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Tips on How to Achieve a Happy Relationship

Nowadays, simply reading the newspaper or watching television can bring on negativity to someone’s life. All you see are celebrity power couples going their separate ways and cheating husbands regularly making headlines. Sometimes, such occurrences make you think about how a couple can stay together. Would they still be as happy after 20 years? What […]

Understanding Boundaries

What do we mean when we use the term, ‘boundary’? Boundaries are essentially a set of rules or expectations that communicate how we expect others to behave when they interact with us on an emotional or physical level. When we learn to set boundaries, we are communicating our limits and expectations related to behavior. Understanding […]

Punishment

As a parent, we are forced to punish our children to lessen the probability that behavior will occur again in the future. We want to focus more on reducing or eliminating undesirable behaviors, punishment frequently mistakenly with negative reinforcement. Take note that reinforcement always increases the probabilities that your child’s behavior will occur and punishment […]

Exercise as a way of lowering your stress

Exercise increases your health and your sense of well-being, which puts more pep in your step every day. But exercise also has some direct stress-relieving benefits. As you begin to regularly shed your every day tensions through movement and physical activity, you may find that this focus on a single task, and the energy and […]

How to Deal with Depressed Teens: A Guide for Parents

Teenagers face certain challenges as they mature. At some point, the process can take a detour towards disruptions, including depression. If you are a parent, this handy guide for dealing with depressed teens should help you make the right decisions and adopt the right attitude as your child enters this critical stage in their life. […]

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