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Family
There they are, parents, siblings, aunties, grandparents - one day cool and the next catastrophe? You don't choose your family. You get them. But remember they also got you, so it cuts both ways.
And they are also normal human beings, with strong points, with mistakes. Sometimes you love them and sometimes you feel as if you could happily move in with the neighbours. But you might as well try and love them – they're yours for life. In this section we take a look at you and how you deal with family matters.
Brats on the rampage
There go the brats again, making your life a misery. We're talking younger siblings, who seem to be there just to plague you.
Are your parents right?
Eat your vegetables, phone when you are going to be late, early to bed on school nights, do your homework, don’t slouch. It is at this point where the glazed look comes in handy.
Hanging on to the apronstrings?
This article is for those families whose 30-year-old working son or daughter wouldn’t know where to pay an electricity account, how to boil an egg and debts need to be paid.
Paddle your own canoe
There is one easy way of finding out that washing does not make its clean reappearance in your cupboard and that a meal doesn't jump onto the dining room table all by itself.
Get along with your parents
Negotiating with your parents to loosen up a little is a skill, so here; we show you how to take the pressure off.
Make nice with mom
When it comes to mothers and teen daughters, you can bet there are conflicts about hair, friends and messy bedrooms. How can two people who love each other disagree so much?
You may be in serious trouble
There are rules and then there are RULES. How do you know when you are in really serious trouble?
Man, what do they mean?
Have you often got the feeling that your parents say something, but mean something completely different? Here's a guide to parentspeak.
Parents driving you crazy?
Are there things you can do to reduce the fighting and get them to listen to what you have to say before they bluntly refuse to let you do something you really would like to?
Three generations under one roof
Granny is all very well for ten days a year at Easter on the farm, but here under your roof? How will you survive?
The real scoop on sisters
Even if you and your sister constantly bicker, the relationship between you two has a major influence on you socially and emotionally in positive ways!
Sharing a room with a sibling
Here are some tips for carving out some personal space in a shared room, setting sibling boundaries, compromising on the decor and more.
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