Tag: empty nesters
6 Great Ways To Decorate The Empty Nest
It’s hard when your child leaves home. If they’ve gone to university there’s a chance they’ll be back regularly – to start with, at...
6 Great Strategies For Parenting Your Adult Children
As our kids get older, our relationship with them inevitably alters. They are now independent, our equals, with their own lives. Adapting to the...
How To Cope When Your Adult Child Returns To The Empty...
“Well,” said my husband, looking around our eerily quiet home. “It’s just us now, then.” I nodded miserably, still tearful. We’d just returned from...
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One Fatal Error – How Heroin Addiction Killed My Beautiful Teenage Daughter
Part of my life came to an abrupt end just over three years ago. The grief process is a roller-coaster – so many ups...
My Father, The Feminist
I think it often takes becoming a parent to fully appreciate your own, and the blood, sweat and tears it takes to raise a...
Grudges Come Naturally To Kids – Gratitude Must Be Taught
Have you heard this tale? In ancient times, an escaped slave hid in a cave only to encounter a wounded lion. Although afraid, the...
How Parents Fail To Follow Their Own Advice (Part 2)
“Aw, nine years ago!” I exclaimed, looking up from my phone. “Facebook Memories just showed me your first day at ‘big’ school. You were...
What Is The ‘Right’ Age To Have A Child?
Over the past three decades, there has been a steady increase in the average age of parents. What is the 'right' age to have...