It’s been said that values are not taught to children – They’re caught by them.  Children absorb what their mothers and fathers believe by watching them in everyday situations. 

There was a time when uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters were available to give parents a helping hand with child rearing.  

Have you noticed that family members are experts at trying to control one another? 

You know, there are those who believe so strongly in the value of positive thinking that they see nothing to be gained from that which is negative. 

“Smithsonian” magazine once featured a master stone carver from England named Simon Verity, a man who honed his craft by restoring 13th century cathedrals in Great Britian. 

I’m sure you’ve heard about the father who said that giving his daughter to the man she loved was like giving a Stradivarious to a gorilla.  

Long before a teenage girl finds her first real boyfriend or ever falls in love, her attitude toward men is quietly being shaped by her father.

One of the unfortunate characteristics of life in the modern world, is the high level of anxiety that so many people experience today. 

Have you noticed that children will occasionally disobey their parents for the express purpose of testing just how much they can get away with?

In marriage as in courtship, there’s a simple rule of thumb for intimacy: take your time.