When your life gets busy, it's easy to get your priorities screwed up. You start considering your job more important than your family and keep thinking about work even when you're at home. And that's where family problems begin. If you want your family to be strong and healthy, you need to set your priorities straight and invest time into your relationships. How to spend more quality time with your family?

Some children say that their mother is their best friend, while others talk to each other once a week. Can you tell, that you love your family and know that your mother will take your side if anything happens? If you're reading this, then the probable answer is “No”. You're going to change this situation by learning how to improve relationship with your mother.

You love your children equally and don't have anyone favorite, right? If yes, then there is no favoritism in your family. But wait a minute, are you really sure about it and don't your kids sometimes complain, that you love their sibling more? If they do, then you play favorite with one of the kids and you have to stop it. Our tips on how to avoid favoritism in your family will help you.

Being an uncle or aunt is awesome, basically it is experiencing parenthood without most of the responsibilities it brings. Of course you want your nieces and/or nephews think that you're one of the coolest people in the world. However, being cool is not enough to be a good aunt or uncle. You need to be the person your nieces/nephews can look up to. Here are some tips for becoming that person.

There are many articles and books about selfishness and narcissism, because these issues become very popular. The society (no matter how big it is, even if we look at it in the context of a family) needs generous and selfless people, who will contribute to it. But what to do, if one of the members of your small society is selfish? Let's see what you can do to deal with a selfish sibling.

Living on your own can be quite expensive, so a lot of young adults share an apartment with one or several roommates to cut the expenses. If you have a sibling, sharing an apartment with them may seem like a good idea. However, being roommates with your brother or sister has its pros and cons.

Being siblings doesn't necessarily mean getting along. Sadly, sometimes siblings just share a bloodline and their relationship is not built on mutual love, respect and support. If that's your case, you should check out our tips on how to deal with toxic siblings.

Relationships between members of an extended family can very greatly. For example, some people treat their cousins as siblings, and others barely know them. If you are not very close with your cousins but want to become their friend, you should check out our tips on how to get along with your cousins.

Losing someone you love is very painful. Although deep grief should not normally last for more than a year, it is natural to feel sad on the deceased person's birthday no matter how many years have passed. To overcome this sadness, find positive ways to honor a deceased family member on their birthday.

Being a grandparent is not the same thing as being a parent. When your grandchildren are born, you won't automatically know what to do, how to behave around them and what your role in their life is. And if you don't live in the same city, grandparenting can be especially tough. Here are some tips for connecting with your grandchildren and maintaining a good relationship with them.

So, your son got married and you want to have a good relationship with your daughter-in-law, but you are having trouble getting along with her. It happens all the time, because mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law often have different temperaments, communication styles, beliefs, attitudes, and approaches to problem solving. How to deal with a difficult daughter-in-law? Here are some tips.

Dealing with in-laws can be hard, no matter how old you are and now much life experience you have. Even if you like your son's wife, it might take you a while to connect with her. Here are some tips for getting along with your daughter-in-law.

Some people think that marrying someone with adult children is easier than marrying someone with younger kids. Surprisingly, it is wrong. Blended families with grown children can have just as many issues as blended families with young kids. There is no guarantee that adult children will be okay with their parent marrying someone. If you have trouble dealing with your grown stepkids, check out our tips for getting along with adult stepchildren.

When we become adults, our relationship with our parents changes. We don't depend on them anymore, therefore they start to treat us as equals (well, it doesn't always work like that, but we are talking about an ideal situation here). Being equal with your parents means you can offer then advice when you need it. How to give advice to your parents?

Going on vacation is great, you have time to relax and enjoy sunny weather. But what if your in-laws join you? Should you prepare for a disaster or will you love this time spent together? Let's see what can you do to survive vacations with in-laws.

When your children grow up and move out of your house, your relationship with them changes. You still are their parent, but they are not kids anymore, they are adults capable of making their own decisions and taking responsibility (well, we hope they are). It's time to find a new balance and become their friend. How to become friends with your adult children?

Different parents prefer different styles of parenting. Some parents think that it's important to be friends with their children, while others are convinced that parenting and friendship don't mix well. Be that as it may, many parent-child relationships start transforming into friendship when children become adults. How to become friends with your parents?

Dating after divorce is very hard, because now you have to schedule your time between home, kids and your new special one. Your old wounds are healed and you're lucky with your new boyfriend, but now your kids have to know and accept him. How should you introduce your new boyfriend to your children?

Everyone hates annoying unsolicited advice. Unfortunately, every family has a few members who think they know best and love to share their life experience with everyone, even though their experience is completely irrelevant. How to deal with unwanted advice from your relatives without causing a scene?

There is a woman in the life of your husband, who's always very important for him. She gave him life and all her love she could. Yes, it's your mother-in-law, and it's great if you have good relations. But what to do if your mother-in-law hates you?

Every family has a few annoying members who like to meddle in others' personal affairs. And they aren't even genuinely concerned about their relatives' well-being, they just like to meddle. Such family member can easily make a Christmas or Thanksgiving gathering a nightmare, so you need to know how to handle them. Here are some tips for dealing with meddling relatives.

Traditional gender roles have been changing for quite some time. The number of women who become breadwinners and the number of men who stay at home and take care of the children have been gradually increasing since the late 20th century. Being a stay-at-home dad has become more common. Here are six tips for stay-at-home dads that might make coping with their new role easier.

Unfortunately, there is no Stepparenting 101 course, most stepparents have to learn from their experience. There are, however, some tips for stepparents that might make this experience a bit easier. Here is our list of stepparenting dos that may help you get along with you stepchildren.

Being in any toxic relations is always hard, but it's terrible when your parents are toxic. You want to feel love from your parents, but instead of it they make you feel shamed, invalidated and uncared. It's time to find out how to deal with toxic parents.