One of my biggest struggles and now regrets as a younger mom, was my anger. After years of bottling up the anger and stress of a failed marriage and nasty…
Relationships
Managing Conflict (Even When Others Don’t Want It Resolved)
Have you ever found yourself enmeshed in a conflict? Upset by the way a loved one was treated? Angry at an unfair situation? Hurt and Pain A while back someone…
Public School vs. Home School
It’s back to school season! For some kids, this means waking up early, catching the bus, and heading to a classroom full of friends and peers. For others, it means…
Why It’s Important to Be Friends With All Types of People
Last week my friend from the Czech Republic was in town. My kids and I went to lunch with her, and we visited an alligator farm. (Yes, there is such…
Why Apologizing to Your Kid is Important and What it Teaches Them
Although I don’t remember the details too clearly, when I was a kid I got into trouble with my parents. They had come down pretty harshly on me, and I…
Is Sharing A Self-Help Book Good or Intrusive?
ASK DR. DEGLER… Dear Dr. Degler, The mom of one of my child’s classmates recently lost a baby shortly after birth. She had testing while she was pregnant and carried…
Having “The Talk” With Your Daughter
There may be nothing a parent dreads more than having “the talk” with her child. You know the one – the talk where we explain the so-called birds and bees,…
How to Teach Your Child to Apologize
You’ve probably seen the t-shirt “Sorry, not sorry.” But in reality, there are plenty of times when an apology is 100 percent necessary. when a wrong has been a committed…
Taking Care of Mom: Letting God’s Word Renovate Our Hearts
A few weeks ago, I helped my sister get her house ready for a remodel. She ordered a storage container and we packed every…single…cabinet, drawer, and closet in her house….
When Mother’s Day Hurts
“Oh, no — May is here,” the woman muttered as she stared at her calendar. “That means Mother’s Day is coming.” She sighed. “It’s the worst day of the year…