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Dear CMR,

My school just announced that we will be going online in the fall and I am really upset. It’s been hard to adjust to life at home with my parents and I feel like we are each reverting back to how our dynamic was in high school. How do I survive this semester at home?

Signed,

Home Alone

Guest authors Don and Alex Flecky explore eight practical ways to keep your relationship in shape.

Dear CMR,

I went through a tough breakup at the beginning of quarantine, and I am really struggling. I am usually able to distract myself with friends and activities while going through heartbreak, but sheltering at home has made this difficult. How do I process what I am going through without falling into a pit of despair?

Signed,

Hurting

Have you ever experienced a major life transition? Transition can be awkward, exciting, and sometimes heartbreaking. The question is not if you will experience transition in your life, but where you will run when you do.

Do you find yourself settling for crappy relationships more often that not? Today's Ask the Expert from professional counselor and speaker Debra Fileta will encourage you to see yourself for what you are truly worth: loved, valued, and worthy.

Why is it so important to pray for your kids? Does it really make a difference? Author and mother Susan Yates shares five powerful prayer tools to use as you pray over your kids.

In this week's Ask the Expert, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Ron Deal provides 10 guidelines for cooperative co-parenting.

"Dear CMR, my wife and I recently got married and are working on a family budget. I think it's important to budget in our tithe, but she didn't grow up doing that and isn't really on board. I'm having a hard time explaining why it's important. Can you help?"