By Barbara Wilkov Over the years, I’ve spent quite a bit of time with children of varying ages, including teaching 3rd grade for 7 years, and spending time with my niece and nephew and the kids of some of my close friends. My babysitting “career” started in middle school and has continued into adulthood. My…
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Why People Feel the Way They Do (And How to Resolve Conflict With Them) By Annette Estes Have you ever wondered why some people seem driven to make a lot of money while others honestly seem to be satisfied with just “getting by?” Have you known people who do so much for others they become…
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By Barbara Wilkov No matter what decisions you make in life (jobs, relationships, living situations, etc.), you always have a choice. It may not feel that way at times, but it may be helpful to know that you actually have more control over things in your life than it may sometimes feel. The same is…
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The Mother-Daughter Bond – Conflict & Comfort By Elinor Robin, Ph.D. For many women, the mother-daughter connection is life’s most complex relationship. So it comes as no surprise that many of us struggle with the relationship that we share with our mothers and many of us struggle with the relationships that we share with our…
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Given the complex nature of the mother-daughter relationship, conflict can often lead to all out fighting. If it does, here are some dos and don’ts for fighting “fair” which can help keep anything terribly hurtful from being said and may even lead to some kind of productive resolution. DO: 1. Deal with the here and…
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Mothers and Daughters: Are You Overstepping Your Boundaries? By Amy Bloom, O, The Oprah Magazine Yes to sharing eye makeup, yes to sharing hairdressers, No to matching haircuts and outfits. Yes to helping each other avoid certain relatives, No to dishing about husbands or boyfriends or dating. Or Yes to dishing about all that (and…
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Author Deborah Tannen offers communications insights and tips… Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Read Book Discussion Excerpt from You’re Wearing That? By Deborah Tannen Mothers and Daughters in Conversation My daughters can turn my day black in a millisecond,” says a woman whose two daughters are in their…
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By Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Mother-daughter relationships are complex and diverse. Some mothers and daughters are best friends. Others talk once a week. Some see each other weekly; others live in different states or countries. Some spar regularly. Some avoid conflict. Others talk through everything. And undoubtedly, there’s a hint of all these things in most…
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Mothers vs. Daughters: Why Can’t We Just Get Along? WebMD Feature from “Good Housekeeping” Magazine By Jennifer Allen, www.WebMD.com You love each other…yet one of you is always saying the wrong thing! How to improve the conversation-and the relationship. I sometimes think of my daughters as my own personal Thought Police. Both are deeply attuned…
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Julianna’s story… My mom passed away on Wednesday morning at 8:59 am, March 14th, in the midst of her long battle with cancer. Exactly 1 day and 4 hours after the anniversary of my father’s passing 15 years earlier. I had the honor to be by her bedside leading up to her big transition, and…
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