Parents…Sometimes they’re great, other times they’re just plain annoying!  So, how can we get along with our parents?  What should we do when we don’t want to obey them?  Take this online study to learn how to get along with your parents. Related Links Brio Magazine Web Site Living with Your Parents (without going crazy) [...]

Sometimes the animosity between separated parents is so thick, you can cut it with a knife. In such cases both parents deflect blame on the other while denying or minimizing their own contribution to conflict. In some instances the allegations of both parents are  unfounded. The parents are like oil and fire and simply do [...]

Dependent Parents

It’s hard to see your parent, once so strong and independent become weak and dependent. It’s uncharted territory for many people to have the person you dependent on to now be relying on you.  How do you deal with your aging parents? Related: What Is Your Purpose?

Truth and Behavior of Parents

>> Watch part 6 of this series: Family Relationships and Child Behavior New to this series? Watch the introduction video here What forms our beliefs and our values? What forms our children’s beliefs and their values? Join internationally recognized speaker & scholar Josh McDowell as he explores how to have a positive impact on the [...]

The term “helicopter parent” describes the sort of parents who always must be intimately involved in the development of their children. This kind of parent seeks to prevent any harm from coming to them by hovering nearby, ready to swoop in at a moment’s notice to prevent any failure from befalling their kids. But what [...]

Ready or not the time comes when we notice Mom or Dad has slowed down or we race through the night to be by their side in the midst of crisis. We step in from our busy lives and try to take charge. We know it’s our turn to step up to the plate and [...]

We knew the day was coming. “Mom and Dad, can I have a Facebook account?” Silence. The two of us looked at each other waiting for the other one to speak first. More silence gave into that weird moment when no one has said anything for an uncomfortably long period of time. A hundred stories [...]

When Parents Break your Heart: How I learned to love them Having trouble with a parent? Let’s talk about it

Is it appropriate to resolve conflict in front of younger children? Should we let them see us arguing and making up? Barbara: Many parents set a policy of not arguing in front of their kids. There are some good points about this policy, but I also think it is good for our children to see [...]

I was sleeping on the couch. At least they thought I was sleeping. My parents, both drunk, were having a fight. My father pushed my mother with enough force that she broke her pelvis and ended up in the hospital. This was one of many crazy memories   I have of my family. Even to this [...]