Tag: choices

You and I are old enough to know what we want and what we do not want. By now we also know who we are and who we are not. We definitely have a handle on what makes us happy and what gives us a knot in the stomach. And, we can identify the people we enjoy spending time with as opposed to those who make us wish we were getting our annual pap smear instead of sitting down for a visit or a cup of coffee.

We know… but do we trust ourselves to make good decisions based on this knowledge?

We make a lot of decisions every day. Some are small, like, "do I want fruit for breakfast?," and others are quite a bit bigger, like, "should I quit my job," or, "should I buy a house." It would be nice if all our decisions were easy, but there is no universal blueprint on how to make the right decision.

The good news is that, while there is no universal blueprint for making decisions, you can make the tough decisions easier. Here are three steps you can take to make better life decisions.

Choices are the best tool for preventing and stopping power struggles and rebellion with your children. There are a few ways you and your spouse can run into problems when it comes to giving your child choices. Here are a few guidelines for effectively setting limits within the choices you give them.

First, don’t give a choice if there is no choice. "Do you want to take your medicine?" sounds like the child has a choice. Instead say, "You need to take this medicine.

In these uncertain economic times, more and more husbands and wives find themselves having the, "Should I return to work?" or, "Should you return to work?" conversation.

Serious times call for serious choices and decisions. While many couples are willing to make the tough choice to get back into the workforce, they have no idea where to start. And most will start the process filled with fear, resentment and desperation.