Dealing with Parents, Siblings and Kids

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 Help Your Children Understand Your Cancer Diagnosis
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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
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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
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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…

5 Rules for Giving Kids Allowance
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5 Rules for Giving Kids Allowance

Thomas J. Henske, CFP, ChFC, CFS, CLU, CLTC | June 6, 2014

Are you spoiling your child $5 at a time or creating the next financial superstar? This is the bottom line…

How to Get Your Grown Kids Out of Your House
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How to Get Your Grown Kids Out of Your House

Thomas J. Henske, CFP, ChFC, CFS, CLU, CLTC | June 6, 2014

Are your grown kids eating you out of house and home? Is your empty nest getting a little too crowded?…

Scared-to-Death Parents
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Scared-to-Death Parents

Karen Larson | June 3, 2014

When my daughter was a freshman in college, she decided to take skydiving lessons. Luckily for me, I didn’t find…

What to Say If Your Child Is Gay: Your First Reaction Is Crucial
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What to Say If Your Child Is Gay: Your First Reaction Is Crucial

Robert A. Bernstein, JD | June 3, 2014

“Coming out” to a parent is a pivotal moment in the lives of many homosexuals, so the parent’s first response…

The Secrets of Happy Families
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The Secrets of Happy Families

Bruce Feiler | May 5, 2014

Rethink the family dinner...tell stories...rearrange your furniture...and more It's hard for stressed-out modern families to feel like effective, close-knit teams…

How to Calm an Angry Person

How to Calm an Angry Person

Redford Williams, MD | April 7, 2014

When someone is angry, our instinctive reaction typically is to get defensive (if the person is angry at us) or…

Caught In the Middle of a Family Feud
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Caught In the Middle of a Family Feud

Judy Kuriansky, PhD | April 7, 2014

Quarreling relatives may try to drag you into the fray. But getting entangled adds to your stress and may strain…

Thank Goodness for Argumentative Teens
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Thank Goodness for Argumentative Teens

Joseph P. Allen, PhD | April 7, 2014

When my friend recently told his teen daughter that he would not allow her to stay out past her curfew…

Healing Sibling Relationships
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Healing Sibling Relationships

Lauren Zander | April 7, 2014

Anyone who grew up with brothers and/or sisters can attest to the sometimes turbulent nature of the sibling relationship. As…

When Siblings Get Stuck In a Cold War
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When Siblings Get Stuck In a Cold War

Judy Kuriansky, PhD | April 7, 2014

Betsy had barely spoken to her sister for several years. For a while, she was too angry about their last…

When Mom Gets On Your Nerves
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When Mom Gets On Your Nerves

Judy Kuriansky, PhD | April 7, 2014

Of course, most daughters love their mothers—but in the midst of day-to-day interactions, some friction is inevitable. You may find…