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Genealogy Websites Worth Checking Out

Family Research

1)  Family Search

2)  The Family Tree

3)  Ancestry

4) The UsGenWeb Project

5) My Heritage


Genealogy Resources

1) Genealogy X: What to Expect When Researching Family History by Nicholl McGuire eBook or paperback

2) Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com: How to Find Your Family History on the No. 1 Genealogy Website

DNA

1) AncestryDNA: Genetic Testing - DNA Ancestry Test Kit

2) 23andMe DNA Test - Ancestry Service - Ethnic Composition, DNA Relatives, Neanderthal Ancestry, Maternal + Paternal Haplogroup Reports

14 Things Needed for Successful Family

14 Things Needed for Successful Family: Parenting blog for families of multi-age groups - newborns, tweens, and teens. Basic facts on raising children. Tips on shopping for children.

Veiled Racism - 1 of 2 - bias, pride, ignorance, deceit

Leadership series - Mental Health Awareness - Obsessive Compulsive Disor...

After the Holiday - Unsettling Feeling from Family, Friends

Useful Family Advice, Resources to Cope with Various Challenges

Family Therapy

The Basics of Family Therapy - Family Health Center ...

Family therapy - Mayo Clinic

Family Systems Therapy - GoodTherapy.org


Family Health

Family Health & Wellness Magazine

5 Tips to Improve Family Wellness – Kaplan University

Emotional Wellness - HealthyChildren.org

Family Safety & Health

Senior assistance programs | Help for seniors

Home Care Services for Seniors: Services to Help you Stay ...

State Resources for Seniors - Senior Care Services, Home ...

Find Help – Senior Assistance – Help for the Elderly ...


Family Support

Family Therapy - Intervention Support

Family and Social Support - Influences on Health - About ...

Family & Community Support Systems


Family Addictions

Family Therapy - Addictions

Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Substance Abuse ...

Trauma and Addiction: From One Generation to the Next ...

addiction is a family disease - NCADD A New Website


Family History

FamilySearch - Official Site

Free Genealogy and Family History Online - The USGenWeb ...

Free genealogy websites - MyHeritage

Season of Death - So Many Loved Ones Gone

Family Secrets -What They Don't Want You to Know

Gift Shaming - Pranks, Insults, Power and Control

Family Distance - What Causes This?

Family Traditions and Drama - Why Bother?

Family traditions, nothing wrong with them until they put one in a box, make an individual feel miserable, disrupt an otherwise happy marriage, and inconvenience many kinfolk.  People go where they are genuinely wanted--well-received.  However, they avoid places where there is going to be yet again put-downs, tears, fears, and crazy-making.  Some relatives can't help themselves, they are mentally disturbed and others are ill-equipped to entertain much less host a family function.  Yet, family members will go along with the programming while vowing, "Next year will be different...I won't be coming back during the holidays...I will stay at home with my own family."

Why bother lugging rambunctious kids to a celebration where they will be bored, adults will complain about all the noise and energy that they bring?  Why consider attending a function that is poorly organized and attendees aren't your favorite people?  Why ruin a possibly good time because one lacks self control when it comes to drinking?  Yet, people will keep with tradition while breaking inside.

If one is tired of the hustle and bustle just to make it to family events, spending money on gifts you really can't afford, energy-sapping connections with relatives, then do something different!  Break an old family tradition, and start a new one!

Nicholl McGuire

Blog Owner and Author of When Mothers Cry