Family Relationships

Not at Thanksgiving!
Family

Not at Thanksgiving!

Karen Astrid Larson | November 19, 2015

One of my colleagues is dreading his family’s Thanksgiving gathering—he knows politics will come up and discord will follow. Families…

Get Off That Couch Together
Exercise & Fitness

Get Off That Couch Together

Mona Xu, PhD | October 23, 2015

Your partner may be the key to getting more exercise… For better or worse, your significant other’s health habits strongly…

Stop Those Teen Mood Swings
Family

Stop Those Teen Mood Swings

Brooke Kalanick, ND | June 1, 2015

Bottom Line/Health: Teens can go from being sweet as pie one second and then wham! The door’s getting slammed, they…

Saying Grace
Family

Saying Grace

Marcia and Jack Kelly | March 25, 2015

Special Ways to Give Thanks If you don’t usually say grace before meals, you might want to start doing so…

Kids Are Getting Their Drugs from You
Family

Kids Are Getting Their Drugs from You

Bob Stutman | March 20, 2015

The appalling truth about teen substance abuse today America’s drug problem is staggering. Illegal drug use has climbed to 20…

How to Support Your Out of Work Spouse
Family

How to Support Your Out of Work Spouse

Nancy Collamer | March 13, 2015

Bottom Line/Personal: If your spouse is out of work, you may be sad, you may be mad, and you may…

Bottom Line Guide: Save Your Marriage

Bottom Line Guide: Save Your Marriage

January 12, 2015

Even if you consider your marriage to be happy, you'd no doubt agree that it's hardly a fairy tale. Every…

How to Cope If Your Loved One Is a Narcissist

How to Cope If Your Loved One Is a Narcissist

Wendy T. Behary, LCSW | December 30, 2014

He’s boastful, arrogant, the center of attention and gets angry when anyone questions his authority. She’s outwardly unassuming but equally…

How to Argue with Your Spouse

How to Argue with Your Spouse

Laurie Puhn, JD | December 18, 2014

You can argue and still have a happy marriage—if your arguments lead to solutions rather than lingering bitterness. Four ways…

Say This, Not That

Say This, Not That

Laurie Puhn, JD | November 18, 2014

A Few Word Changes Can Transform Your Marriage Just a few simple changes in what you say to your spouse…

How to Help Your Children Understand Your Cancer Diagnosis
Family

How to Help Your Children Understand Your Cancer Diagnosis

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: What happens if, in spite of all your best efforts, it goes badly? Your daughter was four or…

Telling People About Your Cancer Diagnosis
Family

Telling People About Your Cancer Diagnosis

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: You're a great communicator. It is your job to communicate as a hospice nurse, as a palliative care…

Telling Your Children About Your Cancer Diagnosis
Family

Telling Your Children About Your Cancer Diagnosis

Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW | September 17, 2014

Bottom Line/HEALTH: So let's talk about children, because that's really frightening, to talk to your children. What's your strategy and…

How Skipping Meals Can Wreck Your Marriage

How Skipping Meals Can Wreck Your Marriage

Brad J. Bushman, PhD | August 22, 2014

Can you admit that sometimes you simply lose your cool with your spouse but don’t know why? Or that you…

Tempted to Cheat On Your Partner? Before You Have an Affair, Read This

Tempted to Cheat On Your Partner? Before You Have an Affair, Read This

Judy Kuriansky, PhD | June 24, 2014

A smoldering gaze from a stranger across a crowded room…a chance encounter with an old flame who confesses to still…