From Dr. Jane's Notebook

Family Relationships

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• Before I forget, let's talk about dementia
• Talking with kids about tragedy
• The fine art of family reunions
• The fine art of being a father, dad, daddy
• Guidelines: When the children come home to live
• What do you value most about family holiday gatherings?
• August: "Get it while you can" before the fall transition
• Back to school: Our children expect us to take charge
• The fine art of family entertaining
• Once a mother, always a mother
• Beam me up, Scotty... or Skype me!
• The fine art of holiday family get-togethers
• Your adult children: Coming together for the holidays
• Who turned up the speedometer on life?
• Attending to the family infrastructure
• Life inside the "sandwich generation"
• "When did my children get to be grownups?"
• Making decisions during the child raising years
• Soon, the seasonal cycle begins again
• It's summer. Get to know your kids
• On my way! Becoming the mother of the bride
• The fine art of family reunions
• The circle of time
• Toxic interaction patterns: Forms of sibling rivalry?
• Going home: Living with a loved one's dementia
• Remember family: How time slips away
• The new school year offers a clean slate for all of us
• Stress management through Summer management
• That permanent experience of parenthood
• When illness strikes
• Talking with teens
• While I don't like getting old, I think of the alternative
• The fine art of family reunions
• Who's watching the kids?
• Toxic interaction patters traced to sibling rivalry
• Let your teen get to know the "real you"
• Inside the sandwich generation
• Where have all the children gone?
• The Longest Year: The Sandwich
• What does your home say about you?
• Thinking of Thanksgiving
• Marriage: What's the point?
• Challenges of the Sandwich Generation
• Teaching kids about money
• As happy as one's unhappiest child?
• The Family Tug-of-War
• Thanksgiving: Deciding to be thankful
• More Than Book-Bags and New Shoes
• Mom & Dad: Home Alone After All These Years
• Vacations: Make Sure the Livin' is Easy
• Qualities of a Good Daddy
• Home Offices: Secrets of Success
• The Changing Nature of Parent-Child Relationships
• When Couples Work Together at Home
• Preparing for Empty Nest
• Days of Snow or Woe?
• Lessons from Resettlement
• Helping your Child Cope with Fear
• When Parents Reveal Their True Selves!
• How to Understand Kids Today!
• Going Through A Stage? We All Are!
• Home From College: Hello. . . Goodbye!
• How Do Your Kids Spell Relief?
• What Are We Teaching Our Children?
• When Kids Make Mistakes
• Losing Is Not Always Necessary
• First Aid For Relationships
• Family Continuity
• The Creative Parent
• Managing Your Dual Career Family
• Raising Healthy Children
• Stepfamily Living: When Did Things Get So Complicated?
• Why Pay Attention to Other People's Children?
• The Family Balance: Is it Healthy?
• Father-Daughter Relationships
• Co-Parenting at its Best!
• High School Grad Leaves the Nest
• Enlisting Cooperation From Kids
• Watching Children Grow
• Teenage Driving
• New Year Roadmap
• Taking That Holiday Ride Again
• Touch: Communication of Power?
• Patients Need Patient Advocates
• Staying in Love Raising Children
• Protecting Our Children
• Beware of Emotional Abuse!
• Conflict: What Did You Say?
• Revival of the Family Meeting
• Communicating With Teenagers
• Sexual Health: Important Concerns
• Family Activities and Traditions
• Teens Need Healthy Adults
• On Mothers and Daughters
• What is Medical Family Therapy?
• Divorce Realities
• When Children Leave Home...
• Your Child's Bedroom
• Talking With Children
• Summer: It's Not Too Late
• Holiday Gifts
• Child Discipline
• Marriage: The Second Time Around
• Effects of the Gulf War
• You're Not Allowed to Get Sick
• Family Reorganization
• Family Reunion Survival Guide
• Trials of Relocation
• The Truth About Secrets
• Family Conflict
• Flying Solo
• Hello... Grandma...?
• Family Vacations
• Super-Motherhood
• Summertime... When the Living is Easy?
• Dishes Rule The Universe
• Keeping Step With Children
• December Holidays
• A Spock Baby on Dr. Spock
• Getting Along With Family
• The Parent Trap
• Family Ties

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