Relationships: Relationship Building & Management

Finding Mr. or Ms. Perfect

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

Children's limited experience of life makes them believe that their parents are always good and that adults can always be trusted. Carried over into adult life and love, this way of thinking forms the psychology of the first summit--the first period of our involvement with another when love is experienced as rapturous. Our new partner seems faultless, good in every way.

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Top Ten Strategies for Adding Value and Creating Customer Loyalty

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

Today's customers are demanding, and their expectations are furiously escalating. Everyone wants value, and they want it now! They want convenience, and they want their needs and requirements met. You don't have to look very far to hear what customers are saying: "I want my Dell Computer with Windows XP and a Zip Drive, and I want lifetime customer service with it," or "I want my Honda with navy leather seats, and I want to be treated like royalty when I come in for my 30,000 mile tune-up." Adding value is key to business success, and these ten strategies will make your customers love you and will keep them coming back for more.

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Listening to your teen so they will talk.

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

Teenagers describe to me time and time again the following situation. They have an issue they are dealing with and they eventually decide to talk with their parents about it. So they pick their moment and start talking, but no sooner have they started then the parent has broken into a dialogue of advice about what they did as a teenager, how they would handle the situation and what the teen should do. The teen listens, then walks away feeling dejected and misunderstood. The issue remains unresolved.

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Diary of a Dog Trainer - A Dog Named Ally

Eleanor Scheidemann, Our official Pets Expert says:

Ally was a beautiful adolescent yellow Labrador Retriever, one of the prettiest I had ever seen. She had been in several foster homes and was aggressive around food and toys. Her play with other dogs was rough and sometimes resulted in aggression.

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The Top 10 Strategies for Attracting Generation Y as Employees Into Your Company

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

Generation Y (the young men and women born after 1977) are different from other generations in many respects, from their political views to the careers they choose (or don't choose). Their presence in the workplace is truly making an impact, causing employers to worry, fret and scratch their heade, and asking, "What do I do to attract the 20-something worker, and once I have them, how do I keep them?"

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Home Schooling - A High Calling

Lisa Preston, Our official Homeschooling Expert says:

One friend said to me, "I don't know if I'd want to homeschool, because it wouldn't leave me any time for ministry."

After I quit twitching and biting my tongue, I started to ponder the real meaning of that statement.

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Romantic Ideas: The Night My Husband Dressed Up As Zorro

Marcia McClure, Our official Romance Expert says

Several years ago I wrote a story entitled  An Old-Fashioned Romance. Released as an e-book just in time for Christmas in 2004 (has it really been that long?), I was overwhelmed by the positive feedback I received! Loosely based on myself and four of my greatest and most treasured friends,  An Old-Fashioned Romance somehow managed to strike a nerve with readers. To this day, many friends still tell me  An Old-Fashioned Romance is one of their favorites of my stories.

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Dating Expert's Website Shows Women How to Screen Their Dates for Free

Stephany Alexander, Our official Dating Expert says:

According to a poll conducted by http://www.WomanSavers.com of over 2,491 women, 68% of women run a background check or google a person's name before dating?

Dating and infidelity expert, Stephany Alexander says, "In this dangerous world we live in, it is imperative that women screen their dates. We hire a mechanic to check out a car before purchasing, we have our home inspected before we buy it, why would we take a chance on getting involved with someone who we may potentially spend the rest of our lives without doing some research?"

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Are Your Strengths Holding You Back?

Nancy Gerber, Our official Relationships Experts says:

At times, our greatest strengths can also be counterproductive. I, for example, have always taken pride in my persistence -- some might even call me stubborn! I don't give up easily, and I'm always willing to invest my time, energy and resources when I believe in something or someone, even when I don't see immediate positive results. When I have faith, I hang on and envision the better outcomes I know are on the way.

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How Much Alcohol Is Too Much? The Facts Might Surprise You

Dr. Neill Neill, Our official Overcoming Alcoholism Expert says:

Jackie asked me how many drinks her husband could have in a day before she should worry. She says he drinks three or four beers in the evening on work nights and a lot more on weekends when he doesn't have to go to work the next day. She thinks he may be a functioning alcoholic.

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