Archive of: Family Relationships

	Title	Issue
	12 Ways to Show Kids What Real Love Looks Like Showing your love through simple, everyday actions teaches kids the skills they will need to build healthy romantic relationships, as well as strengthen your own relationship. Read on for 12 tried-and-true ways to refresh your relationship and show kids what real love looks like. Heidi Smith Luedtke, Ph.D.	February 2012
	A Teachable Moment: Have a Heart As we travel through our hectic lives, it can be easy to forget the importance of love, but the truth is that during these uncertain times, kids need to be able to feel and express love more than ever before because it will keep them feeling safe and secure. Dr. Susan Bartell	February 2012
	Enjoy a Romantic Married Life Where did the romance go? If you’re like most couples, including my clients and myself, you get home from a planned date night feeling wonderfully upbeat. The next night you can barely remember where you went to or what you ate. Laurie Puhn	February 2012
	Ten Great Date Night Destinations in the OKC Metro Love is in the air in February! With Valentine’s Day nestled firmly in the middle of the month of love, we polled our readers for great date night places in the OKC metro and around the state.	February 2012
	Friendly Siblings: 7 Tips for Encouraging Your Kids To Be Close We’ve all dreamed of them. Many of us have actually seen them. But how do we raise them? I’m talking about siblings who get along. Those mysterious brothers and sisters who enjoy being together and have each other’s back. Laura Amann	February 2012
	Fight Less, Love More—Loving and Liking Your Spouse “I love my husband, but I don’t like him.” That’s a comment I hear quite often in my couples mediation practice. Over the years, I discovered something: Many people are nicer to strangers than they are to their spouses. Laurie Puhn	January 2012
	Ask the Experts—Drama at the Grocery Store In this new column, we ask local experts to give answers to the real parenting questions and issues that we all may face. This month’s question addresses difficulties during grocery shopping trips. Mari Farthing	January 2012
	New Year’s Resolutions to Strengthen Your Family This time of year provides a great opportunity to ponder who and what is most important to us and to think about our goals and priorities. Erica Healey, LPC	January 2012
	Not June Cleaver? No Worries! Five Tips for Faking It I knew exactly what kind of mother I wanted to be ...it turns out that I am not that mother at all. Yet, somehow, people often think that I am. Here are my magic tips on how to appear to be an exceptional mother, without actually being one. Jill Smokler	January 2012
	Tips for Winning with Your Wife This article offers tips to husbands that are seeking to increase marital harmony. Brooke Barnett	Web 2011