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Gregory Baker - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Greg S. Baker is a pastor, professional counselor, author, happy husband, and proud father of four boys. He lives in Colorado. He has a passion for helping people develop healthy relationships. He believes that life is relationships. Thus, if your relationships are hurting, so are you.
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- How to Express Yourself to Others
[Relationships] This can be a constant struggle for people. However, it is something that can be conquered. If you are struggling to express yourself to others, or you know of someone who struggles, then read on. This article will show you what you can do to open up with others.
- The Power of Communication in Relationships
[Relationships] I was once asked what I believed the single greatest factor would be for a successful marriage. My response, without hesitation, was: Communication. Words express what you feel, your ideas, your hopes, dreams, ambitions, fears, and intent. For any solid relationship, communication is essential. This article describes the power of communication, something everyone needs to understand.
- Trigger Words and Phrases That Help Prevent Arguments
[Relationships] Words have power. Choosing the right word at the right time in the right way can have tremendous impact on the outcome of a disagreement. In this article you'll learn trigger words and phrases that will help you avoid, prevent, or tone down arguments with those you love.
- The Importance of Presenting a United Front Before Your Children
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Conflicting authority is the largest contributor to rebellion in children. When parents--authority--conflict it can cause rebellion in your children. You, as parents, need to have a united front for your children. Here are some tips on how this can be done.
- Establishing Rules For Your Children
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Learn how to properly establish rules for your children. Done right, you can avoid anger and resentment when you are forced to enforce your rules. Done right, your children won't fight your discipline. One of the methods that I use with my own children is contained in this article.
- Fighting Rebellion In Your Children
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Rebellion in your children is a very heart wrenching experience. Learn what causes the majority of the rebellion in children and what you can do to fight it.
- Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?
[News-and-Society:Religion] No matter who you are or what your beliefs are, bad things will always affect your life. Why? If there is a God, why would that God allow us to suffer? Especially those who do their best to be 'good'? Why do bad things happen to good people? Here are FOUR reasons why bad things happen to good people. This will help you.
- An Effective Problem Solving Procedure for Relationships
[Relationships] Every relationship has its problems. Solving these problems in the right way can actually make the relationship stronger, more durable, and give it more depth. This method is one I've developed over years of counseling, and I can guarantee that it can solve nearly any problem in your relationship if followed.
- Telling the Truth in Marriage
[Relationships:Marriage] One of the most destructive aspects of most marriages is that we rarely like to hear the truth about what our spouse really thinks about us. Most people hate criticism. They don't want to be corrected. But until you are able to accept the truth from your mate, you'll continually be mired in the quicksand of denial. This could destroy your marriage.
- Attitudes of an Immature Marriage
[Relationships:Marriage] For most of us that had loving parents, we figured out very quickly while growing up that we were the center of our parent's lives. By in large, we got what we wanted while never worrying about our parents needs. When two such individuals get married they often run into problems. They are immature. Are you? Here are the typical signs of an immature marriage.
- Understanding the Opposite Sex - Part 1
[Relationships] Men and women are different. Our society has spent so much time trying to convince us that this isn't true that we have begun to blur the lines between the sexes to the point where we no longer honor our differences. It is the differences between masculinity and femininity that produce viable and strong marriages. Gender differences are not a weakness. They are the strengths of our marriages.
- Understanding the Opposite Sex - Part 3
[Relationships] In this last part, we will discuss two more differences between men and women. Men form relationships based on different criteria than do women, and intimate relationships are built differently too. Understanding these differences will help you to avoid misunderstandings, and allow you to be more thoughtful in your relationships.
- Understanding the Opposite Sex - Part 2
[Relationships] In this second part, we will discuss two more key differences between the male and female makeup. Understanding why your husband or wife thinks like he or she does will go a long way in avoiding misunderstandings in your marriage and relationships.
- Judge Not?
[Relationships] We have all said and heard this phrase, "Don't judge!" But the truth is, we do all the time. In actuality, judging others is part of life. It is something that you won't escape no matter how many times you utter the said phrase. You'll do it too. In fact, even saying "Don't judge me!" is a judgment on the other person. You are judging them on their judgment of you. We need to learn to judge correctly.
- The Greatest Key To Real Happiness
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] It is a right, the pursuit of happiness, but so many people actually fail to find it. Often, even with decent relationships, a good job, children, money, and the other things that we hold to as important, we still aren't happy. Something is missing. Understanding what that is will bring happiness to the life you already have.
- The Selfish Martyr
[Relationships] The Selfish Martyr is someone who believes that they are owed as a result of all the sacrifice and pain that they gave and were force to endure as a result of a relationship. This is a very common attitude in relationships, and a very dangerous one as well.
- How To Make Friends - And Keep Them
[Relationships:Friendship] Life is relationships. We were not meant to go through life alone. Still, some struggle making friends, and others have a hard time keeping them. What is interesting is that friendship in of itself is not really a relationship, but rather the pinnacle of any relationship. A married couple, for example, ought to be best friends as well as husband and wife.
- Influencing The Behavior of Your Children - Understanding Behaviorial Patterns
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Behavior is often the result of a chain reaction. Most of the time we deal with the effects of the behavioral problem, but not with the actual source or cause. If you want to change the behavior of a child or an adult, you must trace it back to its root cause.
- Depression - A Modern Evolution
[Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Depression isn't a disease. It can't be transmitted from person to person like the flu. So why is depression on the rise? There is much speculation, such as our fast paced society, the rigors of work related stress, higher social expectations, and more demanding social conformities. But the truth is much more basic.
- Understanding the Rage of Jealousy
[Relationships:Conflict] Jealousy is often blamed for causing all sorts of problems in a relationship. But in of itself, jealousy is not necessarily wrong. It has destructive properties, to be sure, but it is not necessarily an evil thing. In addition to jealousy, there is envy and covetousness. Between these three, there are subtle differences that you need to be aware of and how they affect any relationship.
- Making Credit Cards Work For You
[Finance:Personal-Finance] Credit cards are very dangerous to the average person. One reason this is true is because we are never taught how to handle credit cards in the proper manner. Once learned, an individual will never pay interest, spend more than they should, and even get the credit card to pay them.
- Getting Your Kids to Listen to You - Tips and Suggestions
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] For many people, getting their children to listen to them is an exercise in futility. Resorting to threats and yelling are rarely effective in the short term and is usually harmful in the long term. This article will teach you effective means to, not only get your children's attention, but have them listen to you as well.
- Three Essential Needs For A Viable Marriage
[Relationships:Marriage] For any marriage to be truly viable, you must be willing to meet 3 essential needs that your spouse has. You have these too, and you'll find that if these 3 needs are not met, your marriage, indeed any relationship, will suffer as a result.
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