In case you missed it, we’ve been posting tips on strengthening and celebrating marriage during the month of February! You shared daily thoughts and suggestions throughout the month of February that came from staff, students, and families. Below is the complete list of articles. Please let us know in the comments what your favorite tip [...]
Celebrate your spouse’s wins, share their losses. Support them before their big game, and stick around after the game to review the highlights. Show up in team colors and don’t forget to cheer! ——————————– Join us in strengthening and celebrating marriage for the month of February! You will find daily thoughts and suggestions throughout the [...]
Intimacy is a vital contributor to healthy bonding, and of healthy marital relationships, and an area that often becomes neglected during high-stress and/or demanding stages of life. One parent offers: “Something that I’ve found helpful after 20 years of marriage is not to forget about romantic time… Remember, these interludes don’t happen by magic; they usually involve [...]
Take time often to reflect upon some of your favorite times together – Reflecting upon good memories not only bids the return of joy and pleasures gone before, but also promotes healthy perspective when wading through challenges in the present. Enjoy memories together, time and time again! ——————————– Join us in strengthening and celebrating marriage [...]
Find out what their biggest stress will be during the day and follow up on it during the evening. Take time to learn about one of their hobbies. Showing interest in your spouse will communicate your admiration and appreciation for them, and reiterate for them their place of importance in your life. ——————————– Join us [...]
Love is a verb, not a noun; a lifestyle, not an event! Service is a great way to cultivate love in a relationship. Surprise your spouse by doing something for them that saves them a little time during the day (e.g. wash their car, prepare a meal, return the rental, complete the chore, etc.). Service [...]
It really doesn’t matter which way the toilet paper comes off the roll, don’t waste your energy on the little things. Prolonged focus on that which is imperfect only blinds us to all that is good about our spouse. When experiencing the tinge of annoyance with your spouse, choose instead to appreciate something that you [...]
Don’t expect your spouse to know what you’re thinking – Too many good relationships are divided by poor communication. Misunderstanding and need for clarity are inherent to any relationship. Take time daily to check-in with one another. Remember, it is the little things that keep a marriage on track, and on the list of little [...]
Even when you don’t agree on everything, agree on one thing: what is best for the relationship will be more rewarding than what is best for the individual… and, as the relationship becomes more rewarding, your growth as an individual will follow! ——————————– Join us in strengthening and celebrating marriage for the month of February! [...]
A parent shares: “We check in each morning via phone call or text to see how the other’s morning is going. And sometimes he even leaves me nice little note on my desk, so when I wake up it’s one of the first things I see.” ——————————– Join us in strengthening and celebrating marriage for the month [...]
One of the main reasons I became a Recreation Therapist is because of my love of nature and the joy that I experience from being outside. I remember as a child, especially in the summer time, my siblings and I would spend hours roaming outside, exploring and using our imaginations to go on adventures and [...]
This can be a common belief among most middle and high school aged girls. Teen girls’ priorities become more focused on what is considered to be acceptable by others, such as: boys, social groups, sports, and extracurricular activities, not including the science Olympiad, of course. Even though females tend to excel in science even more [...]
There is one debate that stands out in human history. It is an ancient debate–common to every human discipline that attempts to understand human behavior and the human condition. The debate is often called determinism vs. freewill, however, dozens of terms can be attributed to the debate. Both sides of the debate have derived evidence [...]