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		<title>Learning to Deal with Adult Alcoholic Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In one of my articles I talked about how addiction and codependency can be two sides of the same coin. That generated yet another request for an article about dealing with alcoholic children.  Having to deal with adult addicted children is something I could never wish on any parent, but sadly, it is a reality in many parents' lives.]]></description>
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		<title>The Child may not be the Problem: Children of Alcoholic Parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Neill Neill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been said that parenting is the most difficult job in the world. Contributing factors such as alcohol and/or drug abuse by a parent can skew the entire family dynamic system and the child may act out with a variety of unacceptable behaviors.]]></description>
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		<title>Being in Control of all Aspects of Life</title>
		<link>http://www.neillneill.com/being-in-control-of-all-aspects-of-life</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Neill Neill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two kinds of control over other people: wisdom-based control and fear-based control.  The most obvious example of wisdom-based control is in child rearing. You are in total control of your infant child. You help your child grow up healthy and confident by controlling their learning environment. You teach through words and example and you often say no...then there is fear-based control...]]></description>
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		<title>Laugh Your way through Your Family Vacation</title>
		<link>http://www.neillneill.com/laugh-your-way-through-your-family-vacation</link>
		<comments>http://www.neillneill.com/laugh-your-way-through-your-family-vacation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Neill Neill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's vacation time. Two days from now you have about 1 ½ weeks off work. You, your spouse and two teens are heading off on a camping road trip. You find yourself working like crazy to get ready — there are so many details to think of and organize — and you find yourself wondering why you ever agreed to this type of family vacation.]]></description>
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		<title>A Tribute to Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.neillneill.com/a-tribute-to-parents</link>
		<comments>http://www.neillneill.com/a-tribute-to-parents#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Neill Neill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the time of year where we think about parents because Mothers' Day and Fathers' Day are in the early summer. I don't do anything special on these days, but I do wonder sometimes just how much those whose parents are alive appreciate what they have.]]></description>
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		<title>What Type of Emotional Legacy Are You Leaving your Family?</title>
		<link>http://www.neillneill.com/what-type-of-emotional-legacy-are-you-leaving-your-family</link>
		<comments>http://www.neillneill.com/what-type-of-emotional-legacy-are-you-leaving-your-family#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Neill Neill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had remarried a couple of years before and was busy at home trying to establish a new consulting business. We had a typical family life with three teenagers at home with lots of distractions and noise; it was often hard to concentrate on my work.

My frustration was showing up in ways that I was barely aware of. One day my wife said to me very calmly, "Neill, it's bothering the kids how you are snapping at them. If you don't do something about it, you will end up as a lonely, grouchy old man."

What hit me was the thought that my family would remember me as a grouch. I could not allow that to be my emotional legacy. The internal shift was instantaneous.]]></description>
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		<title>When is just getting an education more practical than a specialized degree?</title>
		<link>http://www.neillneill.com/when-is-just-getting-an-education-more-practical-than-a-specialized-degree</link>
		<comments>http://www.neillneill.com/when-is-just-getting-an-education-more-practical-than-a-specialized-degree#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Neill Neill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I grew up in a world where young people were urged to stay in school and get an education. It didn't matter what in; just get an education. At that time about 10% of high school students went on to get a college degree, less in non-urban areas. That all changed in the 60s and 70s at a time when university enrollment was skyrocketing. The big shift was in terms of specialization.

]]></description>
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		<title>When Adult Children Move Home</title>
		<link>http://www.neillneill.com/when-adult-children-move-home</link>
		<comments>http://www.neillneill.com/when-adult-children-move-home#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Neill Neill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems to be happening increasingly these days. Children grow up, leave home, work, and then move back home. Sometimes it's after five years. Sometimes it's after 25 years. I've been there as a parent... a few times. Most adult children who move home do so as an expedient.]]></description>
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		<title>Transitions: Ex-spouses, Friendships and Blended Families</title>
		<link>http://www.neillneill.com/transitions-ex-spouses-friendships-and-blended-families</link>
		<comments>http://www.neillneill.com/transitions-ex-spouses-friendships-and-blended-families#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Neill Neill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When two people get married for the first time, they seldom anticipate ever being part of a blended family. However, blended families, and how we transition into them, are facts of modern life.
]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing Self Esteem in Children</title>
		<link>http://www.neillneill.com/increasing-self-esteem-in-children</link>
		<comments>http://www.neillneill.com/increasing-self-esteem-in-children#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Neill Neill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parenting is not easy.  In the fast paced competitive society we live in, many parents are concerned with their child's self esteem.  Building self confidence in children is important, but can there be a wrong way of going about it?]]></description>
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