Five Truths to Teach My Daughter Before Kindergarten
A few months ago, I wrote a post about savoring the last year with my daughter at home before she starts kindergarten. I like to…
Recognizing Adult Peer Pressure
When we talk about peer pressure, we are often talking about teenagers. But the reality is that all of us face peer pressure no matter what…
31 Really-Think-About-It Questions to Boost Your Parenting
Feeling passionate about parenting? If you’d genuinely like a shot in the arm for your parenting, perhaps these questions can get you started. But remember…
Free Protection for Your Children From All Devices
We are a family of many kids. Some grown and out of the nest, some in high school in the midst of cyberville, one in…
Getting Out the Door without Running over My Children
There we are again, all buckled in and driving down the road. I’m at the wheel. My two girls are behind me strapped in their…
Teaching R-E-S-P-E-C-T to Preschoolers
There are many important values that we need to teach our kids, but in my opinion one of the most challenging is teaching respect. Actually,…
Don’t Give Them Everything They Want
I grew up the eldest of four kids. We had enough, but there was not a lot of excess. My parents were very careful with…
Knowing My Child’s “Holes”
It was last week when I put the pieces together regarding my daughter. I’d been praying for my kids one morning out of While…
Please, Don’t Let Them Ask Me That!
“Mom, what’s pornography?” The question was posed frankly by my 10-year-old while my kids and I were about the business of dinner clean-up—rinsing dishes, popping…
Our Quads Turn 4
Four years ago our daughter Libby and her husband, Mclean, had quads: three boys and one girl joined their not-quite 2-year-old daughter Greyson. Yes, that’s…