This One Thing Makes a Huge Difference for Your Teen

This One Thing Makes a Huge Difference for Your Teen

Parents, I have some encouraging news for you. Although we’re all suffering from just a smidge of PTSD this year, we have also learned some really important lessons. And I’m not just talking about discovering that the kids won’t interrupt your Zoom meetings if you hide in your laundry closet. I’m talking about some crucial…

Marriage Monday: Avoid Painful Disrespect by Thinking Ahead

Marriage Monday: Avoid Painful Disrespect by Thinking Ahead

Marriage Tip: Wives, since processing your husband’s decisions out loud can sometimes come across as painful disrespect or questioning his judgment, think in advance about how to say it so he doesn’t misunderstand what you are saying. Has your husband ever gotten upset when you start talking through a suggestion he’s brought to you? Yeah?…

Marriage Monday: Be All-In – and Don't Believe the Myth of the High Divorce Rate

Marriage Monday: Be All-In – and Don't Believe the Myth of the High Divorce Rate

Marriage Tip: In a second marriage, be “all in” instead of trying to protect yourself… and don’t believe the myth of the high divorce rate. If you’re on your second marriage, you’ve probably heard – many times! – that your odds aren’t good. Maybe your first marriage ended in divorce and you entered a new…

Marriage Monday: Mutually Reconnect With Your Spouse After Conflict

Marriage Monday: Mutually Reconnect With Your Spouse After Conflict

Tip #26: When you and your mate experience hurt feelings and conflict, mutually reconnect by sharing a private signal that says “We’re okay.” When it comes to marriage, it turns out that how you end a fight is just as important as whether you avoid one. Because in any marital union – just like any…