While we all want to have excellent communications with our children, that doesn’t always seem possible. Experts suggest some ways we might, as parents, teachers, spiritual advisors or even peripheral family members might improve our communications with younger persons. They…
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American actor, writer, producer and director Ben Affleck once said, “Memories, all those little experiences make up the fabric of our lives and on balance, I wouldn’t want to erase any of them, tempting though it may be.”
The single…
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“You will discover that you have two hands. One is for helping yourself and the other is for helping others.” Audrey Hepburn Actor and UNICEF representative
A long table is covered with breads, cheeses, sliced ham and bologna, mayonnaise and…
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If you suspect that your child is a heavy drinker or has been binge drinking, none of this is going to be easy for you. Suspecting, knowing, and then finding options for your next move is pain no parent expects…
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For parents, the old adage, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” is true. Once a child is a heavy drinker, a binge drinker, or addicted to alcohol, tobacco, or drugs, it’s very hard to reverse that…
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“I am fooling only myself when I say my mother now exists only in the photo on my bulletin board. She lives on in everything I do. . . Her presence influenced who I was, and her absence influences who…
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“The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” Theodore Heisbold
My Uncle Vincent was a very small man in stature; while a youngster, he fell from a fire escape far above the…
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“I’m sorry.” In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was “I’m sorry’”. Margaret Laurence
One evening, I realized that three of the 12 steps used by members of Alcoholic Anonymous are rooted in…
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Despite nearly 40 years of warnings about the harmful effects of tobacco use and numerous public health campaigns, one in four Americans still smokes. That’s a testament to the power of tobacco addiction and to the need for new ways…
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Despite nearly 40 years of warnings about the harmful effects of tobacco use and numerous public health campaigns, one in four Americans still smokes. That’s a testament to the power of tobacco addiction and to the need for new ways…
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