How Parents Can Help Kids Dealing With Anxiety and Depression

Mental Health

How Parents Can Help Kids Dealing With Anxiety and Depression

It seems like every day we’re met with the news of horrific stories from around the world or personal tragedies that hit closer to home. Whether you’ve got a kid… Read More
What to Do When Your Adult Child Is Messing Up

College and Young Adult | Featured

What to Do When Your Adult Child Is Messing Up

When an adult child violates our values or makes poor choices, we often question our parenting abilities. Our doubts shout at us: Was it something I did? Read More
Raising Awareness: The Reality of Foster Care

Special Topics

Raising Awareness: The Reality of Foster Care

The foster care system needs to be fixed and reformed. And we can only do better when we know better. But if we only see it as ‘broken,’ then we… Read More
A Checklist for a Successful (Socially Distanced) School Year

Create A Rhythm | Family Life | Featured | School Life

A Checklist for a Successful Socially-Distanced School Year

We want to help make this transition as smooth as possible. Here's a checklist to prepare for the coming school year—which is sure to be like no other before it. Read More
How Do We Make It Through When Things Get Tough?

Family Life

How Do We Make It Through When Things Get Tough?

So what did we DO about it? How did we make it through? We were determined. We persevered . . . step by step, day by day. That’s a story… Read More
How to Argue Well In Your Family

Family Life

How to Argue Well In Your Family

How do we diffuse conflict before it gets out of control? How do make peace the goal, but without ignoring real tensions and offenses that come up? Read More
How To Help Your Kids Get Along With One Another

Family Life

How to Help Your Kids Get Along With One Another

Thanks to Covid-19, most of us have been spending more time at home than ever before. I’m a mom to three girls, and if your house is anything like mine… Read More
Graduation Gifts for Seniors That are Actually Meaningful (and Don’t Break the Bank!)

Celebrations | High School (9th-12th)

Graduation Gifts for Seniors That are Actually Meaningful (and Don’t Break the Bank!)

In light of everything that has been lost, it’s never felt more important to celebrate seniors (yes, with gifts!) in a way that is personal and meaningful. I feel that,… Read More
How to Be Okay When Your "Baby" Goes to School

Elementary (K-5th) | Imagine The End | School Life

How to Be Okay When Your “Baby” Goes to School

When my oldest child started kindergarten . . . I’ve never had my whole life flash before my eyes, but that morning, when we pulled up to the school for… Read More
How the Pandemic Has Been Good For Parenting

Family Life

How the Pandemic Has Been Good for Parenting

Because the truth is, this pandemic crisis has brought to light what has always been true, but we, as parents have been reluctant to admit. The world isn’t always a… Read More