As a child moves through elementary school, they also move through a transition of sorts in how they relate to themself and others.
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The Dreams I Had for My Kid Aren’t Coming True
If you’ve been a parent for longer than fifteen minutes, you know that when it comes to predicting the future for your kid, your expectations matter about as much as the answer you get from shaking a Magic 8-Ball. Take my oldest, for example. Her dad played college...
Let Your Kids See Your Faith
As a kid, do you remember a moment when you realized that grown-ups were real people? Maybe it was standing around the grill with your dad and his friends, or listening to your mom as she played cards with her sisters. There was a way they interacted with each other...
How to Influence Your Kid At Every Phase
Kids know more about you than you know about them. People are wired to pay closer attention to someone who has power over their world. Think about it. As kids and teenagers grow up, they depend on the adults in their world to get food, to have transportation, and to...
The Other Side of Comparison
As parents, we know to teach our kids not to compare. With social media it’s easy for teenagers to compare their lives against the lives of their friends. For elementary school kids it’s easy to compare their summer vacation to the summer vacation of a friend. For...