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Understanding and Enjoying Time With Grandchildren

WebDuring this stage, grandparents can be helpful by providing positive encouragement to the parents and baby-sitting every now and then to provide the parents some time alone and …

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Caring for an Aging Family Member

WebCaring for your parent or spouse may appear to be a relationship where one person gives and the other receives. However, research shows that the relationship actually goes both …

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Father Abandonment: The Consequences, Reasons, and Resilience

WebWhen Dad Isn’t There. Research has found that when a father is not present it is likely: The infant will be born preterm or low birth weight. 7. The mother’s stress is increased due to …

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Importance of Grandparents to Their Grandchildren

WebGrandparents can be a major support during family disruptions. Sometimes they're playmates for their grandchildren. They're very often role models and mentors for …

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See How They Grow: An Infant's Physical Development

WebMonth 1. Though your infant is very dependent on you, he comes equipped with reflexes to help him adjust to his new surroundings. He has almost fully developed senses of taste …

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The Power of Play: Father Involvement in Social and Emotional

WebPlay is one of the ways fathers can provide for and protect their children, as they form what is called an activation relationship with their children and help them to develop social and …

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How to Resolve Disagreements with Your Partner Without Fighting

WebA simple compliment or a reminder that you aren’t blaming the whole thing on them is an effective way to do that. Saying something like, “One thing I really appreciate about you …

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Coping with the Chronic Illness of a Spouse

WebThe Family: A Proclamation to the World states that "Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other" (¶ 6). When one spouse contracts a …

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Solving Your "Solvable Problems"

WebFor help in dealing with perpetual conflicts, see Handling Conflict in Marriage on this website. Gottman recommends six steps to solving your solvable problems: Identify …

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Helping Your Teenager Learn to Manage Hard Emotions

WebRegulating emotions is the ability to understand, accept, and manage one’s emotions. This skill helps to avoid greater distress. 7,13 Examples of positive emotional exercises …

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Getting Involved With Your Nieces and Nephews

WebAunts and uncles desiring to be close to their nieces and nephews can choose ways to interact with them that will strengthen their relationship 1. This suggests that you can …

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The Sacred Responsibility of Mothers

WebThe Responsibility of Mothers. The Family: A Proclamation to the World clearly and simply states the responsibility of mothers: "By divine design. . . mothers are primarily …

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Making the Case for Marriage

WebMaking the Case for Marriage. Main. Extended. Latter-Day Saints Perspective. In a recent report from the National Marriage Project, scholars David Popenoe and Barbara Dafoe …

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Balancing Family and Work

WebDr. E. Jeffrey Hill, work and family scholar at Brigham Young University, compares balancing life to the harmony in an orchestra. When all the instruments are played well, they work …

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Rituals: Family Leadership in Action

WebA ritual is not a routine. Rituals are meaningful acts that helps families come closer together and create a unified identity. Routines are simply repeated behaviors that family …

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Equal Partnership in Marriage

WebAn equal partnership benefits marriages as a whole and benefits husbands and wives individually. Happier marriages. Equal partnership fosters closeness between husband …

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How Religion Works For (or Against) Your Marriage

WebBeing religious, for example, is related to higher commitment in marriage. 16 Religion also plays a role in lowering the risk of infidelity 18 through involving people in religious …

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Coping with Grief in Perinatal Loss

WebMiscarriage, also known as spontaneous abortion, is defined as the body’s natural termination of pregnancy before 20 weeks gestation. It is the most common form of …

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Important Factors to Consider Before Taking the Marriage Plunge

WebItems 4-6 measure personal traits such as emotional health and self-esteem. The higher your score, the healthier you see yourself. Finally, items 7-9 measure couple traits such …

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