Parenting is not for the faint of heart. Let’s face it, there are some really tough days. The key is to find contentment in each
Time equals love to a child. In this busy world, the one thing that seems to consistently fall off family plates is quality time. Years
As we step fully into a new year and decade, it’s a great time to evaluate what you want to bring forward and what you
If you could simplify the process … if you could remove the drama … what would Christmas look like for your family? What if you enjoyed the countdown to Christmas instead of feeling like you are running out of time? What would it take to get your family there?
In parenting, prevention is incredibly important. However, many families do not have clarity on what “prevention” looks like. To assist with that, I thought I would share three tips on how you can take a preventative stance in your parenting and avoid some issues later on. It’s really much easier than you might think.
Do you ever feel like you need to be someone else in order to implement “tough love”? Is it not quite who you are, but
There are many things that hurt a child’s heart and thus their self-esteem. Children are sensitive, innocent and trusting. They can be disappointed by the
Being a parent to a child who has Attention Deficit Disorder can be challenging, as well as overwhelming and frustrating at times. Fortunately, there are things you can do as a parent that can help in controlling and reducing the symptoms of ADD.
Most of us don’t think of forgiveness in terms of parenting. Parents love unconditionally; it’s natural for us. Yet, how often do we dislike a certain behavior in our child or feel disrespected or even get mad at ourselves (or our spouse) for how we handled a situation? Those things add up and they create walls which separate us from our family.
For some parents, back to school means a breath of fresh air. For others, it is a rush of anxiety and panic. It is the end of “I’m bored,” “He hit me” and “Mom, mom, mom.” It is also the end of free flow days, homework-free evenings and sleeping-in mornings. We get adult time again, but not without the price of alarm clocks, deadlines and busy days.
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