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Joseph Maiorano

Embrace Conflict

I hope your parents told you that one of the toughest challenges you might face is maintaining a long-term relationship. With that information you might better realize that the pathway of a relationship may have well-paved sections, but it may be littered with potholes and obstacles, as well. I borrow and adapt a portion of […]

WRITTEN BY: Joseph Maiorano, PHD, Family and Consumer Sciences, Harrison County Ohio, maiorano.2@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Misty Harmon, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Perry County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://pixabay.com/en/landscape-scenic-mountains-outdoors-2082827/

SOURCES:

  • The American Heritage Dictionary. Found at: https://ahdictionary.com/
  • Conflict Definition: Found at: https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=conflict
  • BFF definition. Found at: https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=BFF
  • The Gottman Institute. Https://www.gottman.com/

REFERENCES:

  • Dickens, C. (1867). A Tale of two cities, and Great expectations. Ticknor and Fields
  • Lisitsa, E. (2012). Manage conflict: The six skills. Found at: https://www.gottman.com/blog/manage-conflict-the-six-skills/#

Make Change Happen, Don’t Wait for It

In this article, I talk about making change happen. I think this discussion may generally apply to a variety of changes. If you want something different in your life, I think you have two options. First, you can wait for the change you want to happen. You simply sit, trusting that the desired change will knock […]

WRITTEN BY: Joseph Maiorano, PHD, Family and Consumer Sciences, Harrison County Ohio, maiorano.2@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Terri Worthington, MSS, LISW-S, Family and Consumer Sciences, Geauga County.

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://pixabay.com/en/girl-room-woman-living-room-sofa-342839/

SOURCES:

  • Microwave Mentality (2010). Urban Dictionary. Retrieved on November 19, 2017 from https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=microwave%20mentality
  • Quote investigator: Exploring the origins of quotations. July 14, 2010. Retrieved on October 19, 2017 from https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/07/14/luck/

REFERENCES:

  • Ellis, A. & Harper, R. A. (1997). A guide to rational living. New York, NY: Wilshire Books.
  • WebMD. Stress management: Setting a goal to reduce stress. Downloaded on November 17, 2017 from https://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/stress-management-setting-a-goal-to-reduce-stress#1

A New Timeout

Is time-out in your parenting toolbox? For most parents, this discipline strategy involves putting your child in a certain place for approximately one minute per year of the child’s age. A parent controls the event and the child is mostly passive. Because few humans, including children, can sit for long periods, three minutes is an eon to […]

WRITTEN BY: Joseph Maiorano, PhD, Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Harrison County Extension, maiorano.2@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods, Healthy Finances Program Specialist, OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences, woods.485@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://pixabay.com/en/boy-smiling-sitting-stool-careful-286804/

REFERENCES:

  • Oersterreich, L. (2001) Understanding Children: Disciplining your preschooler. Downloaded from: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1529B.pdf

A Gentle Push to Overcome Procrastination

Have you ever wanted to begin a long-term project, such as managing your weight, writing a book, or using a financial budget? If “Yes”, I presume that you may need some help to take the next step, action. In this blog, I offer you a gentle push to get started. In their book, A Guide […]

WRITTEN BY: Joseph Maiorano, PhD, Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Harrison County Extension, maiorano.2@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods, Healthy Finances Program Specialist, OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences, woods.485@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://pixabay.com/en/stretching-sports-woman-athlete-498256/

REFERENCES:

  • Ellis, A. E. & Harper, R. A. (1997). A Guide to Rational Living. Chartsworth, CA: Wilkshire Book Company.
  • Rozental, A., Forsell, E, Svensson, A., Andersson, G. & Carlbring, P. (2017) Overcoming procrastination: One-year follow-up and predictors of change in a randomized controlled trial of Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 46:3, 177-195.

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