Clean House, Clean Heart
So have you done any spring cleaning? Last week we tackled my boys’ room. There are four boys. In. One. Big. Room. Politely put, they…
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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Raising Other-Centered Kids in a Me-Centered World
“That’s my ball. I want it now.” “I want that blouse; you never let me get anything new.” “I don’t want to do “that.” ”…
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A New Night Time Ritual—to Speak My Kids’ “Love Languages”
We’ve had some major upheavals in our family recently, of the moving-to-the-developing-world variety. It’s refreshed my experience of God’s faithfulness, to say the least—and of…
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Teaching Our Kids How to Overcome Greed with Generosity
Are you a parent who struggles with how to overcome greed in their kids? Generosity and gratitude just might be some of the most powerful…
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Margins Bless and Reduce Family Stress
Hurrying through the house, we searched under chairs and beds for the lost shoe. “You need to be more responsible and keep up with things,”…
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Are You Willing to Die on THAT Hill?
“I can’t get my stepkids to eat healthy foods,” a stepmother shared with me. “When they are at their mom’s house they eat fast food…
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Raising Good Conversationalists
Do you sometimes feel embarrassed in front of your friends because your child won’t talk and simply grumbles a “yes” or “no” to an adult’s…
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A Tale of Two Moms
How will you interact with the little lives, and little hearts, in your home when the heat gets turned up this summer? Following are two…
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Leftovers, Again?
When I was a kid I used to get so disappointed when my mom told me we were having leftovers for dinner. I don’t know…
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Keeping the “Little” in My Girl
For generations, grandmothers have been admonishing young mothers to, “Enjoy this time! They grow up so fast! They’ll be grown and gone before you know it!” While…
