http://www.patrickwardphd.com Patrick Ward, Marriage and Family Therapist, Enriching Lives and Building Relationship Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:18:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2007/05/03/carp-couples-acquiring-relational-principles/ http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2007/05/03/carp-couples-acquiring-relational-principles/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 20:32:03 +0000 Patrick Ward http://67.15.157.12/~patrickw/?p=33 In families, the most important relationship is the mother-father relationship.  You’ve heard it said that “happy parents make happy kids?”  It’s true.  The stability of the family rests on the mother and father (or parent and stepparent) maintaining a strong and healthy bond.  Every so often, this column will be devoted to providing information that is designed to enrich the couple relationship.   This month, I want to share a couple of important relationship skills.  The first is called “Sharing Withholds,” and the second is “The Habit of Happiness.”  Both of these skills were taught to me by Dr. Les Parrott, a well-known author and marital expert.  More information on his writings and teaching can be found at http://www.realrelationships.com. Continue

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