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Simple tips to help children deal with disturbing current affairs, while managing our own volatile and powerful feelings.

Why do we procrastinate when it comes to broaching a difficult topic? Jill Goldson explains how to tackle those tricky conversations.

Abuse is possible anywhere, so learn the warning signals and be honest with yourself and your loved ones. Here's what you should be watching out for.

The end of a loving relationship is akin to coming off an addictive drug, and male and female coping mechanisms do often appear to follow slightly different paths, explains Jill Goldson.

Living in a rearranged family is a way of life for one in three families in NZ - and it doesn't have to spell the worst for these kids.

Newly defined and moulded by technology, here are eight ways in which relationships have morphed in the past decade.

What happens if one person wants to get married and the other does not? Relationship expert Jill Goldson shares her advice.

Pretty much the sole redeeming feature of writing about 'stray at home' dads is that it initiates discussion, replies NZ relationship expert Jill Goldson.

Is it communication or validation that the more compulsive texters amongst us are seeking? Relationship expert Jill Goldson explains.

When the going gets tough with our partner, one of us might want to try counselling but quite possibly our significant other will shrink away from anything that could be seen as therapy, creating another disagreement.

Most of us have had the joy-eroding experience of someone in a group dinner wanting to add up every morsel eaten and translate its financial attribution to each diner.

Often described as "crazy makers", the passive aggressive personality can leave us feeling feeling frustrated, deflated and utterly confused.

Not being heard can be one of life's most grievous experiences. Just how grievous it feels of course depends on different personalities and situations.

Should we be an open book all the time to our nearest and dearest? Does the definition of nearest mean there should be no secrets between you?

Being cheated on is betrayal of trust - the knowledge that the rules were broken. It hurts a lot, writes Jill Goldson.

A relationship is a big investment in our lives. We may think we are not influenced, yet there are "rules" out there which often create unreasonable doubt in our hearts.

It is a good idea to keep New Year's resolutions about managing relationships quite simple. Here are a few ideas to start off with, from Jill Goldson.

Dealing with a self absorbed person, including work mates and family members, can be tricky territory to navigate, writes Jill Goldson.

Why do we feel so down when we get a whiff of rejection? We know in our hearts that we can't like everyone who likes us - just as everyone we happen to like can't like us.

Living back home with mum and dad - a sensible move full of focus and strategy - or a bleak admission to having lost your foothold in the climb up the mountain of adult life'?

Is rekindled love a delicate and tender flower - or a releasing of a genie from a bottle with a warning on the label?