What Does Your Child’s Sex Ed Program Teach?
“Abstinence is not about not having sex.” “Safer sex is one of the most dangerous activities that exists on the earth.” “God loves sex more…
Praying Together for Your Children Builds Your Marriage
Years ago John and I began an end-of-summer tradition of praying together for our children that helped us move into the fall with vision, unity, and…
More About Sexting and Cyberbullying
The middle school years are difficult. Both for our middle schoolers and for us as their parents. Have you noticed parenting getting harder as your…
How to Help Kids Be on Time
7:45 a.m.: “Kids, please be ready to leave in 10 minutes.” 7:55 a.m.: “Kids, go get in the car and buckle up.” 7:55 a.m.: Notice…
The Prayer Knot
Whether you are sending your child off to kindergarten or to college, the adjustment is a hard one. It is a reminder that they are…
Where’s a Hole I Can Crawl In and Die When I Need One?
Okay. Every working mom knows what it feels like to juggle the extra pressure of looking and sounding “together” professionally while frantically juggling 12 kid-and-family things…
Choosing Extra Curricular Activities and Your Child’s Natural Bent
As moms we need to be a student of our children and help them explore their own natural “bent,” but how do you resist the…
When the Vacation Is Over…
The vacation is over. We’re headed home. You probably have a range of emotions swirling around you depending upon who is in your car. Some…
Getting the Chores Done
I have a confession. I stink at chores. Getting them done and assigning them to my kids. Once upon a time, I was Glenda Good…
Cheap Fun for Children
My children used to spend hours playing together with their favorite toy. Though most would assume it was a major purchase or some extravagant electronic…