Love at home!

Welcome back, everybody! This will be the last weekly blog post. We have come pretty far. Throughout these weeks, we have learned a lot about families and their role in communities. Today we will talk about divorce, and we will try to bust some myths. The first one is that most divorces result from “irreconcilable differences.” Neal Jacobsen and colleagues demonstrated that those marriages that were well on their way to dissolution had an average of 10 areas of significant incompatibility. This stood out in sharp contrast to those who report having high levels of marital satisfaction; they reported—on average—ten areas of significant incompatibility. The second is that 50% of all American marriages end in divorce. The number is actually much smaller. The authors of an entire book dedicated to the topic of collecting and analyzing American divorce stats claim it is less than 25% for couples married in the last decade. Another common is that if a spouse will ever have an affair, him/she ...

 Hello everybody! Welcome back to another weekly post. We will be discussing parenting. This is a very dear topic because I believe that parents change children, thus changing communities and future generations. Do you all see how impactful parents are? So, the first thing that we may think of when we talk about parenting is, “What makes them good parents? What’s the best way to grow our children?” I will try to share some insights that I learned from my classes this past week. Dr. Leonard sax gives us seven tips on having a respectful parent-children relationship 1-Show your children how to be conscientious The most powerful predictors of health and happiness and wellness at 32 or 38 years of age are measures of conscientiousness in childhood and adolescence. 2- Teach your child to be humble The culture of bloated self-esteem leads to envy and resentment. 3- Be firm with your children Authoritative parents have better outcomes, and it’s a larger effect than t...

 Hello everybody! Welcome back. This week we will be discussing Fathers and Finances. I think I have not thought about how many families don’t have a present father in their children’s life. Many families are divorced, and often children spend the most time with their moms, thus making their finances life harder. Fathers make a difference in a family. They are the main provider, and with the help of a wife, they learn to create a budget to manage their money. However, this is not the case in many families. Will VanderToolen once said, “It is a sad truth that it is very rare a family has a budget. Most people just check to see if they have money in the bank and then spend it. They don't have a plan.” If most families do this, can you imagine how quickly their money will go away? Without a specific plan, people will lose control of their money without understanding how they are always at rest. Hereafter there five points to help families make a budget and control their finances, that...