mail No Wal-Mart, no Starbucks, no malls. 60 years. World War Two, just ended. Still to come - moon landings, civil rights, feminism, hippies, Woodstock, gay rights, cloning, test tube babies, vaccines and open heart surgery, the Beatles, 24 hour news, reality shows...

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Stop the Pet Food Marketing Madness

Eleanor Scheidemann, Our official Pets Expert says:

I was shopping in a major retail pet supply store and started noticing new dog foods and new dog food packaging.

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Skills of Listening: Are You a Compassionate Listener?

Dr. Linda Miles, Our official Marriage and Family Therapist Expert says:

It is difficult to become a good listener who both validates the pain of the other, while maintaining the ability to look at themselves. Each person must listen compassionately to themselves and each other. Within many relationships, rather than engaging in compassionate listening, many couples polarize. One partner is the voice of reason, the head, while the other partner is the voice of emotion, the heart. These patterns often create communication problems, which hardly begins to touch on the angst that can be felt between couples.

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Why Do Teenagers Take Risks?

Dr. Neill, Our official Functioning Alcoholic Expert says:

Every parent must wonder at one time or another why their teen is such a risk taker. Teenagers indulge in more high-risk behavior than most adults. Understanding why teens take big risks is a key to good parenting. As a parent, your job isn't over when they are seventeen, no matter how much they say they are adults. Good parenting sometimes is a matter of life or death with adolescents.

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When Donald Trump Washed My Feet

David Evans, Our official Christian Coach says:

The scene at the Last Supper where Jesus washes his disciples' feet is so familiar to us that we hardly even think about it. It's really an outrageous thing that Jesus did, with a radical reversal of roles. But we've seen it so many times it no longer surprises us. We're expecting it. Of course Jesus washed Peter's feet.

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Low Cost Marketing by Publishing Your Own Ezine

Digital Info Diva, Our official Customer Service Expert says

Can you imagine the infrastructure needed for setting up your own publishing house the conventional way? It is common knowledge that a brick and mortar business is full of risks and costs a lot of time and money to setup. You need to have lots of paid-staff like editors, news reporters and even a cleaning staff!

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Television and Brain-Drain

Lisa Preston, Our official Homeschooling Expert says:

We have heard so many arguments against tv. It's biased against Christianity: few people end up controlling the awareness of everyone: the two dimensional experience doesn't lead to learning: television deals with the superficial: tv promotes violence, etc. Now researchers have discovered another reason to ditch the remote.

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Safer Online Dating: 10 Tips on How to Date Online Safely

Stephany Alexander, Our official Online Dating Expert says:

The internet is one of the most dangerous places to meet people because of the ability to hide behind false online profiles. People can say whatever they want so it is up to you to take the time to do your research and investigate a potential partner in order to protect yourself. According to an on-going relationship poll of 2,493 women conducted by date screening website WomanSavers.com, 68% said they google a person's name before dating, versus only 31% said they did not.

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Parenting Teens Radio Show

Help My Teenager is an Alien - Radio Show
Date Event Starts: 07-May-08
Radio host: Sarah  Newton
Join Sarah and Lissa Coffee author and relationship expert. They will be discussing the parents' relationship and the impact that can have on your children. They will also discuss parenting kids with special needs, like ADD and the strain that can have on the relationship. Click here to learn more about the radio show.