Is gratitude about not giving them everything? Is it about making them work for what they want? Maybe it’s making sure they see what others do not have? What about teaching them to share? This is the answer I came up with …
It is hard to believe that we are getting ready to go back to school already. It seems that summer break used to last longer
Our children are imprinted with varying amounts of fear from growing up in times of war and natural disasters. They are also imprinted with the compassion of those helping, the pain of those suffering loss and the joy of lives saved. That is a lot to take in for these little people with limited life experience.
One of our children just started middle school this year. This is our second child to go through what I call “Middle School Madness.” What
Letting go is hard. And yet letting go is essential. You can surrender to the process, or they will take their independence with force.
Personally, I wanted to do it another way. I wanted to preserve the innocence and imagination of my children. At the same time, I wanted to continue building trust and truth within our relationship.
How many people are roaming around with holiday anxiety and they don’t even know why? It may just stem from childhood stress over the holiday season, which has absolutely nothing to do with them. It is a sad way to experience a beautiful time of year.
If you capture your daughter’s heart and show her depth and connection, you create a minimum standard. You have now created a space in her heart that can only be filled by a man that is at least as good as you.
I asked my two youngest children, Robert (11) and Alexis (8), what they thought I should write about this month. I asked them what was
If they are not listening, it might not be their fault. Are they doing what they “see” us doing? It’s really important that we get this.
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