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November 2019

November 22, 2019

The Art of Apology

Apologizing is one of the key components to conflict resolution--and one of the easist ways...

September 2019

September 20, 2019

Rules for Confrontation

Did you know that there are rules that can help guide us during confrontations? In...

September 06, 2019

Tools for Arguments

Arguments can be constructive, but more times than not, the way we disagree negats any...

August 2019

August 30, 2019

Words, Not Fists

In children, especially younger ones, frustration often erupts into striking out at the source physically....

August 02, 2019

The Desire for Peace

The desire for a peaceful, calm house isn't wrong, but many times parents try to...

July 2019

July 26, 2019

Helping Kids Develop Self-Control

The benefits of self-control, while timeless in nature, have fallen out of favor in today's...

July 19, 2019

The Blessing of Siblings

Parents often plan how many kids to have based on the number of children they...

July 12, 2019

The Fairness Doctrine

“It’s not fair!” is one of the rallying cries of childhood. At any given moment,...

July 05, 2019

How to Avoid Favortism With Your Kids

Parents have been picking favorites from among their children since time began—to disastrous consequences. Patterns...

June 2019

June 28, 2019

Competition

Sibling competition has been around as long as there have been siblings. Competition often begins...

June 14, 2019

Thinking the Best, not the Worst

Acts of charity should be frequent in our homes, but in reality our children rarely...

May 2019

May 31, 2019

The Importance of Getting Along

Why should parents care that their children are fighting? In this video, I talk about...

May 10, 2019

How to be a Mean Mother

Sometimes, the best thing we can do is be mean to our kids. In this...

April 2019

April 26, 2019

The Creativity of Boredom

With summer fast approaching, parents shouldn't fear cries of "I'm bored" from their children. In...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

5 Conversations to Have With Your Teen About College

In light of the recent #collegeadmissionscandal, in this week’s video blog, I give five topics...

March 15, 2019

Parenting Postings

Most parents think nothing of uploading information and photos of their children on social media,...

March 01, 2019

A Generational Connection

It's important that our children have relationships with their grandparents, but distance and age can...

February 2019

February 22, 2019

The Truth About Strangers

If there's one thing that's been drilled into our kids is the concept of "stranger-danger."...

February 15, 2019

How to Ruin Your Child’s Free Time (In Five Easy Steps)

In this week’s video blog, I give five easy steps for parents to follow to...

February 01, 2019

What Moms Can Learn From Dads

For some strange reason, a rivalry has sprung up among parents as to which one...

January 2019

January 18, 2019

So You Want a Disobedient Child

In this week’s video blog, I discuss four easy ways to create a disobedient child:...

December 2018

December 28, 2018

Obedience Equals Happiness

In this week’s video blog, I talk about how obedience can bring about happiness for...

November 2018

November 16, 2018

Stop Entertaining Your Kids!

We parents are not responsible for our children's entertainment. All too often, we moms feel...

October 2018

October 26, 2018

Should Christians Trick or Treat on Halloween?

The Christian’s response to Halloween can be, well, tricky. Should parents allow their children to...

October 12, 2018

Encouraging Moms

Let’s stop the criticism and focus on offering moms we come into contact with encouragement...

September 2018

September 28, 2018

Whose Grades?

With the school year back in full swing, parents are starting to see their children’s...

September 21, 2018

The Criminalization of Normal Kid Behavior

All too often, private schools “criminalize” normal kid behavior by putting too rigid expectations on...

September 14, 2018

How to Prepare Kids for a Natural Disaster

With Hurricane Florence pummeling the North and South Carolina coastline, it’s a good time to...

September 07, 2018

The Punctual Child

Being late has become a status symbol of how busy we are, but it’s not...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

Avoiding a Scheduling Nightmare

How do you juggle school, sports, activities, playdates, homework, chores and family dinners without losing...

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