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May 2018

May 14, 2018

When Discipline Doesn’t Work

When a child or teen isn’t responding to punishment, parents often incorrectly assume that the...

May 11, 2018

Best Mom Ever!

My mother raised more than 40 kids over a half century—six where her own children,...

May 07, 2018

Are You Raising a Quitter?

How should a parent react when a child or teen wants to quit a sport,...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

Sense and Sensibility in Parenting

In raising 10 kids—including a set of fraternal and a set of identical twins—Lynda Satre...

April 27, 2018

How to Avoid Raising Narcissistic Kids

Studies have found that parents who overpraise are raising narcissistic children. In this week's video...

April 23, 2018

Positive Parenting

I have a confession: I can laser focus on the negative and overlook the positive....

April 20, 2018

A Kid With a Chip on His Shoulder

When a child feels slighted or cheated out of things, it can be difficult for...

April 16, 2018

The Struggles of Modern Moms

Author Jamie Sumner encourages women to find freedom from the often unrealistic expectations of motherhood...

April 13, 2018

Five Simple Ways to Make Your Life as a Parent Easier

We often make our lives as parents harder than it needs to be. In this...

April 09, 2018

Staying Connected With Our Kids

April 06, 2018

How to Love Your Unrepentant Child

As Christian parents, we often struggle when our kids show an unrepentant heart. After all,...

April 02, 2018

Why Teens Are Stressed—and How Parents Can Help

Today’s teens are more stressed than ever, and much of that anxiety can be attributed...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

Recapturing Your Self-Identity as a Mother

As Christian women, we have many callings: wife, mother, housekeeper, errand runner, chef, accountant, chauffeur,...

March 26, 2018

A Quiet Kind of Kid

My introversion nearly held me back in school. As a child, I was what we...

March 23, 2018

Dad’s in Charge!

In this week’s video, I talk about the importance of moms letting dads be in...

March 19, 2018

Helping Kids Develop Healthy Emotions

Emotions are powerful, and to children, emotions can seem to be all-powerful. All too often,...

March 16, 2018

Tools To Help Kids Behave

We all want our children to behave, but often we forget to give them the...

March 12, 2018

Raising Self-Reliant Tweens and Teens

In last week’s blog, we talked about how to help toddlers, preschoolers and younger elementary...

March 09, 2018

Consequences and Kids

Parents often struggle with consequences. The truth about consequences is very different from our perception...

March 05, 2018

How to Raise Self-Reliant Kids: Toddlers Through Fourth Grade

Today’s parents are overly focused on keeping their children safe—safe from both perceived and real...

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