Character and Values | Featured | Mental Health
3 Conversations Every Parent Is Scared Of
Our kids are growing faster by the day, and that’s a wonderful thing. Let’s equip them for adulthood by talking about what really matters—even if it scares us. Read More
Character and Values | Featured | Mental Health
12 Affirmations To Speak Over Your Kids
Shaping the way my children think about themselves is my highest honor and priority as their mother. Here are a few affirmations I’ve said during my six years as a… Read More
Family Life | Featured | Mental Health | Self Care
Asking for Help Doesn’t Make You a Bad Parent (It Makes You a Better One)
“It takes a village!” You’ve said it. Or you’ve heard it. But have you ever lived it? Back in the day—like, way back—families in our country lived within the wide-cast net of community. Work, play, faith, and life existed in the context… Read More
Featured | Middle School (6th-8th) | Phase
9 Things To Know About Middle Schoolers From A Middle Schooler
We live in the age of information. With a few clicks and a couple of swipes, I could learn just about anything I want... even when it comes to the puzzle that is my middle schooler’s behavior and overall development. If you’re… Read More
College and Young Adult | Featured | High School (9th-12th) | School Life
My High Schooler Didn’t Get Into Their Dream School
“But no senior ever comes to school on early acceptance day.” I was a new high school teacher at the time, and I remember feeling dumbfounded by this kid’s revelation—that virtually every senior stayed home as they waited for our state college’s… Read More
How to Foster a Strong Sibling Relationship
Confession: My kids fight sometimes. Sometimes they argue with each other. Sometimes they lose their patience with each other. Sometimes they yell at each other. Sometimes they say really mean things to each other. Things that they probably don't even mean. I… Read More
Birth - 5 years | Family Life | Featured
What If I’m Not “Enjoying Every Moment”?
I remember the first time it hit me . . . the realization that “time” in the life of a child is fleeting. I was newly postpartum, holding my son while he slept; and, I couldn’t remove the thought that each day,… Read More