Being in a relationship is a balancing act which few people truly achieve. From the early stages of your time together to your anniversaries in years to come, you will always have to work hard to keep the person you love happy. This sort of skill can’t be taught, but this doesn’t mean that it can’t be learned, and this post is here to help you out. To give you an idea of the areas you can improve … [Read more...] about The Not-So-Simple Guide To Keeping Someone Happy
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Top Gifts for The High School Freshman
Summer is coming to a close and back-to-school is looming on the horizon. Students here do not go back to school until the day after Labor Day in September traditionally, but I know that some schools will be starting as early as next week for others. If you have a brand new high schooler in your home, it is an especially big year and reason to celebrate. Your child will be taking their … [Read more...] about Top Gifts for The High School Freshman
4 Things That Are Making You Unhappy and How to Restore Happiness
Everyone enters a phase of sadness or depression. Life is marked by highs and lows, with every bend or straight road characterized by a life-changing event. From job loss to sickness or divorce, our happiness can be cut short suddenly or gradually. These events are considered standard features of the human condition and experience. However, when the frustration or sadness becomes chronic, you need … [Read more...] about 4 Things That Are Making You Unhappy and How to Restore Happiness
The Real Reason Your Teen Is So Disruptive
Picture the following: it’s late on Sunday morning, and your teen is still in bed. You want them to get on with their day and use it wisely, but they’re intent on remaining in the sack for as long as possible, sometimes sleeping until the afternoon if necessary. For a parent, this can be a little disconcerting. Why would you teen want to sleep so much? Don’t they want to make productive use of … [Read more...] about The Real Reason Your Teen Is So Disruptive
7 Conversations You Need to Have With Your Teen
Most teens are itching to break free from parental control. They’re desperate to flex their independence and prove that they’re capable yet they’re still too young to really know what they’re doing. Being a good parent means guiding them to a safe harbor. You have to help them understand the world. Here are seven conversations you need to have with your teenager. Photo by Stanley … [Read more...] about 7 Conversations You Need to Have With Your Teen
How to Build Trust With Your Teen
For most parents, the thought of their children becoming teenagers is something that seems terrifying - not only does it symbolize for them that their child is growing up, will soon want to be doing their own thing, won’t want to have their parents around, but it feels like during this time in their life they’re going to be off doing all kinds of things that they’re not supposed to be doing like … [Read more...] about How to Build Trust With Your Teen
Help Your Teenager Find Their Career Path
The idea of going to school and finding a job for life was once the standard advice most of us would follow, however today, with the gig economy, zero hour contracts and portfolio careers, helping your teenager find their career path can be a lot more challenging. On the one hand you might want to encourage them to be more entrepreneurial in their approach and look into self employment, or even … [Read more...] about Help Your Teenager Find Their Career Path
BitchGirl For Hire – Nobody Will Read This Shit Anyway
For the uneducated here's a definition from the Urban Dictionary: A BitchGirl is seemingly normal and usually very nice, but when drunk gets angry and flies into sudden, unpredictable tantrums or rages. Usually used to describe an angry, drunken, alter ego and while in this state should only be addressed as such. Can often be found wandering the streets of Scranton Pennsylvania - or currently in … [Read more...] about BitchGirl For Hire – Nobody Will Read This Shit Anyway
Teaching Your Teen About Money
Your teen is on the cusp of young adulthood, and therefore you should now be trying to teach them everything that you think that they should know in order to successfully circumvent the very important next stage in their life. And, this means teaching them about one very important matter: money. Yes, money is important, whether you like it or not and your teens should be well versed in its many … [Read more...] about Teaching Your Teen About Money
Keeping Your Teen On Track: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Wouldn’t it be an ideal world if parenting just went smoothly 24/7? In reality, we all know that’s not the case. Because life is never as perfect as you think you want it to be. And really, would you want to be? Okay, so your kids aren’t perfect, but they’re yours, and you wouldn’t want them any other way. But at the same time, you also want to make sure that they don’t go too far the other way, … [Read more...] about Keeping Your Teen On Track: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Talking to Your Teen About Drinking
Realize The Need For A Talk About Drinking Many parents find talking to their kids about certain topics to be difficult, especially with older children who are about ready to go to college. This includes alcohol consumption but more particularly, alcohol abuse and the effects of alcoholism. Your child may try to avoid the discussion, and you may be unsure of how to proceed. However, considering … [Read more...] about Talking to Your Teen About Drinking
How My Two Teens Learned to Love Physics
Much like Kimberly, I’m a mother dealing with a house full of boys and needless to say it’s a handful. My husband works long hours, so a lot of the parenting responsibilities fall on my shoulders and keeping my sanity sometimes seems like an impossible mission. Oh, and my own personal House of Testosterone is actually an apartment located in Singapore. And despite the distance of thousands of … [Read more...] about How My Two Teens Learned to Love Physics
