Ken Potts
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Potts: Mature love has 20/20 visionApr 28, 2011 2:00 am - “Well, I guess it’s like they say: ‘Love is blind.’” We’d been talking about a couple we both knew; they’d been high school and college sweethearts, then finally marrie...
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Potts: Reading between the lines is necessary in marriagesApr 27, 2011 11:00 pm - I like a good mystery. I enjoy the challenge of reading between the lines and attempting to discover the author's hidden clues and meanings. I even like mystery in marr...
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Potts: ‘Unexceptional’ kid? That’s OKApr 15, 2011 2:00 am - Do you live in one of those suburbs where every child is exceptional? Or at least, if you listened in on the average conversation between parents, that’s what you’d thi...
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Potts: Motivate with praise, not fearApr 08, 2011 2:00 am - We all know that employees work hardest, children behave best and people cooperate most under pressure. It’s the threat — of job loss, punishment, conflict — that reall...
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'Power parenting' is loving parentingMar 31, 2011 2:00 am - We don't like the word power, and often for good reason. Power is something that seems to be more often abused than used. When we think of power politics, the power of ...
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Police families face special challengesMar 17, 2011 2:00 am - A couple sits in my office, struggling to make sense of a 10-year marriage gone sour. Leaning forward, his face intense and his voice full of emotion, the husband attem...
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Potts: Play helps keep marriage healthyFeb 05, 2011 12:00 am - “Couples who play together, stay together.” Well, not exactly. But the ability to be playful can go a long way toward keeping our marriages healthy. As we grew into adu...
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Potts: Plan, but leave room for spontaneityFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - By Ken Potts Pull out your daily planning calendar. Notice anything? For example, how many entries are scratched out, written over or deleted? And how many things did y...
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Potts: Plan, but leave room for spontaneityJan 28, 2011 12:00 am - Pull out your daily planning calendar. Notice anything? For example, how many entries are scratched out, written over or deleted? And how many things did you wind up do...
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Don’t get mad, get the whole storyJan 22, 2011 12:00 am - “Just two, you can have just two.” Your 3-year-old daughter nods her head in agreement as she sticks her hand into the bag and pulls out a handful of candy. It’s 6:15 ...