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Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Discipline Strategies Dealing with difficult children: How to get your child an attitude adjustment: 2 of 16

Giving a strong willed child and attitude adjustment is a challenging part of parenting. Most often a strong-willed child is also a brilliant manipulator. The first part of giving your child an attitude adjustment is giving yourself one. Always keep in mind that you are dealing with a child not an adult. Although his vocabul...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study David's purpose in the Bible: 1 of 4

David's purpose in the Bible actually has many aspects; David shows us God's ability to bring the lowly to greatness for His glory, David shows us God's power through faith, David shows us the true meaning of friendship, and most importantly David shows us a God who is just and merciful with our humanness. David, as a child ...
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Your most meaningful family traditions: 49 of 178

I have seven wonderful children ranging in age from 20-6. Of all our family traditions Christmas brings my most favorite. Three traditions that surround Christmas come to mind and all carry equal importance. In our dining room I decorate the walls with homemade decorations. The walls are literally lined top to bottom with th...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Remembering rape: 6 of 17

BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD I HAVE SURVIVED And live to share The pain of stolen innocence Put in my place I knew at once I had but one purpose To please man Many more rapes to come No more a person Only a body For the taking 19 years of abuse But God says NO! I do not have to be this I am a princess Daughter of the King of King...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood Parents: How to find time for yourself: 4 of 11

Parenting is a full time job! No coffee breaks, no talk at the water cooler, but pure 24/7 joy if you take the right approach. Joy does not imply easy by any means, and to make sure parenting is a joyful experience it is vital that you take care of yourself. Yes, you must take care of you or you cannot possibly take care of ...
Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Party & Guests Bride tips: How to choose someone to walk you down the aisle who's not your father: 5 of 12

Who will walk you down the aisle? For most women, a wedding day is something dreamed about from as early as Kindergarten. Your heart explodes with love as you dream of that magical day. When the actual day draws near there are so many decisions to be made. Of all the decisions to be made one of the most personal is "Who will...
Relationships & Family > Family Dysfunction The effects of fatherless families on boys: 18 of 34

Unfortunately, too many of us know first hand the effects of a fatherless family on boys. I am no exception. I am a single mother of seven wonderful children, four of them boys. I have learned to rough house, to climb, to throw a football, and to think like a boy (that was a trick), but it is not truly enough! Two of my boys...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Fertility & Infertility Issues Should the "morning after pill" be used to prevent pregnancy?: 8 of 12

Preventing pregnancy with the morning after pill? This question brings such sorrow to my heart, for so many reasons. The pain is so deep I am not sure where to start. Perhaps the words "prevent pregnancy" is the proper beginning. Pregnancy must be prevented when conception would occur, not after the fact. Therefore the "morn...
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology Male stereotyping of women: Can we eliminate it?: 4 of 6

It doesn't start right away, and it's not all men, but it is a problem. Male stereotyping of women, it plagues our men. It's a learned behavior and it's fed by our society. We must teach our boys, stereotyping of women is not healthy for either sex. As toddlers and children, boys love their mothers. Mothers are respected and...
Celebrations & Holidays > Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: Does the expense of the gift equal the amount of love?: 22 of 31

While I don't actually think Valentine's Day should be celebrated (any more than Grandparents Day or Children's Day or even Mother's or Father's Day); it is nonetheless celebrated and commercialized. It has therefore been transformed from a day to celebrate love, to a day of proving your love or (in the case of many teenage ...