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Communicate with Your Baby in the Womb
For many of us, modern life relegates parenting to an on the job experience. Its often a lonely journey and can leave one filled with anxiety and worry. One things for sure, we are not alone on this wonderful, exhilarating and often emotionally complex ride that is the experience of raising a family. But if you look around, there is wisdom and guidance everywhere and you simply need to seek it out.
How Men and Women Communicate
Someone forwarded this to me, and I thought it was cute. These are words or gestures women commonly use in everyday conversation with men. While the words appear to mean one thing, we know they mean something completely different. Enjoy! Men, listen up! 1. Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. 2. Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the football before helping around the house.
How to Communicate Feelings Effectively With a Spouse
Good communication skills are important for building and retaining a strong relationship. If talks with your spouse often end up in shouting matches or with hurt feelings, then a tweak in how you communicate with your spouse is in order. Next time you broach a tender subject, take these steps to keep the communication flowing more harmoniously.
Meet the MILs: Which of These Mother-in-Law Types is Yours?
Let's face it, when you said "I do," you probably didn't realize you were also signing up for a lifelong subscription to MIL Magazine, complete with monthly issues filled with unsolicited advice, invasive questions, and the occasional guilt trip, courtesy of your brand new mother-in-law. For many, entering this uncharted territory can feel more like…
The Importance of Listening: 3 Ways Parents Can Better Listen to Teens
As a mother of two I have often experienced the many joys and difficulties of raising teens. When my kids were in high school, it felt like I would have to tell them things over and over. But I never stopped to ask myself — was I listening to my teens? Teens need to be…