Have you ever wondered what the secret is to a happy and enduring marriage? According to The Australian Institute of Family Studies (2002) the divorce rate in Australia is about 43 per cent. This …
How the transition from ‘teenager with parents’ to ‘adult with parents’
In a recent blog, Colleen reflected upon the challenging transitional process that a parent experiences when your teenage children transition to a young adult. Family conflict is inevitable because …
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How the transition from ‘parents with teenage children’ to ‘parents with adult children’ is like solving the puzzle of the Rubik’s Cube
Remember the old Rubik's Cube? 6 colours and 6 faces with 9 stickers on each face. Each face turns independently so that the colours are mixed up. For the puzzle to be solved, each face must consist …
How to Sustain a Supportive Couple Relationship when the Christmas Season is not a Happy One
In every good Christmas movie there is a crisis of mammoth proportion. Unemployment, a marriage breakdown, a snow storm that prevents your flight to the family you rarely see, a child goes …
6 Tips For Transitioning Into Marriage
Having just recently got married, my husband and I joke that we are “marriage babies”, happily waddling around together in our diapers. We have our own experience on how to do married life but …
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How To Build a Happier Relationship
When was the last time you told your partner that you appreciate them? It is a pertinent question for anyone in a couple relationship because one of the most frequent complaints I hear from couples …
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