by VP Admin | Oct 19, 2018 | Weekly Parenting Tip
In our four decades of working with families and observing all kinds of marriage situations, we have become convinced that there are five elements that maximize the chances for a marriage to be nourishing, loving, enduring and, yes, endlessly romantic. They are...
by VP Admin | Oct 12, 2018 | Weekly Parenting Tip
Real, full-on, no-caveat, nothing-held-back marriage commitment brings with it life’s greatest security and well-being. Complete commitment can actually become a kind of magic. It is the magic of synergy–of a combination where the total is greater than the sum...
by VP Admin | Oct 5, 2018 | Weekly Parenting Tip
Instead of worrying about disagreeing, worry about resolving differences positively. And instead of worrying if your children see you disagreeing (hopefully not violently or angrily), just be sure they also see you resolving things and making up. There are three...
by VP Admin | Sep 28, 2018 | Weekly Parenting Tip
Three suggestions about what to work hardest on: 1. Good Marriages inevitably improve people’s parenting, but it doesn’t necessarily work the other way around. Work hardest on your marriage relationship and second hardest on your parenting. 2. You may have gone into...
by VP Admin | Sep 21, 2018 | Weekly Parenting Tip
What is a couple to do if they love each other but are very different from each other and frequently find that they are bothered by things the other person does? First of all change your definition of a good marriage from “Two people who always agree and think alike”...
