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Dealing With a Parents’ Remarriage

‘’The day dad married Eileen was the worst day of my life’’ recalls Anne. I was mad! Mad at dad for being a traitor to my mum, mad at mum for leaving without a fight, mad at the 2 brats(Eileen’s Kids) who were to come live in our house, but most of all, I was mad at Eileen, I hated her, and because I knew it wasn’t right to hate, I was mad at myself too. (Names have been changed). Feelings, such as described by Anne above is what most teenagers and young adults experience at the remarriage of a parent. According to a report on YourDivorceQuestions.org, a blog developed by Professor Alan Hawkins, Ph.D, a Director of the Marriage Education and Research Initiative at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, divorce tends to affect boys and girls in different ways, with girls having a tendency to harbor negative…

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Girl Talk

To My Teenage Daughter – There Are No Shortcuts to Any Place Worth Going

As parents, we find often find ourselves in a situation where we have to put our feet down and completely disagree with our teenage wards. It could be due to their late-night habits, rude retorts or simply avoiding daily chores. Have you ever wondered what your teenage daughter would choose if she was presented with the options to stay with you, or be emancipated? Ariel Winter, an American actress and voice actress, popularly known for her role as Alex Dunphy in the comedy series Modern Family, earned her legal right to emancipation at 17, in 2015. As stories of her emancipation due to a complicated and somewhat strained relationship with her mother swarmed the media, it was sure to give mothers a great cause for concern. Teenagers had a new weapon, they could threaten to file for emancipation and get away with mischief; Many parents wondered if they were getting…

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Mums & Kids Zone

Money Smart Kids – Teaching Kids Financial Management

By Eloke-Young Splendor

“Too many people spend money they have not earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people that they don’t like”. This wise saying by Will Rogers kept resounding in my subconscious as I walked towards the grade 1 class of Deepens Elementary school to teach the pupils on this very important but neglected topic “Financial Management”.

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Women & SDG

Enhancing Women’s Political Participation is a Sound Investment for All

Girls and women have a right to be heard. To engage in civil society, vote in elections, be elected to government office, serve on boards, and take part in any process that affects them, their families, and their communities. Yet in spite of the rising numbers of women being elected to national parliaments, they have a long way to go to achieve gender equality in the political sphere. In 2015, women made up less than 10% of parliamentarians in 38 countries. Within the public sector, they hold less than 30% of senior management positions. And they are virtually silenced in peace processes; between 1992 and 2011, women accounted for less than 4% of signatories to peace agreements, and fewer than 10% of peace talk negotiators. Due to discriminatory laws, institutional and cultural barriers, as well as disproportionate access to quality education, healthcare, and resources, women worldwide continue to be marginalized…

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Love Bites

How to Take A Relationship from The Battlefield to Blissful Coexistence

The word compromise generally refers to an agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions; it could also mean the expedient acceptance of standards that are lower than is desirable. In relationships, compromise is often viewed as the latter; and statistics have shown that women compromise more often than men do in relationships. This accounts for many problems in relationships, some women go into relationships believing that it is their place to make more compromises. It is important to note that both parties are expected to make some adjustments in order to accommodate each other in every relationship. In this article, Barton Goldsmith Ph.D. multi-award-winning psychotherapist, syndicated columnist, author, and radio host gives us 10 Reasons to C.O.M.P.R.O.M.I.S.E. in Your Relationship – and he is not referring to women only. Here is what he says about how to take a relationship from the battlefield…

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