By Dena Miller — Coordinator of Events, Interns, and Volunteers at Family and Community Resources As hard as it may be to believe, 1 in 3 US teens experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they’re in a relationship with before they turn 18, and nearly half of college-aged women report experiencing abuse in … More Talking with Your Teens About Healthy Relationships
by Dena Miller — Coordinator of Events, Interns, and Volunteers at Family & Community Resources, Inc. June is a great month packed with tons of fun celebrations and events for LGBTQ+ Pride. But it is also an opportunity to learn more about the needs and challenges faced by the queer community and ways we can support … More Domestic Violence Awareness and Pride Month
By: Sandy Churchill Conflict: you cannot be a living, breathing creature on this planet and escape it. Darn free will! The very choices that bless us with creativity and freedom and individuality help us thrive on this daily journey; but also, at the very core, can be the source of pure hell on earth. The … More Conflict Management: What’s the Goal?
By: Martianne Stanger No one in this world is perfect. Certainly, I’m not. I make mistakes, and so do my children. Thus, learning how to own up to wrongs, apologize for them, and move on with life in positive ways is important. In our home, we’ve developed a three-step model for righting our wrongs. Admittedly, … More 3 Steps to Righting Wrongs
By: Melanie Anderson In my house, we have what we call the 24 hour rule. At the beginning of our relationship, my husband could not seem to wrap his head around my emotional outbursts when I would get upset. All it would take is one mishap or misunderstanding between him, and I would take to … More The 24 Hour Rule
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