“Everything is a battle and we can’t stand it any more.” These are the first words spoken by Sylvia, mother of two, and her husband quickly agreed. “We can’t get the kids to school on time, get them to turn off their electronic devices, do their homework, or go to bed without resistance and stalling. […]
5 Destructive Myths About Love and Marriage
“People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each other’s personalities. Who wouldn’t? Anybody can love the most wonderful parts of another person. But that’s not the clever trick. The really clever trick is this: Can you accept the flaws?” -Elizabeth Gilbert Myth #1: If we have fallen out of love, it […]
Media Meteor Hits 33 Million Homes: Secrets to a Happy Family Revisited
If you get the Sunday newspaper, you were probably one of the 33 million subscribers who saw yesterday’s Parade Magazine cover story, “The Secrets to a Happy Family,” by the New York Times columnist, best-selling author and dad, Bruce Feiler. Feiler is perhaps best known for his book Walking the Bible, also made into a […]
4 Ways to Build Strength and Resilience
“In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life.” -Psychologist Albert Bandura Given that change, with accompanying losses and hardships, is an inevitable part of life, it is crucial to learn how we can increase our capacity to rebound or […]
Teach Children the Gift of Giving
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” -Winston Churchill “Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.” -Gautama Buddha This is the time, beginning with Thanksgiving and lasting through the arrival of the new year, […]
10 Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress
“Gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.” […]
