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Mom & Dad

Checklist for stepparents

"Blending a family is hard work," said Charlotte Shoup Olsen, Kansas State University Research and Extension family systems...

Divorce

6 Divorce success stories

So you married your best friend now you're getting divorced -- now what? As devastating as the idea of divorce sounds, it's not...

Marriage & Relationships

Real couple gripes and how to solve them

Rare is the couple that never runs into relationship problems (regardless of how long you've been together or how well you...

Divorce

10 Reasons to stay positive after a divorce

Life during and after a divorce can be crippling, but there are many reasons to stay positive. Psychologist Michael Jolkovski posed...

Single moms

Single mom dating: How to introduce your boyfriend to the kids

Sure your kids may prefer to think of you as their asexual single mom whose sole purpose is to do their laundry, make them peanut...

Marriage & Relationships

Has Tiger Woods made women more suspicious?

The torrid details just keep coming in the Tiger Woods infidelity scandal. With each new piece of the heartbreaking puzzle comes a...

Marriage & Relationships

How to fight with purpose

Fighting is tough. The name calling, the false accusations, the hurt egos… and often no positive results. That's because...

Divorce & Breakups

The cost of divorce

Once divorce is mentioned, there's a host of things to consider. The best-case scenario in a divorce is when it won't be contested...

Divorce & Breakups

7 Signs you're headed for divorce

Although being paranoid about your relationship with your husband is probably not a good thing, if the signs are there and you...

Happiness & Friendship

Is divorce the key to a happy family?

Tiger Woods nearing divorce? The epic divorce of Jon and Kate finalized. Entertainment headlines are never without celebrity marital...

Single moms

4 sanity-saving tips for single moms

About once every eight weeks or so my husband goes on a terrible work schedule for a short period that means I'm essentially a...

Marriage

How to save a failing marriage

Getting caught up in the arguing, fighting and silent treatment can make a bad pattern hard to break. But if you want your marriage...

Mom & Dad

6 Christmas survival tips for divorced parents

The end of a marriage is never pleasant, and this becomes especially evident during the holiday season. "If a family is divided,"...

Divorce & Breakups

Integrating the stepfather into the family

Bringing a stepfather into the family can be highly sensitive, if not disasterous, when done incorrectly. Follow these steps for a...

Divorce

Coping with divorce

According to DivorceRate.org, 50 percent of all marriages in America end in divorce. Although there are hidden layers about that...

Tweens, Teens & College

Teens top dilemmas solved

I received a big shock this past week. E-mails, many of them, asking for advice, from pre-teens. I had no idea that I was such a hit...

Stepparenting

Raising a blended family: 9 do's and don'ts

Are you contemplating blending two families? Are you planning on marrying someone with children? If so, check out the ideas below....

Career & Planning

Ask the Miserly Mom: The cost of working

Jonni McCoy, the "Miserly Mom," totals up the cost of working. Does working full-time make financial sense for a single mom who is...