You and your prospective partner are an athletic couple and you want to do something different, but with a sporty theme, when you go out on a date. A conundrum for sure, but not one that cannot be solved by…
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How can a man get the most out of speed dating? The immediate response to this question is that the man in question will need to understand exactly what speed dating is before they can move on to developing a…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
Our early and teen years is a very important period for the development of our personality and it is at this time that we begin to assess who we are in terms of personality. Researchers throughout the world have come…
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September 12, 2013 Friends and Peers
Unless you are extremely unfortunate, at some point in your life bullying will have been an issue. It is never pleasant and. Despite all the advice you can be given, it is always difficult to react in the right way….
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Separation, divorce and the starting or blending of a new relationship can and will affect children of all ages. However, it is important for parents in a blended family relationship to understand that the age of the child will have…
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Every child has expectations of what he or she will receive from adults on a physical, psychological and emotional level. In essence these expectations are to be loved, cherished, kept save and looked after as well as the expectation that…
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Achieving success in blending together two families that might have been blighted by the problems that have brought about the downfall and break-up of the previous family relationships that one or both of the new family partners may have experienced…
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Children are competitive, particularly when it comes to wanting to monopolise and/or gain the attention of an adult and indeed getting their own way in preference to other children. Competive rivalry is not bad as long as it remains within…
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A new blended family is, even for the new parents, uncharted territory. Having potentially come from the breakdown of a previous relationship neither will be quite sure how this new experience is going to work out. There will be doubts…
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Preparing children for change at any time is never easy and always requires a lot of support from the parent. However, when that change involves the move to a new blended family environment it preparing the child is even more…
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Every family, irrespective of its structure and make-up, will experience conflicts. However, unfortunately it can often seem that these issues are exacerbated within a blended family environment and there are several reasons for this, of which four can be considered…
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Planning celebrations and holidays within a blended family environment is never going to be an easy issue to resolve and this is especially going to be the case when younger children are involved in either of both sides of the…
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Perhaps one of the most difficult issues that a new stepparent has to resolve when entering into a blended family situation is how to deal with the disciplining of a stepchild if and when the need arises. No doubt most…
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Considering safety issues when dating in college is extremely important, for both the people who are dating and their parents, whose main concern is to ensure that their child is keeping free from potential harm. Although it is not possible…
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