Birth - 5 years | Family Life | Phase
The One Thing That Matters Most in the Preschool Phase
While caring for your preschooler, on days when your constant to-do list feels endless, you can’t help but wonder, am I doing anything that really matters? Read More
Birth - 5 years | Fight For The Heart
6 Ways to Meet Your Toddler’s Needs
Toddlers get a bad rap. Sure they whine and throw tantrums. But can you blame them? There’s a lot going on in those pint-sized bodies. But with the world at their fingertips, there’s still so much they can’t do. That’s where you come in. Read More
Birth - 5 years | Make It Personal
The Truth About the Baby Phase
Becoming a parent is one of those experiences in life where basically every cliché is true: It goes so fast. You’ll miss this. Just wait until they’re walking/talking/teenagers. They’ll grow out of it. It will get easier. At Parent Cue, we say something similar: It’s just a phase. So... Read More
An Open Letter to the Exhausted Parents of Small Children
What is it about having small children that prompts strangers to offer unsolicited words of wisdom? No, kind lady at Target, I’m not sure I want to hear your birthing story—though I’m sure it’s got the entertainment value of an action film—I’d prefer my curious seven-year-old not have... Read More
The Humbling Moments of Raising a Strong-Willed Child
My son peed on my friend’s pants. It wasn’t an “Ooops!-My-lil’-sweet-pea’s-diaper-leaked-some tee-tee!” kinda-pee. My almost-three-year-old pulled down his pants, set up his aim with precision, and fire-hosed the folded jeans. Every parent has laughable potty-training stories. But this incident wasn’t just a learning-bladder-control mishap; it was a desperate... Read More
Birth - 5 years | Elementary (K-5th) | Family Life | High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th)
Don’t Miss it – Know Your Kids
The better you know your kids, the better you will be able to lead them. But here’s a problem. Your kids keep changing, which means their issues keep changing. Your kids are navigating an important journey from childhood to adulthood. So remember: You are not raising children. You... Read More
Just Put Away the Ugly Blanket
Well, friends. I may have done something halfway decent as a mama today. Hold your applause, because there’s ample time left for me to mess up my girls to the tune of thousands in therapy costs, but today…today, I actually paused before disciplining my seven-year-old, Lilah. Now. If... Read More
It’s Tough Raising Little Humans
“It’s tough raising little humans.” This is what my husband and I tell each other on a fairly regular basis. Granted, we haven’t had experiences raising any other kind of species, but in our limited experience, humans seem particularly challenging. Because it’s the actual raising of kids that... Read More
Tiny Crazy Mouths
It’s February. The holidays are over. All [most] of the Christmas decorations are packed away. The family goals for the New Year are written on the back of a Chik-Fil-A napkin and taped to the fridge…and for about 15 minutes, I get to sit on the sofa and... Read More
Surviving Ezzy
I was the perfect mother. I mean, anyone could be—if they just read the books like I did and maintained a schedule like I did. If they had boundaries with their children. If they stood their ground . . . If they would just work the system, they... Read More