friendship

Marriage & Relationships

How to keep the friendship alive in your romance

Friendship is the base of any good relationship, but how do you keep that friendship alive? It’s not as easy as you might think!

Celebrations

A Thanksgiving get-together for girlfriends

As much as you'd like to travel across country to be with your family for Thanksgiving, you and some of your friends must stay put...

Breast Cancer Awareness & Support

How to support someone fighting breast cancer

A diagnosis of breast cancer is devastating not only for the individual, but also for family and friends. It can be challenging to...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Practicing Gratitude: Note cards and joy

When was the last time you sat down with a pen and paper, wrote a note to a friend and dropped it in the mail? There's something...

Friendship

How to ditch a toxic friend

It’s easy to assume everyone you meet will have your best interests at heart, but some people are only out for themselves. Getting...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Practicing Gratitude: Strength in numbers

Sometimes the difference between forever carrying around your dreams and actually making them come true is as simple as putting your...

Tweens, Teens & College

Balance between being a mom and a friend

A mother has a multitude of roles from nurturer to disciplinarian. And somewhere in between is friend. However, it can sometimes be...

Parenting Tips & Advice

Social calendar in a rut?

When was the last time you so much as had a cup of coffee with your girlfriends? Do you find yourself making excuses, always...

Friendship

5 Ways to make your friends hate you

If you've been meaning to get new friends for some time now, let us help you out with that! Here are five moves to make if you want...

Tweens, Teens & College

Don't sabotage your teen's social life

We all want our teens to be able to make friends and build friendships. At times, it’s tempting to go overboard in trying to help...

Friendship

5 Reasons your BFFs are so important

Your guy is great – you love him, you want to spend time with him and you can’t imagine your life without him. But no matter how...

Friendship

The best friendship resolutions to make for better bonds

It’s time to make some New Year’s resolutions where your friendships are concerned. To help you be a better friend this year, we put...

New Year - Your Life

10 Ways to strengthen your friendships

Even the best of friendships can become strained when kids, family and work are involved. It’s difficult to go out to drinks with...

Friendship

The BFF brigade: Top 4 friends every girl needs

We all need friends; there’s no doubt about that, but not just anyone will do. Just like there are certain people you don’t want in...

Movies & Reviews

Our favorite movies about friends

Every friendship deserves to be celebrated with a lot of laughter and a few poignant tears. When it’s time to plan a girls' night...

Monday Mom Challenge

Monday Mom challenge: Don’t shoot the messenger

We’ve all heard the phrase, “Don’t shoot the messenger,” right? And pretty much know how to apply it to criticism or bad news...

Friendship

4 Ways to make new friends

Once you’re out of college, and then especially once you’re working full-time and/or part of a relationship, meeting new friends can...

Friendship

Making new friends as an adult

In grade school, making friends was a snap. You looked around the classroom, located a kid whose jumper you liked, bonded over a...

School Age Kids

Helping the introverted child make friends

Being introverted can make it hard to develop friendships -- especially for children. But parents can help.

Child Development & Health

Are you a BFF parent?

We all want our children to love us and think we are awesome. But trying to be friends with our children can lead to many discipline...

Parenting Advice & Columns

"I'm not here to be your friend."

Growing up, I cannot tell you how many times I heard, "I'm not here to be your friend, I'm here to be your father!" Anytime I...