It’s hard enough when a marriage goes sour to have to deal with it privately. But when it’s done publicly, like Jon and Kate Gosselin, it’s even worse.
People prefer to grieve on their own without reporters sticking microphones in their mouth at every opportunity. That’s got to make it a lot more difficult.
We’re sure [...]
Unfortunately, many couples just don’t know how to fight fair in marriage. Fighting is unavoidable because couples have different opinions about a lot of things. There are times when they agree—and others when they don’t.
In our marriage counseling, we teach couples how to fight. We provide lots of tips—too many to include in [...]
From my experience as a minister and our work as marriage counselors, we have experienced marriages and families torn apart because of major conflicts over how to care for aging parents. Often, the parents are suffering from physical or mental disabilities or both.
After leaving sessions with such couples, we give ongoing thanks for our two sons. They have been, and even now as adults, are our greatest joys. Whatever personal sacrifices we have made has been worth it. And we’re suggesting that if you’ve been blessed to be a parent that you, too, realize how truly blessed you are and with that realization, that you approach being a parent from that perspective.
There are approximately 10.2 million children in the U.S. under 18 who have special health care needs. Overall, nearly 22% of U.S. households have a least one child with special health care needs. Therefore, nearly every extended family across the country is likely to include at least one special needs child.