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April 2020

April 01, 2020

8 Simple Steps for Crisis Parenting: Parents as Play Therapists

We are in a temporary age of physical distancing or social distancing as a societal...

June 2018

June 21, 2018

Mental Health, Spiritual Health, and Suicide: A Holistic Look

Have you heard that mental health is related to spiritual health? That depression is afflicted...

April 2018

April 11, 2018

Christian Feminism: The Southern Christian Mom

Have you ever wondered what an average day in the life of an American mom...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

Good Friday or Bad Friday, You Decide

Millions of Christians across the world will be celebrating this weekend starting on the somber...

February 2018

February 13, 2018

Finding True Love in a False Love World

Americans are getting ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Do you have a true love to...

January 2018

January 22, 2018

Code Switching–Do Asian Americans Do It?

Code switching means that people tend to use different language, mannerisms, and behaviors depending on...

January 15, 2018

Keep Your Nuclear Family Together

The term, “nuclear family,” (NF) is not common vernacular. If, like me, you are a...

December 2017

December 29, 2017

10 Ways to Choose People Over Politics

Here are 10 practical ways you can choose people over politics.

October 2017

October 27, 2017

Want To Be A Bridge?

If you want to be a bridge, be prepared to be stepped on by people...

September 2017

September 06, 2017

Survivor’s Guilt: Questions & Answers

It looks like someone else beat me to the punch! Actually, she beat my friend and...

August 2017

August 18, 2017

Raising Up Kids in a Controversial World

As soon as the title of this blog came to me, I sadly thought, when...

June 2017

June 02, 2017

East Meets West at the Altar

As a young Chinese-Vietnamese girl of seven in 1979, I did not know that I...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Being a Broken Parent

Christians have a saying that as humans, we are "broken" people. We are "fallen" creatures....

April 12, 2017

Asian American & Shame

By now, you probably have seen the viral video clips of the United airplane passenger...

April 01, 2017

Help Me Be A Good Wife

Dear Readers, If you are a married woman of a number of years, chances are...

March 2017

March 11, 2017

Bully-Proof Your Kid, part 3/4

Teach kids emotional intelligence, also known as emotion regulation. While many parents focus on raising a child with...

February 2017

February 24, 2017

Bully-Proof Your Kid, part 2/4

Make home a safe place to thrive, not just survive. As loving moms and dads, we...

February 10, 2017

Black History Month

February is Black History Month in the United States. Stacy on the Right, a prominent black...

January 2017

January 20, 2017

7 Ways to Make America Great

Want to make America great again? Start with you. Whether you consider yourself Democrat/Republican, Liberal

January 13, 2017

The Many Gifts in Your Life

Every relationship in your life can bring a gift, including a parent's undying sacrifice, a spouse's unconditional...

January 06, 2017

Are You My Mother?

I have a few books that are my favorite to read with children in bibliotherapy (a form...

December 2016

December 30, 2016

Coming Out of the Big Closet

where practically everyone is hiding, except for celebrities. When people talk about coming out of...

December 16, 2016

Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?

Whether or not this is a big debate is up to you. But during this...

November 2016

November 12, 2016

Don’t Leave the Country

Your fellow Americans need you here. Not to argue with us. Not to take us...

October 2016

October 15, 2016

Mommy, How Was Your Day?

He was five years old when I noticed that he was more interested in my electronic...

October 07, 2016

How to Balance It All

The life of a parent is like a circus act full of interesting characters and...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

You Are Special Needs

No matter how it appears on the outside, no matter our age, culture, race, socioeconomic...

September 17, 2016

East Meets West: Parenting From the Best of Both Worlds

The day is here. My blogging work that began earlier this year has culminated in...

September 09, 2016

To Be Judgmental or To Be Wise?

In today's modern world, everyone seems to be afraid of being called "judgmental." However, it...

September 02, 2016

Mom, How Am I Doing at Childing?

So I recently had an amusing, interesting conversation with my teenage son. By the way,...

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