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Family & Relationships

Help your elderly parents retire from driving when it's time

Helping your parents understand when it is time to turn in their car keys for safety is an important, but difficult task. Here are several tips to make that job easier.

How sleep could save your marriage

Sleeping in separate beds or bedrooms can help save your marriage if sleep disorders and other sleep pattern habits are disrupting your ability to sleep soundly.

Raising the selfless, giving grandchild

According to recent studies, grandchildren raised by their grandparents were found to be well adjusted and have performances at or above the academic level as children living with a single or re-married parent.

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How to help your adult children deal with depression

Depression evokes a sense of being alone. If you can get your adult child enrolled in a local depression support group, the possibilities of improvement greatly increase.

3 ways you can get your grandkids excited about going back to school

Back-to-school can be a happy, sad, anxious, and scary time for kids. Here are some tips to help you do your part to get your grandchildren excited about the new school year.

Ensuring you’re the only one: Tips on keeping your marriage monogamous

Keeping your marriage monogamous isn’t something that happens automatically. Find out what you should be doing to ensure you’re the only one in your spouse’s eyes.

Grandparenting no-nos

Is being a grandparent turning out to be a little tougher than you thought? Here are a few tips on what not to do when disciplining your grandchildren.

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Tips on bonding with your newly acquired adult stepchildren

Getting along with adult stepchildren can require years of work, but can be rewarding. Begin with friendship and respect.

Tackling the challenges of the blended family

How do grandparents deal with the conflicts associated with step families, including step grandchildren. Raising a blended family from the second tier – a grandparent’s struggle.

Relationship maintenance tips for long-haul couples

Do you wonder why some couples stay together and others fail to go the distance? Here are some tips from proven couples.

Helpful tips on taking care of your grandkids

As more grandparents are recruited to care for grandkids, important safety measures must be added to keep areas safe for playtime adventures. Here are tips for grandparents who are caring for grandkids.

A buddy in need: How to improve friendships with old pals

Friendships can keep us warm and happy into our later years, but knowing how to rekindle them can be difficult. Find out how to resume an old friendship.

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Tips to keeping the romance young

Do you want to grow old with your spouse? Find out the 5 things that all couples interested in sticking together for the long haul should know.

The pros and cons of spoiling your grandkids

Spoiling your grandchildren is wrong, right? Not necessarily. Here are some reasons why and why not to indulge them.

Grandparenting and discipline: Tips and advice on knowing when it's OK to discipline your misbehaving grandkids

Discipline is the responsibility of parents, but knowing the proper times and ways to discipline grandkids is important when defining the roles of a grandparent.

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