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Posts from ‘November, 2007’

How to Remain Close with the Kids

One of the most important relationships you’ll ever have is with your children. Now that they’re older, with their own lives and interests apart from you, how can you keep the relationship and bond strong and healthy?
Here are several effective principles that will enhance your relationship and keep you close:
1. Be willing to listen [...]

The Empty-Ness Syndrome: Estranged Family Ties

You’ve all heard about the Empty Nest Syndrome, when children go off to college to embark on their exciting adventure away from you. The empty, dismal feeling of having to fill your days with things other than daily parenting could be depressing and lonely, for some. But the weekly phone calls mean the [...]