Relationships: Relationship Building & Management

Are you the best Parent you could be for your child?

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

Parent as Leader. Parent Leadership. What does it really mean? Do you think that as a parent you are also a leader and if so, how do you go about that?

I have always found the words Parent and Parenting to be very emotive. For me, they bring up a feeling of exhaustion, frustration and a feeling of being stuck.

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Signs of Emotional Verbal Abuse: Friend or Foe?

Dr. Jeanne King, Our official Abusive Relationships Expert says:

Did you know the signs of emotional verbal abuse are your friends if you recognize them for what they are?

An adult survivor of severe childhood abuse by her natural father plotted with her sister (also abused) to kill their parents in cold blood. The mother, who watched the children being abuse, took the first bullet and the abusive father the second.

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How Not to Choose a Dog Trainer

Eleanor Scheidemann, Our official Pets Expert says:

I recently read comments on a dog trainer's blog and found it interesting how politically correct their references were to the subject matter.

They nicely described their concerns as "pet peeves." The subject was unethical dog trainers who falsely represented themselves to the public, harm the development of pets and make it difficult for honest trainers to compete. I also have an opinion on this subject but I would not describe it as a "pet peeve." Personally, it makes me mad as you know what and this article is an attempt to say, "I am not going to take it anymore."

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Top 20 Warning Signs of Infidelity and Surviving

Stephany Alexander, Our official Dating Expert says:

Warning signs of infidelity can take many forms but if you know which signs to look for, it can make this difficult investigative journey a bit easier and definitely less expensive than hiring a private investigator. Infidelity can take many forms but usually begins as emotional infidelity and then progresses to sexual infidelity. A person's gut instinct is usually right, but if you notice any of the below top 20 warning signs of infidelity, the likelihood of your partner cheating becomes even more so. If you discover infidelity, be prepared with a master plan of action. Surviving infidelity is just as difficult as the discovery so make sure that you have a master plan of action as to how you will cope if infidelity is discovered.

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Home School Preschool : Help! I Need Ten Minutes to Myself!

Lisa Preston, Our official Homeschooling Expert says:

Some days you just need your child to work on something by himself. Usually when you're really stressed it's hard to think of activities for him to do.

Here's a list that might be helpful to print out for those occasions!

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Sudden Storms - Chapter 1, Part 1

Marcia McClure, Our official Romance Expert says:

"I'm comin'. I'm comin'," Joelyn Gray called. She couldn't see who was knocking at the front door from where she stood at the kitchen window, so drying her hands on her apron and tucking a loose strand of her tawny hair behind her ear, she went into the parlor to answer it.

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Now More Than Ever

Nancy Gerber, Our official Relationship Expert says:

Many people I know are facing big life challenges. For some, family matters such as aging parents, relatives in crisis, severely ill children, career upheavals or financial stress are a daily concern. Others are frustrated and frightened by political uncertainty and social problems that appear insurmountable and growing worse. And, there are those who have friends or relatives connected either directly or peripherally with military activities overseas.

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Change Your Life Whether You're a Functioning Alcoholic or an Overworked Mom

Dr. Neill Neill, Our official Functioning Alcoholic Expert says:

Will You Use this Key Step to Change your Life?
The New Year is when we most often reflect on changes we'd like to make in ourselves over the next year. Perhaps you've even made New Years resolutions. This kind of commitment is good at any time of year.

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The Top 10 Strategies For Moving into Action and For Getting Bottom Line Results

Bea Fields, Our official Leadership and Generation Y Author, Speaker, Expert says:

Your ability to move into action and to achieve bottom line results rests in the power of your thinking. These ten strategies will support you in transforming your desires into concrete action.

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Fairytales Are The Frosting, Not the Cake

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

Fairytales play an important part in childhood development, because they give imaginary solutions to real fears. For example, Jack and the Bean Stalk, is about a little boy conquering a big person. When Jack gains power over the giants, i.e., adults, who control his life, he is dealing with his smallness and anger through a magical fantasy in which he triumphs. But, there are too many examples like Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, where the heroine lives happily ever after, only after being saved by a man. That fairytale thinking, when carried into adulthood, creates a set-up of expectations that can never be fulfilled.

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