Family Tips
Feeling homesick is normal for kids at summer camp, but it’s more fun if you can overcome it! These five ways to overcome homesickness will help kids, parents, and camp counselors. I went to Camp Timberline last weekend, and remembered the homesickness I felt as a kid at camp in the summer. I went to [...]
A teen wrote me, saying she hates how things are at home but she can’t change her family situation. These tips are for people who need help surviving things they have no control over. Here’s part of what she said: “Sometimes people like me, have to endure the pain and just go through life with [...]
The best treatment for teenagers struggling with anorexia nervosa is family therapy, not individual psychotherapy. Here’s why family therapy is a better treatment for a teen’s eating disorder than individual therapy is. “Family therapy” occurs when parents of teenagers with anorexia nervosa help to interrupt or treat their children’s eating disorder. Family therapy is twice [...]
Q: I think my daughter is in a manipulative relationship. I haven’t heard from her in about twelve months, and am afraid she might be in danger. She has a daughter, my granddaughter. How do I help her get away from this man? Helping Your Daughter Leave a Manipulative Man A: Understanding why women stay [...]
The little things can cause big family fights at Christmas; these tips for de-escalating holiday conflicts may not end all your family fights, but they can help make Christmas more enjoyable. My favorite tip for family fights at any time of the year is to accept your relatives for who they are. Uncle Homer belches [...]
What do you do when your parents try to break up your relationship? These tips on how to handle parents who interfere in relationships are inspired by a reader’s question… “My boyfriend and I moved in together after six years – we asked for their opinion and they said that they were uncomfortable but okay [...]
Are you caught between a stepson borrowing money and a wife enabling him? These tips are inspired by a reader who lent his stepson money and can’t seem to get it back… “Help! I have a stepson who is 34 years old,” says Gerry on Should You Lend Money to Family Members? “Jack grew up [...]
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