Category: Marriage/Family

A woman who was told she could never give birth received a surprise gift on Christmas — a baby boy — following a cryptic pregnancy.
Melanie Smith and her husband, Donovan O’Dell, welcomed their first child, Vincent Antonio O’Dell, on Christmas Day, after a few hours of labor, Good Morning America (GMA) reported. The baby’s arrival was completely unexpected as Smith, 28, was told nearly 10 years ago that she would likely never bear children due to uterine irregularities.

The survey report, “Missing Anchors: How some men drift from health, vocation and purpose,” was at the heart of a half-day symposium Thursday in Salt Lake City that brought together national and local experts who share a common concern for the well-being of men and boys and a common goal to find ways to strengthen their ties to family, institutions and even to life itself.

The conservative think tank says US policy should encourage and protect marriages and family formation, ‘not mere fertility’

According to Leila Miller, children of divorce – even so-called good divorces – have many untold stories. She tells these stories in her book “Primal Loss: The Now-Adult Children of Divorce Speak.”

Marriage is one more school you need to graduate from—a school of love—except you will never graduate from marriage. There will always be new lessons to learn.

Federal policies should encourage marriage and children, says a new Heritage Foundation report that proposes ways to reverse the trends of broken homes, declining marriage rates, and low fertility rates in the United States.

Russia faced a similar demographic crisis in the 1990s, though this one is shaping up to be even worse. Immigration to Russia is drastically lower than it was at that time, but it isn’t just that immigration has decreased; the number of people emigrating out of Russia has drastically risen.

For most families, the most doable resolutions involve routines that promote joy and rest together. The key to success is to start small and to focus on having fun.

Unspoken communication can be at least as powerful as words. Several techniques can help you and your spouse communicate better and restore romance between you. Don’t rely on silence or overreact. Watch your body language and use your eyes to intentionally communicate warmth.