RESOURCES

No More Boring Anniversaries
Dennis Brooke shares about his anniversary getaway that turned a routine event into a cherished annual celebration.

7 Team-Building Games for a Winning Marriage
Cultivate your unique couple culture by playing 7 team-building games based on Gottman’s principles. Play your way to a winning marriage!

Making Marriage Work
Marriage is not an event but a process. Men and women are different in many ways, and that will affect how marriage works. Learn the difference and similarities between men and women that can influence marriage.

Warning Signs Of An Affair
Can you recognise the symptoms of a troubled marriage? Most extramarital affairs do not start out with the candid revelations, but there are certainly overt factors that can lead to marital unfaithfulness.

Date Night: Couples That Play Together, Stay Together
Want to know the secret to making date night exciting again? No, it’s not more hours in the day and no, you don’t have to break your bank. Take 3 practical steps to add fun and play into your date night mix.

The Value of Descriptive Praise
Use descriptive praise to help your children develop their identity and natural strengths.

Disciplining Children
Parenthood can be frustrating, especially when you don’t have a game plan. Explore how you can effectively raise disciplined children with 6 guidelines to discipline and a healthy parenting approach.

Overcoming Anxiety In Parenting
Are you looking at ways to overcome your anxiety? Learn ways to cope as a parent and how to help children to focus on the present rather than uncertainty about the future.

4 Words Children Use When Coping Emotions
Wondering if your child is coping well emotionally? Here are four words that children use that may give you an idea of how they are coping.

Understanding The Nature Of Children
Are you able to tell us your infant child’s personality? Researches have found three types of temperaments that can help us understand the nature of children.
Q&A: Teaching discernment or making it a rule
Q: How do we establish workable media standards for our teenagers? I understand the importance of teaching thoughtful discernment, but sometimes I feel the need
Q&A: Celebrating Valentine’s Day with our child
Q: Do you have any recommendations for celebrating Valentine’s Day? I’d like my child to be able to enjoy the experience, but I don’t want
Q&A: Staying together for the sake of our children
Q: My marriage of 17 years is basically dead. My husband and I are both done with it, but we have agreed that we’ll stay
Q&A: Convincing husband to budget
Q: How can I convince my husband that budgeting is important? I’m a firm believer in it, but my husband doesn’t think it will work
Q&A: Responding to child’s fascination with evil characters
Q: How should I respond to my child’s fascination with evil characters? He’s only three years old, but whenever he plays make-believe, he always takes
Q&A: Feeling tired and disappointed after vacation
Q: It seems like every year we look forward to a family vacation, but it somehow always falls flat and we come home tired and
Q&A: Mending relationship with my estranged daughter
Q: I’m estranged from my adult daughter. I definitely wasn’t the best father, although I’ve changed for the better in recent years. But I haven’t
Q&A: Missing out on pre-school
Q: We’re a year out before our son is scheduled to begin kindergarten. For a variety of reasons, he won’t be attending pre-school, and I’m
Q&A: Making family meals a priority
Q: How can we make family meals a priority when we’re so busy? Crazy schedules are the norm in our household. I don’t get home