When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough
on Nov 6, 2009 in Life Issues anxiety ineffective behaviors Perfectionism Have you ever wondered what is the difference between having appropriately high standards versus suffering from perfectionism? In his Psychology Today article, psychiatrist David Burns defined perfectionists as people "whose standards are high beyon...

Are You Ready For Marriage?
on Oct 24, 2009 in Featured Articles Marriage Dating relationships ARE YOU READY FOR MARRIAGE? How do you know you are ready for marriage? What signs do you look for in yourself, your partner or the relationship that leads you to believe that you are ready for the big commitment? No related posts.

20 Warning Signs Your Loved One May Secretly Struggle With An Eating Disorder
on Oct 24, 2009 in Children 01-12 Featured Articles Life Issues Parenting Teenagers children Eating Disorders family 50% of 9-year-old girls and 80% of 10-year-old-girls have dieted. 90% of high school junior and senior girls diet regularly, even though only 10% to 15% are over the weight recommended by standard height weight charts. No related posts.

What You Need To Know About Orthorexia
on Oct 22, 2009 in Children 01-12 Featured Articles Life Issues Parenting Teenagers anxiety children Eating Disorders family ineffective behaviors ocd Steven Bratman, MD, coined the term orthorexia nervosa to describe a fixation on pure or righteous eating. Orthorexics, unlike anorexics of bulimics, are not enticed into restrictive behaviors in order to lose weight; instead the goal is to achieve...

Emotional Silence Can Ruin Your Relationship
on Oct 21, 2009 in Dating Marriage communication emotions family Partners S.H.O.W. U.P. in relationships not only by engaging their heads but also by engaging their hearts. Healthy relationships cannot be done from a distance or void of feelings because emotions are the music to your attachment bond. The more open...

FAT TALK FREE Week
on Oct 20, 2009 in Children 01-12 Featured Articles Parenting Teenagers communication Eating Disorders parents Fat Talk Free® Week (Oct 19 – 23, 2009) is an international, 5-day body activism campaign that draws attention to body image issues and the damaging impact of the thin ideal on women in society. Did you know that as many as 10 million females are...

Protect Children From Sexual Predators Workshop
on Oct 17, 2009 in Featured Articles Check out our new workshop page! Our two-hour workshop has been designed to  have two different tracks.  The first track is for  schools, educators and other professionals and the  second track is for churches and youth groups. Now accepting boo...

Can You Tell Him/Her What You Really Think?
on Oct 14, 2009 in Dating Featured Articles Life Issues Marriage communication family relationships A lot of times, couples use similar ineffective tactics. In their efforts to communicate with each other, rather than stating the problem, they project, deflect, minimize or rationalize relationship problems. In fact, I believe that one of the grea...

How to Talk to Your Husband (or wife)
on Oct 12, 2009 in Dating Featured Articles Life Issues Marriage communication relationships Tone of voice and body language--a dismissive shrug, a raised eyebrow--can turn a seemingly inoffensive statement into a nasty dig. For instance, a husband who asks his wife, "is this a new recipe?" could be suggesting that she's outdone herself in t...

When I grow up, I want to be a pole dancer!
on Oct 8, 2009 in Children 01-12 Parenting Product Reviews Teenagers children family media Researchers coded the content of 164 songs from 16 artists popular with teens. Overall, 15% of songs contained sexually degrading lyrics. Most of these lyrics were concentrated within the work of rap and R&B artists; as many as 70% of individual...