On one hand we sing it is “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” yet many people really struggle with feeling down during the winter months. Winter Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a depression that manifests during the late fall, early winter when the days become shorter, the weather is colder, and the sky is…
If you are married to, dating, friends with, or a parent of a doctor, it can be difficult to find gifts that they will not only appreciate, but also find useful. Like me, you have probably Googled “Best Gifts for Doctors” hoping to come up with some helpful ideas, but the only results display mugs,…
As Thanksgiving approaches, we will inevitably hear much about the importance of gratitude. Our Facebook feeds will be filled with gratitude posts, Sunday school lessons throughout the month will focus on this topic, and as parents, we will try to help our children understand this principle before they begin asking for Christmas gifts. Yet as…
Everyday rituals and family traditions such as walking the dog together when you both get home from work, Saturday morning chores, and bedtime routines are all opportunities to build and strengthen family relationships. Time set aside for these daily family traditions and rituals provides a sense of continuity and predictability – without which, families often…
Marriage experts used to assume that couples fought mostly over what I call “content issues“–the things a couple discusses during a fight, such as money, in-laws, sex, and parenting styles. They believed that if they addressed each individual content issue, they could help the couple improve their relationship. But addressing the content of the fights often didn’t do much…
Finding out that your spouse has a porn addiction is often devastating and overwhelming. In recent studies of wives whose husbands are addicted to porn, researchers have found that woman describe their experience in the same way women describe finding out about an affair. The deceit, betrayal, secrecy, shame, and feelings of inadequacy are the…
Related: Family Dinner Time
Let’s be honest, on a day-to-day basis, the idea of family dinner night can seem overwhelming. It can feel like an impossible feat to prepare a meal that everyone will eat – let alone appreciate. By the time all the kids are corralled and present at the table, somehow utensils turn into weapons and everyone…
GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Winners will be announced shortly. Because we really like you guys and want to encourage you to have more memorable family dinners, Mel, my favorite food blogger {MelsKitchenCafe.com}, and I are sponsoring a GIVEAWAY for TWO CLASSIC FONDUE POTS – one from each of us. This fondue pot is similar to the one…
[one-half-first] [/one-half-first][one-half] [/one-half][clear] The September 2014 edition of Parent’s Magazine featured me in their article on how to keep kids from interrupting. Children interrupting is one of the more aggravating aspects of parenting. It can seem that no matter how hard you try, teaching preschoolers appropriate manners feels like a losing battle. In…
The process of pregnancy, labor, and delivery of a baby is a momentous event for couples. Women replay those hours leading up to the births of their babies the rest of their life. They are memories filled with love, tenderness, and excitement, often coupled with anxiety, pain, and fear. The effort that you make for…
Often people think that empathy and sympathy are really the same thing, when in fact, they are very, very different. This short, minute and a half video will explain and have you empathizing with the best of them in no time.