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Influencing Your Child To Drink?

Youth who drink before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who begin drinking at age 21, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. But studies have found that taking an active approach parents can reduce the chances their kids will drink. How do you approach your kids about drinking...

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Fatherless Homes=Teen Crime?

Approximately 85% of children who exhibit behavioral issues come from fatherless homes. How important do you see a father's role in a child's life? If you grew up without knowing your father, or had a father who was absent most of the time, how do you believe that experience has contributed to shaping you as a person? Related Articles: Heart...

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Quality Time: A Family Issue

How does it happen that parents are often so busy with their kids that they can't spend any quality time with them? After school activities, sports, clubs, and all of a parent's own responsibilities are good things, but they can steal time away from having building deep, lasting relationships. How do you seek to spend quality time with your kids? Related...

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Helicopter Parent Syndrome

"The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them." said Frank A. Clark. If he's right, then so-called "helicopter parents" (overprotective moms and dads who "swoop in" at a moments notice to protect their kids and prevent them from failing) are missing the mark. Why have we become afraid of failure?...

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Post-Divorce Depression

Grief. Rejection. Betrayal. All of these feelings may accompany divorce or separation. Having to deal with all of the logistical, legal, and family details of divorce doesn't allow people to process what they're going through or talk about it with anyone, if they even have someone to talk to. If you'd like to talk privately with someone about your...