Ken Potts
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Tips for easing holiday stressDec 17, 2014 10:00 pm - It seems to me that people tend to display two extremes of behavior around this time of year. A good many of us, not able to deal with the increasing stress we feel pre...
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Families can work together to improve communicationDec 14, 2014 12:01 am - • This is the final column in a three-part series. We've been talking about the role of information in the family. I've suggested that the sharing of information is ver...
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How we share affects family's well-beingNov 25, 2014 10:00 pm - This is the first column in a three-part series. The term "information economy" is in vogue among media commentators, academicians and others. They suggest our economic...
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No matter how you got to be family, be thankful for each otherNov 23, 2014 12:01 am - Let me tell you about a family I know; let's call them the Millers. Jim, 42, and Rita, 39, have been married for five years. This is the second marriage for both. A lot...
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Alone in a crowd? It's a good place to learn about yourselfNov 12, 2014 10:00 pm - Everywhere you look there seems to be a new psychological test of one kind or the other. You can find them in all the self-help magazines and pop psychology books, and p...
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Telling your life story helps you avoid past mistakesNov 05, 2014 10:00 pm - What's your story? You've got one, and it's important. Sooner or later each of us develops some sense of how we got to where we are in our lives. We may not like where ...
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Evaluate your family's strengths as holidays approachNov 03, 2014 12:01 am - For a good many of us, the next few months will be a time of increasing involvement with our families. Even if we do not have the chance to actually spend time with pare...
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Four ways to make sure your marriage continues to growOct 26, 2014 11:00 pm - Remember the friend who jocularly suggested at your wedding, "Well, it's downhill from here.'" If you're like me, you probably just smiled, knowing all along that the m...
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What's holding young adults back these days?Oct 19, 2014 1:01 am - "What's wrong with him? He just won't get started ..." The frustration in the parents' voices was clear. Their 22-year-old son had dropped out of school, was living at ...
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Hearing does not always mean understandingOct 12, 2014 1:01 am - "You know what I mean?" Probably not. I may nod my head or smile knowingly or utter an agreeable "Sure." But really know what you mean? That's a different matter. Word...