Is it Puppy Love? What To Say About Your Child’s First Crush?
Category: featured, raising children, yourchicfamily
By: Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE
There is only one “First Love” in each of our lives. Do you remember yours? Even though it may be far in the past, most of us can still feel the excitement of that first crush. We can even feel butterflies in our stomach just thinking about that special puppy love. We usually smile when thinking about it, even though it ended, because it wasn’t “real” love. We file it away in our memory banks with the logical level-headedness only boring old adults can attain.
So when our children experience their first crush, we recognize it as puppy love, a passing crush that most likely will end. Some of us might worry about our children getting their hopes up only to be disappointed later. A few of us might actually take steps to say or do something to try to spare our children that disappointment. Rarely, but all too often, parents might say or do something that crushes the child far more than the eventual death of the crush.
Closet Crazed, Q & A with the Style Therapist, Eve Bender
Category: Interior design, fashion, featured, yourchicself
Dear Eve,
Help! I need ’style therapy!’ When I look in my closet and drawers every day, I see a lot of clothes – but I feel like I have nothing to wear. I tend to wear the same things over and over. I shop, but don’t seem to wear what I buy for myself. Who am I shopping for if I don’t even end up wearing what I buy? I’m tired of feeling like I am wasting money or worse, being ungrateful for what IS in my closet. But it just doesn’t feel like ‘me.’ How can I get in touch with what my personal style is and shop appropriately?
Dear Closet Crazed,
One of the most daunting rooms in any home that may scare, invoke a migraine and cause intense waves of anxiety is a woman’s closet.
Moving from the darkness of winter into the freshness of spring, the excitement of new clothes stimulates our fashion senses. The thought, of wading through a cluttered closet, however, can deeply dampen the thrilling buzz of your shopping mood. Figuring out of what to wear, selecting your style profile, and merging your closet are tasks best suited for a fashion expert.
Are You Married to a Mama’s Boy?
Category: featured, relationship advice, yourchicfamily
By: Jenna D. Barry
You probably fell in love with your husband because he was a loving, generous, thoughtful, responsible, honest person. Maybe you loved the kind way he treated his 5-year old niece, his yellow Labrador retriever, or his sweet little grandma. Whatever qualities attracted you to him, there’s a good chance that his mother is a big reason why he turned out so great. Moms are usually a wonderful influence in their sons’ lives. Guys who have a close relationship with their mothers usually make great husbands.
You Can Change the World
Category: featured, yourchicself
By: Kasia Rachfall, MNLP, CPC
“Be the change you want to see in the world,” Ghandi said…what exactly did he mean by saying those words? Is it possible for anyone to change the world?
The truth is that change must begin with every one of us. Nothing would ever get done if we all waited for someone else to take the first step. All change starts with the individual who has an idea and who acts on that idea.
You don’t have to be an activist or rich and famous to have an impact on the world. There are small changes you can make in your life every day to create a ripple effect of change. Here are three simple ways you can begin.
