Surviving the Strong-Willed Child
I used to laugh when my mother-in-law Darlyne told me how my husband was a strong-willed child. That’s until our daughter turned out to be exactly like her dad.
Children
Find posts about Children on MomLife Today. These articles for moms cover topics on everything from childhood to ages and stages of development, faith topics for kids and more.
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Who’s Discipling Your Family: Jesus or Technology?
Right after college, I loved jamming to Arcade Fire’s song “We Used to Wait”. The song is about how technology has changed our lives dramatically…
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Our 5 Rules for Parenting in the Digital Age
They say if we want to know what America will be like in five years concerning electronics, we can look to Korea. Korea currently has an…
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Screen Time and Kids: Are Screens Harming Your Child’s Communication Skills?
I remember when my daughter Lucy was two, she would scream “MILK!” from her chair like an irate tyrant. I quickly realized that was not…
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Here’s Why Endurance is The Energizer Bunny of Character
As I bring this blog series, The Importance of Building Character to a close, I think it’s only appropriate that we end on the character trait…
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10 Ways to Keep Your Cool as a Mom
We’ve all been there. We ask our child (for the fifth time) not to do something, only to turn around and find him doing that very…
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5 Ways to Instill Kindness In Our Children
My family recently went to see a movie that reminded me of the reality many kids today face: bullying, harsh words, being excluded. Of course,…
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How to Help Kids Deal With Their Fears
I heard her sniffing before I saw the moist strokes left by tears on her cheeks. “I’m just scared,” she sobbed. My daughter was headed…
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How to Talk to Your Children About Disasters
Earthquakes, tsunamis, famine, tornados, and death — not topics of normal everyday conversations with children who wake up thinking about trucks and forts, fairy tales…
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The Perfect Family Schedule
My kids’ laughter met my ears as I rushed into the living room. They sat around the carpeted floor surrounded by Lego blocks. Each of…
