This holiday season as families gather, the list of potentially heated conversation topics is long. Some might choose to ignore these issues altogether in the name of keeping the peace. For those ...

"During the holidays, we often feel like we’re supposed to be connecting. When people try to connect, they bring up ...

As Thanksgiving this year falls on the heels of a contentious presidential election, politics may be one dinner conversation topic many try to avoid. In its place, you can be the one to prompt a ...

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Thanksgiving is usually a time of family togetherness — a chance to appreciate each other, enjoy each other and reflect on the blessings of the past year. For some people, though, it is also a time of ...

Politics has always been a topic of conversation in my household. My parents did not shy away from opening conversations about social and political issues. I was lucky that they never told me what to ...

Which topic is the bigger dinner-table conversation killer: our nation’s fractious presidential election, or your own family’s finances? Both subjects make for uncomfortable conversations, a recent ...

FARGO — For many families, the Thanksgiving dinner table is fraught with conversational landmines. Two local mental health professionals are hoping to change that. Moorhead’s Ellie Mental Health will ...

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As people prepare for their roast turkey and stuffing many are dreading the lunchtime chat as 37% struggle with making Christmas conversation and nearly 90% of Gen Z are distracted by tech at the ...

My daughter seems to be creating eating problems in her two children, although in opposite ways. Her 9-year-old son is chubby, and at the table he consumes large amounts of food, especially meat. He ...