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Sick of Your Partner’s Bad Habit?
Most of us have heard of “codependency” in alcoholic relationships. The wife covers for…
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Ask the Expert: Having a Strong Marriage While Being a Parent
“In your seminars, you talk about how one of the best things we can give our kids is a strong and healthy marriage. As much as I agree, my husband and I are finding it hard to even breathe, much less connect with each other. I thought things would get less hectic as our kids […]
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Ask the Expert — Think Before You Trust
“I would like to know your opinion on a 13-year-old boy’s use of Facebook and Xbox Live. I want to trust him and let him choose to do the right things, but I also understand that he is too trusting of others. I have parental controls, but he complains that he can’t play with others […]
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Ask the Expert — Low Self-Esteem
“I have a question about my 5 1/2 year old son. When he gets in trouble, he reacts by talking in a baby voice and punishing himself. He’ll say things like, “I’m stupid” or “You don’t like me” or “I don’t like myself” in reaction to me getting after him about something he’s not supposed […]
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Ask the Expert — Just Do It!
In your seminars, you talk about how one of the best things we can give our kids is a strong and healthy marriage. As much as I agree, my husband and I are finding it hard to even breathe, much less connect with each other. I thought things would get less hectic as our kids […]
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Ask the Expert: Wear Only One Hat
I want my child to feel she can see me as a friend, but at the same time, I need to wear other hats such as the disciplinarian. How can I balance the two? (Laila in Kentucky) Laila, I believe you can find the balance you seek, but I want to invite you to see […]
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Ask the Expert: The More You Persist, The More They’ll Resist
“After being in a horrible first marriage, I’ve finally found someone who loves both my daughter and me, and we are engaged to be married. The problem is my daughter. She’s eight years old and refuses to accept him as a new member of our family. How can I get her to see him as […]
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Ask the Expert: The Good News and Bad News About Blowing It
“I totally lost it with my 8-year-old daughter. We both ended up in our rooms crying our eyes out, and I don’t know where to go from here. Have I ruined our relationship for good? What do I do now?” (Kelly) Kelly, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is […]
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Ask the Expert: “Do as I Say, Not as I Do?”
Dear ScreamFree, I recently heard John deliver the Launching Hope material, and he said, “It’s got to be in you before it can be in them” (referring to us teaching our children certain behaviors and values). Here’s my question: Is it ever fair for me to expect my teens to do things I don’t […]