Grandparents.com points out that the first step in building a relationship between cousins is to make time to see each other outside of big family gatherings. Offer to babysit a younger cousin or ask an older cousin to help you pick out something to wear to the prom. Look for opportunities...
Before permanently ending a friendship, carefully consider if you want to end the friendship or just take a step back, suggests Jan Yager, who has a doctorate in sociology and is cited in the article, “It’s Not Me, It You” on the New York Times website. Take a close look at your...
I have never painted a self-portrait. I am less interested in myself as a subject for a painting than I am in other people, above all women... There is nothing special about me. I am a painter who paints day after day from morning to night... Who ever wants to know something abo...
Preschoolers gain a lot by experiencing concepts in a hands-on manner. Set out a variety of fruits and vegetables for your child to touch, smell, taste and sort. Let him sort them any way he wants, perhaps by size or color. Then help him put all the fruits on one side and all the...
3Personality Conflicts Charitable organizations depend on volunteers from all walks of life to get things done. Whether you're volunteering for a small organization or a national charity, you'll inevitably come in contact with someone whose personality doesn't mesh with yours. Having to work with...
It's natural to feel awkward when your friend or acquaintance loses someone special to her. You don't know what to say or how to convey to her that you understand her sadness or sorrow. Unless you have experienced the same type of death in your family, a