Character and Values | Featured | Mental Health
3 Conversations Every Parent Is Scared Of
One day you’re holding a new baby—toes in your hand and a little noggin’ tucked in the crook of your elbow. The next thing you know that baby is running past you, full of opinions, ideas and questions. Lots of questions. Scary… Read More
Character and Values | Featured | Mental Health
12 Affirmations To Speak Over Your Kids
My husband, Kevin, and I first introduced affirmations to our daughter when she was about two and a half years old. I know—that feels a little young, right? I thought that, too…until months later when I observed my kid trying and failing… 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