http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Brigitte+Meier Parenting Brigitte Meier Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=106550&ca=Parenting Several similar terms describe the central attribute of a character that decides on the strength of personality and the degree of inner freedom: - "self assurance" describes mostly the behaviour. Counterparts are insecure behaviour or shyness. - "self confidence" is the mental and emotional state th... Relationships Brigitte Meier Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=106551&ca=Relationships Harsh words, hurting comments, tears and flying household objects - for sure, no one ever wanted that to be the everyday routine when deciding to live together with the beloved person. Yet, why is this such a common picture, portrayed even in many Hollywood dramas? Two people meet, they fall in love... Parenting Brigitte Meier Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=106548&ca=Parenting The initial state of happiness about an own child is often overcome with annoyance after even a short period of time. Children quickly grow an own personality, and it's the most vital task of the parents to help develop it and give it a shape. Otherwise, the little angel can turn into a little devil... Travel Brigitte Meier Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=107213&ca=Travel Going on a family vacation can be considerably more expensive than going with your partner only. Instead of buying two airline tickets and renting a double room in a hotel, you need maybe four or five tickets and at least two hotel rooms. Fortunately, there are a lot of family-friendly offers that h... Marriage Brigitte Meier Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=107214&ca=Marriage Statistics about divorce rates in the United States vary widely from one third up to fifty percent. Still, even considering the lower estimations, that would still be every third couple getting divorced. Surely one reason is the more liberated attitude towards marriage and divorce in our modern soci... Parenting Brigitte Meier Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=106549&ca=Parenting In the news, we hear and see an increasing number of reports about violence among children. This goes from rude fights on the playground to armed incidents in schools that result in injuries or even casualties. Now asking ourselves where this behaviour is originated, we quickly come to media as a sc... Parenting Brigitte Meier Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=106553&ca=Parenting Dining in a restaurant with kids can be very enervating and embarrasing. Not only that you have to desperately try and keep your wiggling toddler seated and silent, you also have to manage the disapproving looks from other (non-parent) guests. The root problem here is again boredom. So before you de... Parenting Brigitte Meier Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=107216&ca=Parenting Boredom, limited space and overflowing energy are a source of nuisance for a child when in a restaurant - how much more in the narrow cage of a car on a hour-long ride. You have barely left your home when the notorious "Are-we-there-already" starts, sometimes replaced by the equally infamous "How-lo... Parenting Brigitte Meier Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=107217&ca=Parenting Though you can cover even very long distances by car if you have the guts to, as soon as it comes to crossing water, you'll have to stick to a plane. The equation is the same as usual: limited space + long time of inactivity = whiny, annoying children. The big difference towards a car is that when y...