Some advice on how to establish social connections, build strong and long-lasting romantic relationships and communicate effectively with the people from various areas of your life, such as the workplace, friend circle and family environment.

Nature-Deficit Disorder Is a Real Thing

Nature-Deficit Disorder Is a Real Thing: How to Get Your Kids to Spend More Time Outdoors

Are your children not getting as much sun as they should? They may have a case of nature-deficit disorder. This condition is little considered and as a result, often left untreated. This article may be the first time you’ve read about it, so allow us to explain what it is and what you can do to prevent your kids from developing it. What…

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Signs of a Manipulative Teenager

4 Signs of a Manipulative Teenager and How to Parent One

Your manipulative teenager understands how to push your buttons. This youngster knows what he or she wants from you, and how to get it. Teens master the art of manipulation quickly, and you’ll become wrapped around their little fingers if you’re not quick enough to realize that they’ve taken advantage of you. So how would you know if they are trying to get…

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Signs of Demand-Withdrawal Patterns that Ruin Your Relationship

5 Signs of Demand-Withdrawal Patterns in a Relationship

There are unhealthy powerplay habits that happen in relationships. They’re called demand-withdrawal patterns. This has become a serious problem. There are various reasons why marriages don’t work. One of those reasons is something called the demand-withdrawal pattern. This strange dynamic reduces each person to a role that rarely changes. Who’s demanding and who’s withdrawing? The demanding person in the relationship is usually the…

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NLP - Neuro-linguistic programming

What Is Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Does It Work?

Neuro-linguistic programming or NLP has been a hot topic lately, and it's inspired a great deal of debate. Depending on who you listen to, it's either New Agey pseudo-scientific quackery or a panacea that solves every single social and workplace problem. In spite of all the hype, NLP is neither of these things. In fact, there's a good chance that an overwhelming majority…

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7 Types of Family Conflict and How to Resolve Each

7 Types of Family Conflict and How to Resolve Each of Them

Where there are two or more people, there will be disagreements, family notwithstanding. All of us have to deal with a family conflict at some or many points in our lives. Trite as family disagreements seem, they can be delicate and difficult to manage. So, how do you handle squabbling loved ones? How do you cope when you become embroiled in the conflict…

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Signs You’re Not Ready for Marriage

10 Signs You’re Not Ready for Marriage and Should Not Hurry

Maybe you’re not ready for marriage. No matter how much you love each other, it just might be too soon. Marriage is a serious step. It requires dedication and communication skills that most people don’ t have. That is why there are so many divorces. It’s truly a sad situation when marriages fall apart because marriage was designed to bring two people together…

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Zodiac Signs and Love What Your Astrological Sign Says About the Way You Love

Zodiac Signs and Love: What Your Astrological Sign Reveals

As you may already know, you could learn a lot about yourself from your zodiac sign - from how intelligent or how sensitive you are to what kind of clothes or shoes are best suited to you according to your sign. Therefore, it makes sense that the dominant personality traits of your zodiac sign would also dictate how you act when you're in…

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Having Estranged Adult Children Can be Painful - How to Cope with It

Having Estranged Adult Children Can Be Painful – How to Cope

You raise them, teach them, and give them love, and then suddenly, they grow up into adults and become estranged children. What happened? The pain of watching your children, one by one, leave the nest is a hurt that I cannot describe. I have three boys, and one is already moved away. I only see him a few times a year, and it’s…

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