communication

  • Signing with Your Baby

    Infants are able to make sense of our complex world long before they can talk. Do you wish your baby could tell you such things as "I'm hungry," "I'm thirsty," "I have an earache" before they can speak? Read "Getting Started Signing with Your Baby" to learn more.

  • Awaken Your Baby's Inner Resources

    Communication is one of the first challenges babies encounter. When children begin to communicate, they attempt to arrange in their minds the world around them and begin to understand and react to situations. The child observes and experiments with life to gain knowledge and confidence. Read "The First Signs of Intelligent Life: Awaken Your Baby's Inner Resources" to learn more.

  • Mom Speak vs Dad Speak

    Sometimes it may seem like you and your partner are speaking different languages. When you think you're just talking about how you are each feeling, your partner may think you are trying to identify a problem and solve it. You end up feeling like your partner is not listening and they end up feeling frustrated that you are not getting anywhere.

  • Translating Mom-Speak and Dad-Speak

    I think we're just talking about how we're each feeling about something, he thinks we're trying to identify some problem and solve it. I end up feeling like he's not really listening to me, and he ends up feeling frustrated that we're not getting anywhere

  • Managing Anger Between Parent and Child

    I get so mad at them sometimes, mostly when they fight, that I end up screaming -- no screeching -- at them. I even told them I hate them one time recently. I feel so out of control when I’m like that. I know I scare them.

  • Avoiding Barriers

    Do you create any of the following barriers regularly with someone you love? Do you believe that if you worked at it you could use them less often? Let's look at an example as a means of understanding the barriers and builders.

  • Grief: Weathering the storm

    We grow up thinking that babies aren't supposed to die. They're meant to outlive their parents and live in a future generation. Unfortunately, reality teaches us that this is not always the case.

  • The First Signs of Intelligent Life: Awaken Your Baby's Inner Resources

    by Joseph Garcia

    Communication is one of the first challenges babies encounter. When children begin to communicate, they attempt to arrange in their minds the world around them and begin to understand and react to situations. The child observes and experiments with life to gain knowledge and confidence. Communication plays a critical role in helping the child interact with the world and become socially engaged.

  • Sign Language Empowers Babies to Express Their Needs

    Parents are amazed at what babies can say!

  • Getting Started Signing with Your Baby

    We all know that communication is an essential component of a child's development. Infants are able to make sense of our complex world long before they can talk. Do you wish your baby could tell you such things as "I'm hungry," "I'm thirsty," "I have an earache" before they can speak? Parents are amazed how much earlier a hearing baby can communicate with their hands using American Sign Language.

  • Empathy: A Key Relationship Skill

    Fundamentally, empathy is a skill, like any other, and you can get better at it. And much the same, you can ask your partner to get better at it, too! Plus, getting better at empathy will only help a person become a better parent.

  • Avoiding Barriers

    Do you create any of the following barriers regularly with someone you love? Do you believe that if you worked at it you could use them less often? Let's look at an example as a means of understanding the barriers and builders.

  • Grief: Weathering the storm

    We grow up thinking that babies aren't supposed to die. They're meant to outlive their parents and live in a future generation. Unfortunately, reality teaches us that this is not always the case.

  • Notes for Valentine's Day and Beyond

    Whether your child is three years old or seventeen -- cards, notes, and letters, are a great way to deliver a message of love and understanding. Here are some ways to use the written word in your relationship with your child:

  • Speaking from Your Heart

    There are natural concerns about really saying what's on your mind, what's in your heart. Sometimes, it's appropriate to be careful, like with someone who's vulnerable, or to stay out of a rage, or if there is any whiff of possible partner abuse.

  • How to Say "I love you" with Meaning

    "I love you," are three words all children need to hear often from their parents. Do you want those words to have real meaning to your child? Do you want them to connect one heart to another? If so, consider strengthening I love you with the following suggestions.

  • How Can I Feel Sexy in a Ketchup Stained Shirt?

    One of the things you will quickly learn about being a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM) is that it can sometimes be difficult to shift gears from Mommy to Hot Mama. When it's 9 p.m. and your husband is giving you that look, it can be a challenge to look at your husband with little more than indifference. Here's a few ways to make that S in SAHM stand for Sexy!

  • Managing Emotions

    My wife and I get along great except I just don't know how to handle it when she comes to me to complain about a situation at work, or when she is emotional over something. I try to help her but no matter what I do, I just seem to make it worse.

  • Are Kids Getting in the Way of Your Sexuality?

    For those with children, here's a look at how family life can influence sexuality. We will begin with an overview of the key developmental phases in children's lives, and how these might affect a woman's inclination for and enjoyment of sex.

  • Five Keys to Settling Marital Conflict

    To solve these problems -- and maintain an intact family in which to raise precious children -- we've found five key methods. They're not glib, they're not a TV sound bite, but they're the real deal. Try them yourself and see if you can get your spouse to go along.

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