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The family is some thing more than the nucleus of our society. Understanding its behaviours, ways of communicating, emotional patterns, dysfunctions, and strategies for resolving problems will help you to construct much more satisfying bonds with your family.

Detect Your Family's Emotional Patterns with This Simple Exercise
FamilyDetect Your Family's Emotional Patterns with This Simple ExerciseOur family and all its dynamics affect us more than we imagine. Have you ever seen yourself treating your children...
How Do I Tell My Child that They Have Cancer?
FamilyHow Do I Tell My Child that They Have Cancer?Transmitting news of this nature isn't easy, mainly because we'd never want to be the bearers of it. To the...
The 62 Best Phrases About Family
FamilyThe 62 Best Phrases About FamilyPhrases about family are small reflection exercises on that emotional and social fabric that sustains us as human beings. Doctor...
Middle Child Syndrome
FamilyMiddle Child SyndromeFor some people, middle child syndrome is little more than an urban myth. For others, it's an obvious reality. The truth is that growing up in a family in the...
Nine Keys to Healthy Family Dynamics
FamilyNine Keys to Healthy Family DynamicsTo have healthy family dynamics, you need to take care of each bond as if you were looking after a...
Mothers Who Make Their Children Feel Indebted to Them
FamilyMothers Who Make Their Children Feel Indebted to ThemSome mothers corner their children with phrases like "How can you behave like this after all I've done for you?"...
How to Deal with a Toxic Family
FamilyHow to Deal with a Toxic FamilyManipulation, lies, disrespect, and blackmail are all situations that can occur within toxic families. And, dealing with them isn't easy....
Eight Signs That You Grew Up in a Dysfunctional Family
FamilyEight Signs That You Grew Up in a Dysfunctional FamilyDid you grow up in a dysfunctional family? Obviously, none of us can choose our parents but we do know...
Family Culture
FamilyFamily CultureHow would you define your family culture? Did your family have strong and inspiring values? Or, were they lacking which meant you grew up without the attachment and positive influence...
You Always Need Your Parents (Even When They're No Longer Around)
FamilyYou Always Need Your Parents (Even When They're No Longer Around)There's one curious thing about us humans. It's the fact that we spend much of our lives trying to distance...
Relatives With a Lack of Emotional Integrity
FamilyRelatives With a Lack of Emotional IntegritySome people define themselves as having integrity and being respectful. However, what they say is often a world away from...
How to Help Your Child With Tourette Syndrome
FamilyHow to Help Your Child With Tourette SyndromeParenting is often extremely difficult. It can be even more so if your child receives a diagnosis you find difficult...
The Family Ecomap: A Visual Representation of the Family Environment
FamilyThe Family Ecomap: A Visual Representation of the Family EnvironmentThe family ecomap is an instrument for quickly and synthetically visualizing the relationships that a family has with their environment and...
The Effects Unknown Fathers Have on Their Children
FamilyThe Effects Unknown Fathers Have on Their ChildrenBeing the child of an unknown father is a complex condition. Sometimes, it happens when a woman has had several...
What to Do If Your Adopted Child is Looking for Their Biological Mother
FamilyWhat to Do If Your Adopted Child is Looking for Their Biological MotherAdoption is often a way out for underage boys and girls in situations of vulnerability. Indeed, it's an essential resource...
The Eight Most Common Problems in Adolescence
FamilyThe Eight Most Common Problems in AdolescenceAdolescence is a stage in which countless physical and psychological changes occur. In fact, these young people often find it...
The Different Types of Siblings
FamilyThe Different Types of SiblingsThere's no academic or scientific classification for types of siblings. However, we all know that, in practice, they can be...
How to Heal the Wounds Made by Parents Who Never Understood You
FamilyHow to Heal the Wounds Made by Parents Who Never Understood YouSome ideas are deep-rooted in society. Today we're going to pay special attention to one of them. It's the commonly...
Forgiveness Between Mothers and Daughters Alleviates Suffering
FamilyForgiveness Between Mothers and Daughters Alleviates SufferingAs with all parent and child bonds, the relationship between mothers and daughters isn't always easy. However, it's really common...
Older Siblings Suffer More From Parental Conflict
FamilyOlder Siblings Suffer More From Parental ConflictAre you the eldest of your siblings? If so, you may well have found this role uncomfortable at some point....
Are You Suffering From Parental Gaslighting?
FamilyAre You Suffering From Parental Gaslighting?"You don't have any problems, it's me, your dad that has all the worry". "It's your fault that mom's in...
What Can You Do If You Have Toxic Siblings?
FamilyWhat Can You Do If You Have Toxic Siblings?What are toxic siblings like? Do you feel that the relationship with your sibling(s) has become toxic? How can you...
Why Some Mothers Don't Love Their Children
FamilyWhy Some Mothers Don't Love Their ChildrenSome children don't love their parents. There are also fathers who treat their children with contempt, and mothers who don't...
Emigrating with Children: How to Encourage Them to Adapt
FamilyEmigrating with Children: How to Encourage Them to AdaptMoving to another country is always a challenge that involves many worries, but emigrating with children demands extra care on...
The Mental Load of Motherhood
FamilyThe Mental Load of MotherhoodTry to answer this question: how is the workload distributed in your home and in your family? Many couples are quick to respond that the chores are shared equally by...
Narcissistic Parenting and Its Effects on Children
FamilyNarcissistic Parenting and Its Effects on ChildrenEvery upbringing is different, and all parents have the right to decide how to educate their children. However, it's useful...
The Burden of Being the Strong One in the Family
FamilyThe Burden of Being the Strong One in the FamilyThere's usually a strong person in every family. Furthermore, once someone's given that title, it's difficult for them to ever...
Parental Validation: The Cornerstone of a Happy Childhood
FamilyParental Validation: The Cornerstone of a Happy ChildhoodDo you express what you feel and need in all of your relationships? Do you take your feelings into account...