Challenges

Parents

Podcasts

• Addressing Relationship Energy Drainers

  This lesson will teach you to recognize immediately when your energy is being drained and what you can do about it.

• Overcoming the Core Beliefs that Cause Relationship Failures

  Learn how your subconscious beliefs can cause your relationships to fail.

Articles

• Baby Mamas

  On the not-so-good days, when teenage motherhood seems overwhelming, Krishawna Bostick plays track No. 6.

• Being the Best Step-Parent Possible

  Step-parents get a bad rap in the media. In reality, a loving step-parent can be a powerful force for good in a child’s life.

• If These Walls Could Talk

  Read about how seeking the support and advice of others can help to reduce stress and isolation and increase confidence levels.

• The Impact of Cohabitation on Children

  Nearly 40 percent of children will spend time in a cohabiting household. But the impacts of this family structure are just beginning to be understood.

• When Your Kids’ Activities Keep You Apart

  If your child’s constant extracurricular activities are draining you—or your marriage—it is probably time to trim the schedule.

• Communicating with Children and Teens

  • 10 Tips for Parents: Keeping your children, children-free

    Tips about preventing teen pregnancy.

  Communicating with Children and Teens

  • 10 Ways to Talk to Your Children about Sensitive Issues

    Start talking with your child about positive friendships and respect early on.

  • Strategies and Tips for Parents on Talking to Your Teen About Dating Safety

    Read about strategies and tips for parents on talking to their teens about dating safety.

  • Talking to Your Teenager about Sexting

    Sexting has become an issue parents of teens need to address in this day and age.

  Dating Tips & Etiquette

  • Dating as a Single Parent

    Tricia Morris lost the love of her life in 1991 when her husband, Steve, died of cancer.

  Discipline

  • Children Behaving Badly

    There is probably no more exhausting, exciting, frustrating, or gratifying job than that of being a parent.

  • Compromising When You Have Different Parenting Styles

    Clashing with your spouse over how to raise the kids? You are not alone...

  • How to Say No

    Though many parents know some things are not in the best interest of their children, many struggle with the idea of setting limits and telling their children no.

  • Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours

    Your child reaches for a candy bar at the checkout counter and you tell him, “No.” He proceeds to throw a tantrum. Do you - plead with him to stop, step over him and walk away or buy him the candy bar so he will stop embarrassing you in public?

  Family Challenges

  • Remarriage – So, Now You’re a Stepparent

    About 50% of all marriages are actually remarriages for one or both spouses. These marriages often invovle unique challenges, including stepparenting.

  • Surviving a Family Vacation

    A family trip can be one of your family’s most memorable and fun events. It can also be stressful for all involved.

  • When In-Laws Meddle in Your Parenting

    In-laws can sometimes be a little too helpful when it comes to your children.

  Finding The One

  • Single Parents: Finding Time to Date

    Finding true love can be a formidable task for anyone, but especially for single parents: You have less time and more criteria.

  Infidelity

  • Rebuilding Trust in Your Marriage After an Affair

    Successfully rebuilding trust after an extra-marital affair is possible but it can be difficult, lengthy and overwhelming.

  • The Impact of Adult Infidelity on Children

    Infidelity doesn't just impact your relationship ... it impacts your children as well.

  Pregnancy Challenges/Infertility

  • Coping with Infertility in Your Marriage

    Learn how to keep your marriage strong even as you cope with the difficulties of infertility.

  • The Empty Womb: Pregnancy Loss

    Read about the challenges of a miscarriage or stillbirth.

Videos

• Can divorce be good for kids?

  In this video, Elizabeth Einstein talks about the affect divorce can have on children.

• Emotional cheating: What is it and how do I avoid it?

  In this video David Carder, MA identifies what emotional cheating is and how you can avoid it in your relationship.

• How can I keep my spouse from cheating?

  In this video, Dr. Barry McCarthy talks about how you can keep your spouse from cheating.

• How can we avoid infidelity in our relationship?

  In this video, Dr. Barry McCarthy talks about how to avoid temptations within our relationships.

• How do I learn to trust my partner again after he/she has cheated?

  In this video, David Carder, MA discusses ways you can learn to trust your partner after he/she has cheated.

• How do we talk to our teen about healthy relationships and marriage? Part 1

  Kelly Simpson advises parents on how to talk to teenagers about healthy dating relationships and marriage.

• How will we handle the financial strain of my partner's illness?

  In this video, Dr. Scott Haltzman talks about how to deal with the financial strain resulting from a partner becoming ill.

• If I'm in a bad marriage, will the kids be better off if we divorce?

  Relationship expert Elizabeth Einstein responds to the question of whether your children might be better off if you end an unhappy marriage.

• I'm a new wife and stepmom, now what?

  In this video, relationship expert Elizabeth Einstein talks about what to expect as a new wife/stepmom.

• Is monogamy possible?

  In this video, Dr. Barry McCarthy talks about if monogamy is possible or not.

• My partner's substance abuse is affecting our relationship. What do I do?

  In this video, Drs. Mark and Debbie Laaser discuss the implications that substance abuse and addictions can have on relationships.

• What are some tips for co-parenting?

  Michael H. Popkin, Ph.D. discusses some tips for co-parenting.

• What should I do if I've been unfaithful?

  In this video, David Carder talks about what you should do if you've been unfaithful in your relationship.

• Why should I focus on my marriage for my kid's sake?

  In this video, Michael H. Popkin, Ph.D. talks about focusing on your marriage for your children's sake.