By Ellen Schrier on May 21, 2013
This is the sixth of a multi-part series that examines the workings of a healthy family. It’s meant to be a sort of how-to guide that can help you create the family you always dreamed of. The Four Foundation Stones Hierarchy Every family has a management structure or chain-of-command. When the hierarchy is clearly defined [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on May 14, 2013
This is the fifth of a multi-part series that examines the workings of a healthy family. It’s meant to be a sort of how-to guide that can help you create the family you always dreamed of. The Four Foundation Stones Boundaries In every family three different kinds of boundaries should be operating at all times: [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on May 7, 2013
This is the fourth of a multi-part series that examines the workings of a healthy family. It’s meant to be a sort of how-to guide that can help you create the family you always dreamed of. We Are Family! People marry and have children for all sorts of reasons. Some believe it’s just the natural [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on April 30, 2013
This is the third of a multi-part series that examines the workings of a healthy family. It’s meant to be a sort of how-to guide that can help you create the family you always dreamed of! Family Blueprints Some people were lucky enough to grow up in families where the structure was sound and the [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on April 23, 2013
This is the second of a multi-part series that examines the workings of a healthy family. It’s meant to be a sort of how-to guide that can help you create the family you always dreamed of! Connecting the Dots We used to think that a family was made up of individuals who were separate and [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on April 16, 2013
This is the first of a multi-part series that examines the workings of a healthy family. It’s meant to be a sort of how-to guide that can help you create the family you always dreamed of. Introduction They say Eskimos have a hundred words for snow. One for flakes that are wet and slushy and [...]
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By Rachel Zahn on April 9, 2013
You may have read recent media reports about the dramatic rise in Superbugs — dangerous bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics intended to treat them. To help you understand the facts about antibiotic resistance, we are reprinting this Q&A from the Centers for Disease Control, followed by a link to a fun quiz to [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on April 2, 2013
A recent study finds that teens today are 5 times more likely to be suffering from anxiety or depression than they were during the Great Depression! But why, and is yours at risk?
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By Rachel Zahn on March 26, 2013
Last weekend, during our ritual Saturday morning power walk, my friend, Lisa, shared a concerning story about her niece — a college student in the Northwest. It seems this niece, who we’ll call Meg, has been using Adderall as a study aid. A LOT of Adderall. When Meg’s mom called her recently to see how [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on March 19, 2013
“Keeping the lines of communication open is a critical part of good parenting.” Duhhhh! Already knew that. Who on the planet doesn’t? It’s obvious, right? And there’s probably not a mom or dad out there who wouldn’t comply, if they only knew how. Instead of simply doling out lofty platitudes like that, with no explanations [...]
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