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     Your holiday relationship survival guide!
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    By Don Olund
    In Family relationships, Family Values, Holiday Relationship Challenge, Holidays, Podcast
    Posted December 4, 2016

    Your holiday relationship survival guide!

    Most of my childhood memories of Christmas are pleasant. I was fortunate to belong to a close family. But one holiday my parents got into a huge argument. It shook me up. I cannot recall what it [...]

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     What to Empower so Your Kid Can be Successful in Life
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    By Don Olund
    In Empowering kids, Family, Family relationships, Family Values, Parenting, Podcast
    Posted November 5, 2016

    What to Empower so Your Kid Can be Successful in Life

    Last week I wrote about entitlement, the viral attack on kids today. I traced the origins of this virus and the negative effect it has on the family, especially kids. You can check it out here. I [...]

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     Hey Parents! How to avoid a mediocre marriage
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    By Don Olund
    In Family Values, Healthy relationships, Marriage, Parenting, Podcast
    Posted May 28, 2016

    Hey Parents! How to avoid a mediocre marriage

    The other day, an article caught my attention in the Guardian, a United Kingdom publication. It is entitled, Want to Save Your Marriage? Don’t have kids. Please don’t read it until [...]

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     How Multigenerational Families Benefit Everyone
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    By Don Olund
    In Family, Family relationships, Family Values, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Healthy relationships, Parenting
    Posted March 7, 2016

    How Multigenerational Families Benefit Everyone

    The idea for this blog was unearthed after an interesting week of family interactions. It reminded me of how multigenerational families benefit everyone. Earlier in the week I was on the phone [...]

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     The Most Important Dish on Your Thanksgiving Table
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    By Don Olund
    In Family, Family relationships, Family Values, Holidays, Thanksgiving
    Posted November 21, 2015

    The Most Important Dish on Your Thanksgiving Table

    Thanksgiving meal ranks at the top of my list of family gatherings. Let’s face it–we Americans love our turkey! Over the years, we have concocted several ways to cook the bird: baked, [...]

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     5 Reasons Why Kids Need Chores
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    By Don Olund
    In Family, Family Values, Parenting, Parenting children, Parenting teens
    Posted June 28, 2015

    5 Reasons Why Kids Need Chores

    A few weeks ago I called my daughter Candace to catch up. I knew it was the first day of summer break for her kids so I asked, “Are you gearing up to have the kids home all [...]

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     How to be a Values-Driven Family
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    By Don Olund
    In Family, Family Values, Parenting
    Posted May 7, 2015

    How to be a Values-Driven Family

    Families are driven. What drives your family? I see two family models. Culturally-driven family and values-driven family. One is more popular than the other. Can you guess which one? If you [...]

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