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Nov 11, 20112 min read

How To Approach Teens About Drugs

Question Over the past several months we’ve noticed some behavior and personality changes in our 15-year-old son and are concerned that...

Gary Oliver

Nov 2, 20114 min read

7 Keys to Building Strong Families: Key #7b Conflict; Pathway to Intimacy

I don't even remember what the disagreement was about, but I do remember that it wasn't pleasant. My wife felt strongly about her...

Gary Oliver

Oct 26, 20114 min read

7 Keys to Building Strong Families: Key #7a Conflict: Pathway to Intimacy

I'd been to London several times as a single student but this was the first time my wife and I had been there together. We were on our...

Gary Oliver

Oct 23, 20112 min read

Parenting in the Technology Age

Question Our 16-year-old son has been spending an increasing number of hours a day on the computer. He plays for extending periods of...

Gary Oliver

Oct 19, 20114 min read

7 Keys to Building Strong Families: Key #6 Nurturing Quality Communication

Over the past 30 years I've counseled over a thousand engaged couples. When I'm asked, “What's the most critical issue of marriage that...

Gary Oliver

Oct 13, 20114 min read

7 Keys to Building Strong Families: Key #5 The Gift of Healthy Anger

What do you think of when you hear the word anger? For over 20 years, I've led workshops dealing with emotions. Whenever I ask for a word...

Gary Oliver

Oct 11, 20113 min read

Unwelcoming Step-Children

Question I'm a step-father to three kids (two sons, ages 8 and 13, and a daughter, age 11). (My wife and I had been married a year and a...

Gary Oliver

Oct 5, 20114 min read

7 Keys to Building Strong Families: Key #4 Cultivating an Encouraging Environment

When I was a little boy I spent many a Saturday morning watching cowboy shows where I would frequently hear Roy Rogers or Gene Autry sing...

Gary Oliver

Sep 24, 20112 min read

5 Ways to Approach Bullying

Question For several months our 12-year-old daughter has had some behavior changes and last night told us that there are two girls who...

Gary Oliver

Sep 15, 20114 min read

7 Keys to Building Strong Families: Key #3 Power of Nourishing Love

Welcome to another installment of 7 Keys to Building Strong Families. If you’ve been following this column you know that so far we’ve...

Gary Oliver

Sep 7, 20115 min read

7 Keys to Building Strong Families: Key #2 Giving the Gift of Time

This second key to building strong families is the simplest but also one of the most difficult. It doesn’t take any special training —...

Gary Oliver

Sep 1, 20114 min read

7 Keys to Building Strong Families: Key #1 The Power of Modeling

Everybody believes family is important. Everyone wants to have a healthy family. From my review of research at The Center for Healthy...

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