Parent and Teen Babysitting Checklist

Parent and Babysitter Health and Safety Checklist: What Parents Need to Do to Keep Children in Childcare Safe
Don't take chances with babysitters and children in childcare. Leave careful instructions. Keep your cell phone on and charged. Don't travel too far from your children. Plan for emergencies. Cover all bases and plan for the worst.
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Stinkin Thinkin, Toxic Behavior and Detachment in Relationships

Stinking Thinking and Toxic Behavior: Mental Detachment
In a relationship with stinking thinking and toxic behavior? If someone you love has stinking thinking with toxic behavior you need to detach. Your job is to keep yourself safe. Emotional and mental detachment is one method.
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Toxic Emotions vs. Healthy Expression of Emotions

Emotional Health Help: Toxic Emotions vs. Healthy Anger
Anger is a healthy emotion when we don't try to squash the feeling. Trying remain permanently calm and never show anger often leads to toxic anger. This guide differentiates between healthy and toxic anger.
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Emotional Health and Communication: Don't Be Ashamed of PMS

Womens' Health Help: Don't Be Ashamed of Pre-Menstrual Syndome
How many times do family members complain "my wife/mom is so grouchy when she has PMS?" Women even berate themselves for being grouchy during PMS. I say embrace your pre-menstrual syndrome.
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Emotional Health and Grieving the Loss of a Pet

Emotional Health Help: Grieving the Death or Loss of a Pet
When your beloved pet dies, what are the first words you hear well-meaning friends utter? "Get a new pet! You'll feel so much better!" But I retort with a resounding, 'No!' Give yourself some time and practice these healing tips
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Jealousy and Emotional Health in Relationships

Is Jealousy a Healthy Emotion for Relationships?
I've heard many people say that 'a healthy relationship should have no jealousy', or 'modern relationships should be open'. I'm going to debunk this myth right now. Jealousy is healthy emotion and has it's place in relationships.
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Emotional Health Help: Post-Holiday Letdown DIY Therapy

Post Holiday Let-Down: Emergency First Aid Kit
Before the holiday we work frenetically to gear up for that holiday climax and when the rush is over, there's a certain let-down. How can you counteract that post holiday depression? By being prepared for it.
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Emotional Health Help from Television Shows

Parenting Tips I Learned from TV Shows
The Waltons TV show helped me through the early years of parenting. In my third decade of parenting, I use the lessons I learned from Archie and Edith Bunker in All in the Family! Lighter life lessons and emotional health help from the armchair.
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