If you’ve ever been a caregiver during the holidays, you know how stressful it can be when caregiving tasks already fill your day. Heap the expectations of a joy-filled season on top of that, and there is real potential for feelings of guilt, anger, resentment and complete fatigue to take over. Many caregivers are constantly…
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Ready to take a short connectedness quiz?Who is your child’s favorite teacher of all time?What is your spouse’s favorite thing to do in his/her spare time?What is your child’s favorite meal?Given the opportunity for a night out, how would your spouse prefer to spend the evening?What person outside the family has most influenced your child’s life?What household chore does your spouse dislike the most?What accomplishment is your child most proud of?If money were no object, …
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As you gather with friends or family, chances are good that at some point you will encounter some difficult conversations this holiday season, such as politics, faith, raising children, immigration, or… you fill in the blank. While emotion surrounds these topics, it is possible to have civil conversations about any one of these things with…
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Tips for A Caregiver During the Holidays
If you’ve ever been a caregiver during the holidays, you know how stressful it can be when caregiving tasks already fill your day. Heap the expectations of a joy-filled season on top of that, and there is real potential for feelings of guilt, anger, resentment and complete fatigue to take over. Many caregivers are constantly…
How Connected is Your Family? Take A Family Connectedness Quiz!
Ready to take a short connectedness quiz?Who is your child’s favorite teacher of all time?What is your spouse’s favorite thing to do in his/her spare time?What is your child’s favorite meal?Given the opportunity for a night out, how would your spouse prefer to spend the evening?What person outside the family has most influenced your child’s life?What household chore does your spouse dislike the most?What accomplishment is your child most proud of?If money were no object, …
4 Ways to Have Difficult Conversations During the Holidays
As you gather with friends or family, chances are good that at some point you will encounter some difficult conversations this holiday season, such as politics, faith, raising children, immigration, or… you fill in the blank. While emotion surrounds these topics, it is possible to have civil conversations about any one of these things with…