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Healthy Conflict

Talking About Touchy Topics

As a husband, you don’t want to ignore issues, but you don’t want to be a bully. How can you find a healthy balance? Think CR-V: compliment, request and value.

Java with Juli: Fighting Fair

All couples disagree at times — money, in-laws, sex, the laundry. Conflict seems to be a necessary evil in marriage. But did you know that how you fight is more important than what you fight about?

Handle With Care

Sometimes we’re quick to defend ourselves, quick to cast blame and slow to be gentle. So how do couples develop an attitude of gentleness toward each other?

Marriage Notes: How do I truly forgive?

You might think you’ve forgiven your spouse, but true forgiveness comes with a sense of peace. And the ability to forgive others — and yourself — only comes from God.

Young, somber-looking couple sitting in a field; man in foreground, woman in background

Managing Stress Together

What do you do when you’re stressed out? When you deal with stressful events in unhealthy ways, you create new problems in your relationships. But there are ways to constructively deal with stress.

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Navigating Parent-Teen Negotiations of the Neither World

Here is one practical way parents can help teens who feel caught between the irresponsibility of childhood and the privileges of adulthood.

Creating a Safe Marriage

Your spouse’s heart will open only when it feels safe. But what does feeling safe really mean?

Encourage Positive Entertainment Alternatives

Discuss as a family what constitutes suitable positive and neutral entertainment — and how to find those types.

Talk Your Way Through Conflict

Disagreements can be healthy. Your whole family can grow closer by dealing thoughtfully and lovingly with media-related differences of opinion.

Tips and Tools for Healthy Conflict Resolution

Conflict is everywhere—in your home, workplace, church and community. Your response could make or break the relationship.

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Resolving Conflict Over Spouse’s Friends

I don’t enjoy my husband’s circle of friends, and this is causing conflict in our marriage.

But Mom, You Were Spying!

Worried about what your teen is up to on Facebook? These tips will help.