Importance of the Family

     How do you feel about the word " Sex.... " Are you feeling skirmish yet? It is OK if you are. Many adults and young adults start getting uncomfortable talking about the topic of SEX. Many people do not want to talk to others about sex, not even to a doctor.  However, it is important that we talk about sex with in our families. Now, I know what you are thinking. I am not going to talk with my children or parents about sex.     Being a parent of a young man talking about sex can be uncomfortable for him and I. I grew up in a home that we did not talk about sex at all. To this day my mom spells sex backwards and turns all red. I had the opportunity when I was in High School to go into middle school classrooms to talk about abstinence. The program was called STARS, I am not sure the program is still using that name. This was an amazing program because it was not sex education but help the presenter and the students understand the importance of waitin...

   Have you  seen those couples out to dinner and they sit through the whole meal on their phones? I have! I normally wonder what kind of relationship the couple has since they aren't able to talk just the two of them. I wonder what happened to make them not want to talk with one another.   While dating someone it is important to make sure that you make time for that person.... not your cell phone. It is important to have the human interaction when in a relationship. Part of communicating with someone is picking up on the no verbal communication.  When couples are talking they are making more things to talk about or bringing up ideas to make each other think deeper about a topic.   A lot of times peoples style of communication can be a major issues in a relationship. One major issue for communication is what an equal partnership is in the family unit or even in a relationship. In my own family my dad has said that girls can do anything that a boys can ...

    Any kind of relationship (parent-child, brother-sister, boyfriend-girlfriend or husband-wife) is not easy. There are going to be good times and bad times. Everyone has to work to make the relationship work.  While dating is the perfect time to find out what kind of relationship you want. What works for one relationship many not work for another relationship. So what works for your parents might not work for your own relationship. Please keep that in mind when you are thinking about how to build and what tools you want to keep in your relationship tool box. Most people now a days have some kind of electronic that can download apps. Dating apps are an easy way to shift thought the fish in the sea without going on a physical date with someone. It is important to remember people are trying to sell themselves to you on a dating app. You want to pick the nice new shinny toy. However, that toy might not have all the things that you were hoping for. Brigham Young University...