Family & Friends

Caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease is one of the greatest challenges of elder care. It is a tough, tough job and can become overwhelming at times.

A lot of us end up with friends who make use of us for their benefit and we may not realize it for quite a while. The manipulating friend does what she/he does because she/he has this internal need to be in control of everything. They feel that they need to be on top by hook or crook and sometimes the only way to achieve that might be by tricking you into it. This article gives you some more information on such a friend and on how to deal with him or her...

Most of us look forward to celebrating festivals with our families and it can be hard if you are living alone and away from family or staying in a place where your festival is not being celebrated or is celebrated in a very different way. This article suggests a few ways to deal with this concern and celebrate festivals even when you are away from home...

We often don't know what exactly to do when our friend is facing a difficulty. We're afraid of doing or saying the wrong thing, which might make the situation worse. We sometimes even avoid meeting someone simply because we're feeling awkward. Here are some things you can think about to help your friend...

While it is true that not all friends cause pain, it is also true that the pain caused by a friend is often the most difficult to forgive and forget. So how does one prevent this kind of pain? How can one recognize which friends are worth keeping and which will only become more and more hazardous as time passes? The list may help in preventing errors that are unnecessary and painful, so that you can cherish friends who are always there for you.

Parents invest much of the most productive years of their lives in bringing up their children - providing for them, taking care of their physical needs, showering love and affection on them, and of course disciplining them. However, after the children become adults, the dynamics change and there might be steps that need to be taken to facilitate this change. This article tells you more about this.

Relationships take time and effort and an investment of one's emotions to cultivate. However, real relationships add meaning to one's life. Find out how one can build and strengthen their relationships.

Living away from home? Missing friends and family? If you are looking at helping yourself to overcome the gloominess that tends to come with being away from loved ones during festivals, this article can help.

Friends are some of the most important people in the world... friendships do not just happen; it needs a lot of effort and love to set a friendship going and to keep one.

Being assertive would mean that you could behave and communicate such that you could come away from situations without continually feeling bad about yourself, without feeling compromised.