Category: Marriage

Helpful, practical advice about many topics

Struggling with a mental health issue? Wanting to better understand what someone you love is going through? The Care to Change team shares what we know, along with plenty of practical, plain-spoken advice. Scroll down to the topic list to find the subject you seek. Have a suggestion for something we haven’t covered? Email it to us.

What effect is technology having on teens?

These days, there’s a lot of chatter about the amount of exposure teens have to technology and its effects on their lives and well-being. It’s easy to get caught up

When your teen won’t talk

Teens frequently seem to operate at extremes. Part of the time, they’re angrily yelling at us, and the rest of the time they disappear into a deep silence and won’t

5 ways to keep kids from tearing apart your marriage

Divide and conquer. Children may not be familiar with that phrase, but they learn the strategy it describes from an early age. If they can drive a wedge between Mom

Nobody understands what you’re going through as parent

Becoming a parent is among life’s greatest joys. It can also provide some of life’s loneliest moments. There’s little training or preparation before we’re handed a tiny human being and

When your child doesn’t want to live any more

Few phrases are as terrifying to a parent’s ears as “I want to kill myself” or “I just want to be dead.” Being a parent involves a long series of

Leader’s lines: What’s killing your kid’s resilience?

I can’t tell you how many times a friend or a client has said, “I’m glad I grew up when I did. I wouldn’t want to be a kid today.”

The battlefield of the mind, and the fickleness of the heart

“You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.” In that simple sentence, Christian author and speaker Joyce Meyer sums up a message about what she terms the “battlefield

Keeping your marriage strong in a world of unknowns

There’s been a lot of discussion about the impact of 2020 on workplaces, healthcare, schools, and other high-profile parts of life. But one of the most significant impacts of the

What the church needs to know about marriage

When couples come to Care to Change for marriage counseling, we always ask about their support systems. Typically, they’ll mention a best friend and their church. We ask if they’re

Is your marriage headed in the right direction?

At any moment, every marriage is either growing closer or drifting apart. Just as life and seasons change over time, relationships change. If they’re not growing stronger, they’re becoming weaker.