8 Ideas to Teach Our Kids to Say “Yes” to Discernment … and “No” to Judging Others: Part I
Let’s say you’re on a playdate, and another child offers a colorful presentation of precisely how not to behave. The parent is busy in conversation….
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Stop Lending Your Children Your Brain!
What’s your first response when your children tell you about difficulties they are facing? Do you immediately jump in to help them solve their problems?…
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Texting Leads to Discontent
Our dear friends have a son who was a handful. He experimented with drugs and alcohol. Upon graduating from high school he gladly announced that he…
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2 Words to Power Up Your Parenting: “Yes, After”
“Pick up your toys. Who left this glass on the coffee table? Hang up your jacket. No, not now.” Do you ever feel like a…
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Accepting A Special Needs Diagnosis
About thirteen years ago, my husband and I went on a rare date to the movies. At the time our girls were toddlers. Although we…
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How To Be A Brave Mom Who Can Say No
Parachuting out of an airplane, rafting down class five rapids, taking four-year-old twins into Macy’s fine china department—scary stuff, huh? And yet many of us…
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The Longer I Parent, the Less I Know
I should have this parenting figured by now, shouldn’t I? I majored in Early Childhood. I was a nanny before a parent. I have five…
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A Little Remorse … PLEASE!
I don’t know about all you mothers out there but in my house with three boys ages 3, 5, and 7, there is more than…
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Autism, Meltdowns, and the Night I Almost Ran Away From Home
I found it difficult to write the words in this title. Not because they aren’t true, but because they are. Being a mom is the…
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Putting Exercise in Your Mom Calendar
Have you ever thought of putting exercise in your mom calendar? When my kids were much younger, I went to a café literally created just…
