No the parents are not responsible for how their kids act as an adult. Whether or not they were taught right are wrong at home, they are now adults and are responsible for their own actions. Good or bad, even…
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Marriage quality is a trying thing to achieve when you add children to the mix. However, when you add children from a previous marriage, this becomes even more difficult. So, how do couples in blended marriages maintain their marriage quality?…
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There is no formula for a parent child relationship that covers every reciprocal responsibility. There may be generalities we consider to be decent and respectful choices, however, there are frequently mitigating circumstances that interfere with a storybook ending, where everyone…
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Although blended families are more common now than ever, it does not make being a member of one any easier. Here are some basic suggestions to help your blended family be as successful as possible. * Don’t badmouth your ex…
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What to talk about with Dad… First and foremost, a compliment of any degree will go a long way towards developing not just a healthy line of communication, but a good friendship. I learned from a good friend who can…
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When two families blend through remarriage, the children’s ages can drastically effect how well the transition takes place. A teenager and an infant are going to react differently to the situation. Infants and young children have the easiest time adjusting…
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How it feels as a child to be unloved by your parents? *Do you express love for your children?: Did you ever wonder about your parents love for you? Did you “think” they loved you but never had the time…
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Never! This just means never stop loving them. They promised you when you were born to take care of you. Now you need to take care of them. Our parents want us to figure out what is best for them,…
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Over the past three decades there have been immense change with regard to family structure. When people married in the past they often married for life. There were many reasons for this but perhaps some of the major ones were…
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It’s amazing no matter how old one gets, you still are a child for your parents. The fact that you live in a foreign country and do well in your life and have kids of your own does not prevent…
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Growing up, I was part of a blended family as my mother and father were divorced when I was two and my mother remarried when I was five. Later on in life, my mother had my two sisters, and I…
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Having a child deployed can be extremely challenging for even the most robust of people.  It can be very scary for a lot of parents, especially since you might feel that it is your job to protect your child.  There…
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We all get feedback sometimes that is negative. When it’s coming from your parents, it’s easy to react negatively. It’s also easy to take it as face value or with an attitude based in your expectations of how your parents…
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As an adult it can be frustrating trying to pinpoint what a child expects, even more so if you are an adult responsible for a blended family. Children oftentimes are unable to find the words or even recognize the answer…
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No, a mother should not continue to mediate her adult children when conflict arises within the household. This is obviously for a number of reasons. A mother is there to be a mother to her children and instill discipline when…
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I recently lived through, this very dilemma, if you will, and am still alive, to tell the story, even though my parents, are not. And, I am so grateful, I had the opportunity, to care, for them, as they had…
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There are many reasons that young boy needs the father figure in their life there are certain qualities that only a man can provide in terms of parenting a young boy. Usually these have to do with the integrity of…
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My husband and I have both had problems with our overbearing fathers. My father still calls me his “baby”, saying that I always will be. Whether it be a simple home project or a complex marital issue, it seems they…
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Ever view a title and somehow it just flooded the mind with memories and made you giggle?  This is such a title. Dealing with a disciplinarian mother is so simple.  All the child has to do is exactly what mom…
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A child never outgrows his responsibility to his parents, but commonsense is what often rules. That has something to do with the child’s own responsibilities, which naturally concern their own family. Life is ongoing, not backward looking. Let us look…
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To a degree every child has a responsibility to his or her parents. There are times when children need help from their parents and parents need help from their children, especially when they start to age. The meaning of family…
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Deployment not only affects the service member, it affects the family tremendously as well. As the spouse of a marine that has been on four deployments in the last seven years, I am fully aware of  the range of emotion that such…
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A parent should never trash their spouse (or ex-spouse) to their kids. Ever! This can destroy the relationship between both the parents and the children. Even subconsciously, a child can begin to think less of the parent being vented about,…
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Parents are absolutely responsible for providing their children with a healthy and nurturing upbringing, which is mostly complete, when they leave home. But this raises the question of what is a healthy and nurturing upbringing and does everyone have the…
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 As children, we all seem to look up to our parents in some way or another. It’s the parents responsibility to do the right thing as much as possible because a childs mind is so delicate and they seem to…
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Responsible children make responsible adults, and their choices will ultimately benefit their parents. Does this make them responsible FOR their parents? That depends. Children are taught to respect authority, obey rules, and learn lessons essential to becoming well-adjusted adults. Once…
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No doubt, the toughest fact of life children will ever face is when they realize they are assuming the parental role of their own parents. More and more parents are living to advanced ages due to innovations in medicine. However,…
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Parents are often kept over protective of their children because that is what happened to them when they were younger. Most parents are not mean to be negative when their children have ideas that they do not agree with, they’re…
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Going home again: When parents treat adult children as if they were kids Going home after spending time away from parents and guardians can be a very frustrating time for adult children. As an adult who had learned to live…
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