First Aid for Bruised Hearts - Talk to a mentor
“What’s love got to do with it?” Tina Turner famously asked. For many of us, love – the joy of it, the lack of it, or the confusion that comes with it – is both what gets us up in the morning and what keeps us up at night.
If you have a question about love, relationships, or marriage you’re... >Read More
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Preparing Your Family Budget
If your family is floundering financially, it may be time to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and make up a family financial plan. Consumer Credit Counseling Service suggests keeping the following tips in mind when developing your family budget:
1. Your budget should be tailored to your needs, values and priorities, with special consideration...... >Read More
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Estate Planning Tips for Parents: How to choose the right Guardian for your children?
Estate planning and choosing a guardian to take care of your children is difficult. It's not easy to think of anyone else raising your children, no matter how loving your family members or friends are.
Yet, you can make a tremendous difference in your child's life by planning ahead. And you have nothing to lose except a few moments thinking...... >Read More
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Estate Planning
The role of an executor
A close friend has just asked me to be his executor. Before I accept this appointment, can you tell me what it involves? I assume it is a relatively simple task.
This job can be simple or complex depending on the clarity of the Will and the Estate Plan. Of course the size of the... >Read More
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Ten Tips for Shopping for Smart Toys
Guidelines for parents, grandparents, or anyone with children on their shopping lists!
American retailer JC Penney has teamed up with Toy Tips, Inc. to help shoppers choose the best toys for children. According to Toy Tips, play fosters intellectual, social and physical development. Adults are encouraged to view toys as learning tools with different...... >Read More
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Communicating with Aging Parents
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 help them out. We... >Read More
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I was molested and have little interest in making love
A family member molested me when I was between the ages of 10 and 14. I have gone through counselling but I am realizing that I have not totally dealt with this. I am married, but now I have little interest in making love – I am reminded of those ugly times. Who would you suggest I talk to... >Read More
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Countering the Drift
Messages in bottles have been the stuff of folklore for centuries. Dying,... >more
Understanding Cutting
My daughter cut herself for the first time when she was 12... >more
What Do You Fear?
