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Attitude Affects Money

Attitude is everything. This common saying is true for financial matters as well. Your approach to spending and saving is ingrained in your attitude. Have you ever noticed how some people seem to get all the breaks, while others struggle with constant bad luck? What is different about these people? Think about it, do they approach life differently, have a different attitude? While it is not always the case, in general, people who seem to get all the financial good luck have a different attitude about money. We are all potentially at risk for a bout of bad luck. But, … Continue reading →

Introducing Something New

Consistency is at the root of good parenting, but it’s often necessary for us to introduce new ideas, or make schedule changes, or just help our kids adjust to life’s inevitable changes. Some children are much more resilient and take to new things better than others. In my own family of three children, I have one who is very reluctant to ever make changes and try new things, and is definitely NOT keen on adjustment. Over the years, I’ve had to learn some “tricks” regarding introducing new things, and develop a great deal of patience for the pace and needs … Continue reading →

Who Needs the Attitude Adjustment? You or Me?

I would LIKE to think that it is always my kids who need to make adjustments to their attitudes. After all, they are the snarky, snappy, obnoxious teenagers some of the time. And I am the mellow, wise, calm, and brilliant mother—at least that’s how I like to think of the movie that is running in my head. In reality, sometimes it is ME who needs to make a tweak or two to my attitude. As a matter of fact, if all of those spiritual and self-help books are right (and I am not quite ready to say that they … Continue reading →

Ten Ways to Help Your Child with Depression Succeed in School

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Children who have been diagnosed with a major depressive episode or a dysthymic disorder (a milder depression which lasts for a year or more) have special needs. These needs should be accommodated in the classroom in order for these children to be able to thrive and maintain their sense of self-esteem. School may be very difficult for these kids, and parents may find that some educators are insensitive to the issue and hesitant to make any classroom adaptations to assist the child. You are your child’s greatest advocate, and you have the right to insist that your child has a … Continue reading →

Should Partners Of Women Of Advanced Maternal Age Attend Genetic Counseling Sessions?

In 1975, genetic counseling was defined by the American Society of Human Genetics as “a communication process which deals with the human problems associated with the occurrence or risk of occurrence of a genetic disorder in a family. This process involves an attempt by one or more appropriately trained persons to help the individual or family to: (1) comprehend the medical facts including the diagnosis, probable course of the disorder, and the available management, (2) appreciate the way heredity contributes to the disorder and the risk of recurrence in specified relatives, (3) understand the alternatives for dealing with the risk … Continue reading →

Signs of an Unhealthy Dating Relationship

One of the more challenging issues that parents have to deal with in raising teenagers is dating.  Ideally this is something your family discusses long before the time arrives. There are a couple of reasons this is important.  The first is that expectations are known ahead of time and can be clearly explained.  The second reason is that you can begin planting this information into your teen’s mind, before they start dating.  This avoids surprises. At the same time, be ready to make adjustments along the way.  I really thought I had it set in stone what the “rules” were … Continue reading →

Being a Couple

‘The trouble with you is you’re so bloody independent, you don’t even know how to be a couple.’ That was the accusation flung at a character in a book recently. Unfortunately that attitude is not confined to fiction. It exists in real life. We see it every day – people who are so intent on retaining their individuality and independence that they don’t know how to maintain a relationship, because they never really see themselves as part of a couple. They are still just two individuals. I’m not saying when we get engaged or married we should be joined at … Continue reading →

When to Have Children?

Whether we think it will happen or not, children are bound to affect a marriage. So you might be wondering when is the right time to have children or even if there is a right time? Should you wait till you are financially secure before bringing children into your marriage? Will you be prepared to exist on one income after children or will you still want to keep working after the child arrives? All of these are questions that need to be answered. In this day and age we have a lot more choice about when, or if, we will … Continue reading →

Cadet Kelly

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Hillary Duff is known for her own sitcom series Lizzie McGuire. However in addition to this commercial sitcom geared toward children, Hillary Duff also has other screen debuts. One of which can be seen on the Disney channel in Cadet Kelly. Duff stars as an only child of divorced parents. She attends an art school and has a very free and non structured spirit. She lives with her mom and adores her dad who is a nature photographer. All is great in Kelly’s (Duff’s screen name) until she discovers that her mom is getting married. It is not the man … Continue reading →

We Don’t Get to Choose Their Personalities

Okay, confession time–when you imagined yourself as a parent, nurturing your little bundle of joy–did you imagine a child just like the one you have? For those of us who have more than one, perhaps we “knew” that we would have a house full of various personalities but chances are, we didn’t exactly imagine what we got. I think the Universe or God or whatever you choose to call it, has a way of sending us the children and personalities that we NEED–not necessarily those that we would choose for ourselves. I remember before I had my children, I would … Continue reading →