Family Articles (Sorted by date)

Grassophobia

Each day my daughter, pushing one year old now, amazes me with the lessons she teaches me. Yes, here I go again learning lessons from someone too young to speak. (Hmm … maybe that's a lesson, too.)In my corner of Starship Earth, winter...
David Leonhardt a.k.a. The Happy GuyMay 24, 2002

The Family Cycle (I) - Euphoric and Dysphoric Cycles in Marriage

Despite all the fashionable theories of marriage, the narratives and the feminists, the reasons to engage in marriage largely remain the same. True, there have been role reversals and new stereotypes have cropped up.
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.February 04, 2002

Consignment Shopping Pays Off

Is your closet full of clothes you never wear? You can bet there are a lot of people who have a closet or dressers full of clothes they never wear. I did too, until I started consignment shopping.
Rachel PaxtonFebruary 04, 2002

Winter Blahs Become Family Fun

After spending another dreary winter Sunday with not much to do I decided our family needed an exciting activity. I thought I needed a break from planning dinner so I'd give myself a break and give them an activity.
Sarah ZangerFebruary 04, 2002

Preparing For the Holidays: Ho Ho Ho... or Bah Humbug!

Some of my clients dread the holiday season because it often represents stress, pressure, expectations, guilt, disappointment, pain, loneliness, exhaustion... and the list goes on.This is a choice. We choose who we spend time with.
Kathy PaauwJanuary 20, 2002

Business Partners & Marital Partners, Will the Marriage Survive? (Part II)

In the last article, we concluded by saying that keeping your business and personal relationships separate is very important to the survival of both your business and your marriage. In this article we will talk about how to achieve this goal.One of...
Chuck & Sue DeFioreJanuary 20, 2002

Business Partners & Marital Partners, Will the Marriage Survive? (Part I)

With today's economy, and the layoffs occurring as a result of these economic conditions, more and more people are opting to start their own business.
Chuck & Sue DeFioreJanuary 20, 2002

Make a Budget to Help Your Dreams Come True

A budget is a very important tool when you are trying to meet financial goals. It helps you to see where your money is going and therefore helps you determine where you can cut back.
Monica ResingerJanuary 16, 2002

Easter Party Ideas

Easter marks the start of spring and is a sacred holiday for Christians throughout the world as it signifies when Jesus Christ was resurrected from the grave to live again. But where did the Easter bunny and eggs fit into the Easter tradition?
Rachel WebbJanuary 16, 2002

Make Lemonaid from a Lemon

About 2 months ago my family grew by one more. When we had our baby, the reality that we could no longer fit our family into a car hit us. Our back seat simply would not fit 2 carseats and a carrier car seat.
Debra VaughnJanuary 16, 2002