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Parents have an obligation to prepare their kids for adult life and this includes teaching them appropriate social behaviors

Lecturing and nagging can ruin your parent-child relationship while virtually never managing to create positive behavioral change

The child in us never really gets over the pain that favoritism causes

You may just need to learn some skills that will help you avoid the long restorative shutdown

The feeling you have is not guilt, but rather grief

It’s awkward and difficult to inspire others to get help for their emotional and behavioral problems