Are Emotional Problems Genetic?
Recently, a documentary series, "Through the Wormhole," asked the question, can poverty be due to a person's genetics? The host of the show, Morgan Freeman, explores the cultural belief that...
Severe Stress and Trauma
Unresolved Trauma:Some events in life cause pain that goes deep and lasts a long time. These are classified as emotional "traumas." Severe trauma related symptoms can reach the level of disorder,...
How Do You Cope With Stress?
Take The Following Quiz: Take a few minutes to identify the most important problem you have faced during the last year. Then, using the scale below, indicate how often you...
Are You Feeling Stressed Out?
Take the following quiz to determine your stress level. Check out your quiz results. Let’s see how you measured up on your stress assessment! Here are the average scores according...
What’s Your Parenting Style?
Want to learn more about your parenting style and effective parenting techniques? Improved parenting can transform a child's life, or be the turning point in many chronic family problems. This month we...
The Perception of Permanency in Marriage
Is your marriage built to last? Just take a moment and ask an honest question: Is your marriage built to last? When you reflect on your life together with your...
Changing American Family
Challenges of the Changing American Family Today less than half of all families are comprised of a traditional family structure including a mother, a father and their biological children. Blended...
Five Ways to Reduce Stress as a Single Parent
Help for Single Parents There may not be a job more difficult in the world than being a single parent. The stress that develops from being overwhelmed as a parent...
Seven Highly Effective Habits of Godly Parents
The child-parent relationship has a major influence on child development. When effective, parenting skills and behaviors have a positive impact on self-esteem, school achievement, cognitive development and behavior. However, instilling...