For teenagers, initiation into the world of dating brings a host of new experiences--but not all are as pleasant as first kisses and stomach butterflies. As with adult relationships, teen dating can feature unhealthy behavior and abusive dynamics,...
Stress is a part of life. Every day you face different kinds of stress, from a car pulling out in front of you in traffic, to the demands of a tight deadline at work, to an argument with your spouse. Your body reacts to stress with a rush of...
Marriage counseling can help couples resolve recurring conflicts and master improved communication and conflict resolution skills, according to MayoClinic.com and the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. In the event that a...
Communication is a common problem among people in all types of relationships, including business, family and romantic relationships. Couples tend to experience more communication difficulties than people in work or business relationships, simply...
If you get a hesitant feeling in the pit of your stomach when you're with your current partner, you should listen to it. It's often right. Abusive relationships start out much like healthy relationships, because an abusive person knows his partner...
What is Self-Esteem? People with self-esteem: * hold themselves as worthy of being loved and loving others; worthy of being cared for and caring for others; worthy of being nurtured and nurturing others; worthy of being touched and supported...
More parents are opting to take control of their children's education, citing closer family relationships and educational freedom as two of many reasons. Opposition to the concept of homeschooling seems to emanate from traditional educational...
Degenerative disc disease is the wearing down of the cervical and lumbar discs in your neck and spine. To some extent, the condition is a normal part of aging, but back and neck injuries can also cause your discs to lose height and break down....
Relationships thrive based on the common bonds that unite partners. For better or worse, this often includes cigarette smoking. Whether one or both partners smoke, cigarettes play a significant--and sometimes dangerous--role in the relationship....
Aspirin, long used as an analgesic and fever reducer, has more recently come into favor for its influence on vascular health. Now, accumulating evidence is pointing to aspirin's benefit in the prevention and treatment of some forms of cancer....
If you're suffering from chronic pain, you should become comfortable with your pain management team. The first step in successful pain management is being open with your physician, providing him with a detailed description of your pain levels and...
Body exercises and movements may increase brain function and subsequent learning in people of all ages. Your brain learns by interacting with the surrounding world through perception, stimulation and physical actions. Exercise may enhance parts of...
In the year 2011, 230,480 women are expected to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, according to estimates by the National Cancer Institute. While breast cancer risk is associated with a number of hereditary factors, it is also linked to...
The effects of long-term drug use are never limited to the addict and can have substantial and devastating effects on the user's families. These include eventually dissolving the family or physical, emotional and mental injury to family members....
Addicts have an uncontrollable need for drugs or alcohol. HelpGuide.org states that repeated use of mind-altering substances interferes with your ability to think clearly, exercise good judgment and behave responsibly. Drugs also cause cravings...
Drug abuse has a number of negative effects on a family, which include tearing the family apart, loss of employment, failure in school, increasing domestic violence, child abuse, and other crimes. It is a complex disorder that often has other...
A family is like a team. There must be communication for the team to operate smoothly. Family dynamics play a role in successful communication. Personalities, communication skills and situational circumstances play a role in interactions between...
Successful family intervention techniques rely on the counselor or intervention specialist to understand the cultural leanings of the family, the underlying relationships, type of crisis the family is undergoing and the roles of each family...
A flexibility imbalance exists when one muscle is tight and inhibits the connecting muscles from functioning properly. A chain reaction occurs that can pull the body -- usually one side -- out of alignment, affecting the joints and causing pain...
Heroin addiction not only can have devastating effects on the user, but the family of which he is a part. The effects of heroin addiction include eventually dissolving the family, as well as physical, emotional and mental injuries to family...
Children often make moral decisions based on whether or not they will be punished or rewarded for their actions. Adolescents, however, approach moral decision making in ways that more closely reflect the complex moral decision-making of adults....
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, children need 60 minutes of physical activity per day to maintain optimum health. Signing your children up to play sports,...
Weight loss surgery is a serious step to taking control of your health when living with obesity. Along with the weight loss, you experience lower risk of heart disease, high cholesterol and diabetes. The changes and healthier outlook are exciting,...
From the moment you tell people you're having a baby boy or a baby girl, gender expectations and stereotypes come into play. These can be as simple as receiving gifts of pink clothing for a girl or blue for a boy. As your child grows, the gender...
Young children learn about their relationships to objects, people and future social roles through pretend play. This might include building a castle out of branches and tarps, shooting the enemy with their fingers or cuddling a doll in preparation...
An adult child's relationship with a parent often changes as the parent ages, and that can affect how you relate to one another. It's important to understand that your elderly mother may be learning to cope with major physical, social,...
It's difficult to describe the feeling a new parent experiences when he first looks down at the newborn in his arms, amazed that this baby is a little piece of him. Still, most people can relate to the next feeling, the one of uncertainty and...
As your children approach adolescence, one of the more frightening scenarios is that of them succumbing to drug and alcohol temptation. Most teenagers will, at some point, be exposed to alcohol, tobacco or illicit drugs at school or among friends....
The country of Ghana is home to lovely beaches and welcoming people, according to the National Geographic magazine. The cuisine in Ghana is fairly simple, relying primarily on the indigenous grains, vegetables, nuts and seafood. The Ghanaians'...
Teen dating can be a scary thing for most parents, but guidelines may help both teens and parents become comfortable with dating. Learn how to set guidelines for teenage dating in this parenting video.
