Problem: Article: Your counselor will help your shift the way you think about your relationship while in couples counseling. This will help you get to a place where you no longer blame each other for problems, see where your partner is coming from, and see your relationship in an objective manner. Your counselor will watch the way you and your partner interact in order come up with ways to bridge the gap between you and help you get to a place of mutual understanding. For example, if you are having communication issues, your counselor will figure out where you are lacking in that area and give you ways to overcome the barriers. In many couples, your problems can make you change the way you behave with each other. This can lead to even more problems. Your counselor will help you examine the current behavior patterns between you and your partner and give you ways to change them to be more productive and loving. This can help you stop causing emotional or harm to you and your partner. When you are working through your problems with your partner, your counselor will help you figure out a way to express your honest emotions with each other. If you stop connecting with your partner emotionally, you will continue to have problems and grow farther apart. Your counselor will also help you figure out if you or your partner have any underlying issues that can cause emotional distance, such as fear of rejection, insecurity, or unwillingness to accept attachment. Your counselor will help each of your work past these underlying issues and figure out how to grow closer as a couple. This will help you learn to be more emotionally intimate with each other. Emotional intimacy focuses on being mutually vulnerable and open with each other through sharing your feelings in an honest, real way. As your couples counseling draws closer to its end, you will have worked past most of your issues. At this point, your counselor will begin to focus on the strengths you have as a couple. This will help you realize how resilient your relationship can be and how much the two of you can endure. This will help you focus on the good things about each other and on the pleasure you can derive from your relationship. This is usually a welcome change from all the focus on your problems as a couple. Your counselor may focus on things you do to compliment each other or ways in which you emotionally support one another within your relationship.
Summary: Change your approach to your relationship. Modify behaviors towards one another. Learn to express your emotions. Figure out your strengths as a couple.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Given the choice between eating candy and shocking themselves, bored people have been shown to prefer electrocution. Regardless of whether the sensation is good or bad, something novel is better at healing boredom than something that we are used to. In other words, you should be adventurous. Go somewhere or do something you don't normally do, even if it is something you wouldn't normally want to do. One good step in this direction is surround yourself with people who are, themselves interesting. This might mean people who are entertaining characters. Alternatively, it could also mean people who like to do new things, and will challenge you to come along and try something that otherwise wouldn't even occur to you. One of the most natural solutions to boredom is daydreaming. However, evidence suggests that it only makes things worse. As our minds start drifting to an exotic locale, we just begin to think about how underwhelming what we are doing in the real world is, even if it is not actually that bad Studies have shown that quiet background noises that we barely hear actually have an important subconscious effect. Without us realizing, they distract us from whatever we are doing, making it seem more boring than it otherwise would. Turn off distant TVs or radios that might be distracting you. If the problem is harder to eliminatelike wind or a leaking faucettrying moving somewhere else. In our modern electronic world, we are often so overstimulated that boredom is a rare phenomenon. Some people argue that boredom should be considered an opportunity to think more deeply than we otherwise would. That having been said, we all experience boredom differently, and some of us experience a much more disturbing type of boredom than others. You should judge for yourself whether a spot of boredom might be a good way to escape the concentration sapping distractions of the internet age.

SUMMARY: Try something new. Give up on your dreams. If it isn't loud, turn it down! Embrace the boredom.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If you think you'll want to permanently preserve a jigsaw puzzle once it's finished, go ahead and build it right on top of one or more sheets of wax paper. Check the finished dimensions of the puzzle on the box and create a wax paper work surface that's at least 2in (5.1cm) bigger on all sides. For instance, if the finished puzzle has listed dimensions of 18 by 24in (46 by 61cm), tear off overlapping strips of wax paper to create a work surface that's at least 20 by 26in (51 by 66cm) Laying wax paper underneath the puzzle keeps sticky Mod Podge from getting all over your table, counter, desk, floor, or other puzzle-assembly surface. Mod Podge isn't too hard to wipe away when it's wet, but really tough to remove once it dries!
Summary: Assemble the puzzle on wax paper if you plan to preserve it.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Some people develop a fear of mathematics because they believe things about math that aren't necessarily true. Statements like, "men are better at math than women" or "there is no creativity involved in math" are just a few myths that are commonly heard and believed. While there have historically been more male mathematicians than female mathematicians, no evidence exists to show that men are innately better at math than women. Historically, men have had better educational opportunities than women, but this is changing. Some believe that math is all about logic, with little to do with creativity. Although logical thinking is necessary to work through the steps to solve a math problem, understanding where to begin in solving the problem sometimes requires a healthy dose of intuition. Some believe that to be good in math means being able to do all the calculations in your head. Counting on the fingers shows an understanding of basic arithmetic, and a form of finger calculation led to the development of the abacus. Some believe that being good in math means getting the right answer in the right way. While the ways taught to do certain calculations are the easiest and "best" methods, they're not the only methods. When adding 1/6 to 3/8, it's usually taught to convert to the equivalent fractions of 4/24 and 9/24 to add to make 13/24 because 24 is the lowest common multiple of 6 and 8. However, it's also okay to convert the fractions to 8/48 and 18/48 (6 x 8 = 48) and add to make 26/48, which reduces to 13/24. Finding the lowest common multiple simply means you have smaller numerators to add together. Related to the common myths about mathematical ability listed above are personal beliefs about one's inability to do math. People with math phobias may believe they can't get the answer fast enough, or that if they got the answer, the problem had to have been too easy. In truth, while a math test may be timed, mathematics is not about how fast you get the answer. If the problem looked too simple, it's more likely that you are actually better at math than you think you are. When approaching math, take your time and take perfection out of it. Tell yourself that nobody is perfect and if you struggle with a problem, ask questions instead of giving up. Unfortunately, many teachers themselves suffer from math anxiety and accordingly do not teach math well. Such teachers usually fall back to teaching exclusively from the textbook, relying on memorizing facts, and employing only drill and practice to reinforce the lesson. Note that while many college education programs require future teachers to declare and be educated in an academic specialization or concentration, school districts may hire teachers for teaching positions outside that area of specialization. Thus, a teacher hired to teach mathematics may not have had a great deal of academic coursework in the subject and how to teach it. If you yourself suffer from math anxiety, you'll more than likely pass your fears onto your children if you don't address them. Although telling your child that it's okay not to be good at math because you weren't on the surface sounds supportive, it also lowers their expectations for themselves. Cultivate a positive environment relating to mathematics, especially when helping your children with their assignments.
Summary:
Know the myths about mathematical ability. Recognize perfectionist thinking. Consider the ability of the teacher who taught you or your child. Consider your own feelings about mathematics.