Somehow as parents we think if we have a tough season in parenting, we are doing something wrong. Sometimes that is correct and we are
Have you noticed how much our world has changed since we were teenagers? We were exposed to things on a much different level than young
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
We may not say these words, but we think them. We somehow expect our children to ignore what they see and only do what they
Co-parenting within a marriage is different than co-parenting after divorce. Add a remarriage, and it gets even harder. A seemingly innocent request from a child can quickly be the catalyst to arguments and upset. I’ve been co-parenting post-divorce for 25 years. We don’t have it all worked out, but we have found some basic how-to’s that I can pass along.
Do you remember when phones actually plugged into the wall? When I was growing up, our phone was in the kitchen and no one had
Some might think if their strategy worked with child #1, they can use that same strategy with child #2. Great idea! Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work. In fact, rarely. No matter how many children you have, no two ever seem to be the same. There are no shortcuts.
It is important to make sure routines include love and connection with your children. All of us can get busy with sports, homework, and other
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
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