Tweens often get caught up in the social circles that we often find in schools and other social settings. How to approach your tween if you find out she is a “mean girl” is important. You never want to create a moment in which your child may not respond positively to a heart to heart […]

The awkwardness of discussing the subject of politics could cause feelings of unease if you are discussing politics with someone who you hold a close relationship with. Everyone has different views on politics and it can often cause disagreements with people that you may fear can retaliate against you if you do not believe the […]

Key Takeaways: A persons “parent” state of mind is dominated by attitudes, feelings and actions we learned from our authority figures during our early childhood. Our “child” state of mind is made up of the emotional freedom we experience as children. We tend to between these states of mind in response to situations we find […]

Loss of a first love can feel devastating, as if your whole world is falling apart. While it may happen more suddenly, losing that first love is actually one in a series of losses that people experience throughout childhood and adolescence. As we grow, we begin to lose the comforts and certainties of childhood. We […]

In a relationship, conflict is inevitable; it is simply a matter of how the belligerents in a conflict react to each other. A study was conducted among over one hundred couples to see how they responded to direct conflicts with their significant other. Four types of resolution strategies used were avoidance, actively fixing the problem, […]

Joint custody can be damaging to a child’s growth and development. With equal time at mom and dad’s house, children can learn to ignore their developmental needs. Commonly, they will learn about each parent’s differences and learn to rely on only one of them. Joint custody can also cause a child to feel emotional distress […]

Some parents tend to coddle their children, protecting them from the world, but it’s important for children to learn independence to become better problem solvers. Parents can achieve this by asking their children lots of questions about their feelings, and even asking them how they go about basic processes throughout the day. Although, the most […]

Throughout the course of a relationship, romantic affection may change. Studies show that the men tend to have consistent sexual desires compared to the beginning of the relationship, while women’s sexual desires tend to fade over time. The same thing holds true when there are kids involved. While these gender differences in sex drive may […]

Although there are certain instances or circumstances (such as addiction or violent behavior) which prevent the avoidance of a divorce, such a traumatic experience would seem like something one would like to steer clear from if one was given the option to do so. Even less severe but still unacceptably wayward marriages can be sources […]

Integrity is necessary for interpersonal success, and in order to have integrity, one must honor one’s own promises to others. However, there are those who make promises that are too large for them to keep, so they ultimately fail to deliver on their promises. For such people who end up causing significant amounts of anguish […]