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Parenting Through the Transitional Year of Fifth Grade | Parent Cue Blog

Fifth graders are weird. Okay, maybe that’s too strong. But you have to admit they can seem a little hard to understand at times. Read More

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Giving Your Kids Permission to Break the Rules

Brooklyn Lindsey 0 Comments

“Resist much, obey little.”― Walt Whitman It’s really not the advice I thought I would pass to my daughters when I imagined them before they were born. Even so, as I walked the streets of Brooklyn tonight, a grown adult, wife and mother of two, I felt Whitman’s... Read More

Birth - 5 years | Fight For The Heart

What to Do With the Curiosity of a Three-Year-Old

Sue Miller 0 Comments

If you ask me, any phase that involves sleeping through the night is far superior to any that don’t. Add uninterrupted REM to the fact that most three-year-olds are beginning to learn how to dress themselves, go to the bathroom in an actual toilet, and tell you what... Read More

Fight For The Heart | High School (9th-12th) | School Life

The Gridlock that Happens in the Minds of Eleventh Graders

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I absolutely love this phase. Sure, junior year can be exhausting. Most high school educators will tell you this is the most academically challenging year. Most athletic coaches expect their juniors to be at peak performance. And most juniors begin to feel as if they carry increasingly more... Read More

Elementary (K-5th) | Fight For The Heart | School Life

The Sunny Side of Second Grade

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Welcome to the wonderful year of second grade! You’re in the phase that is the very essence of childhood. I’ve been working with children for over forty years now, and I’ve been a parent for more than thirty. In my experience, this is the age that brings a... Read More

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Tragedy

Carey Nieuwhof 0 Comments

The news is heartbreaking enough to take in as a parent. Terrorist attacks. Mass killings. Planes blowing up. Beheadings. I know…please just stop right there. Add to that the political chaos that seems to dominate the headlines, climate change, job losses and more. It’s just too much to... Read More

Birth - 5 years | Fight For The Heart

Messy One-Year-Olds

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I’m not sure what captivates me more . . . the spontaneous belly laugh or the drool-mouthed wonder on their angelic faces. I can fall in love with a one-year-old faster than they can stink up a room with a saggy diaper. The cherub cheeks and adorable fat... Read More

Fight For The Heart | Middle School (6th-8th) | School Life

Figuring Out Seventh Graders

Tom Shefchunas 0 Comments

“Wow . . . really?” “God bless you!” “I’ll pray for you!” These are the top three responses I get from people when they learn I work with middle school students for a living. And usually, it’s said in a tone of confusion or skepticism. Read More

Birth - 5 years | Fight For The Heart

What Your New Baby Needs Most From You

Holly Crawshaw 0 Comments

Regardless of how many friends, family members, and perfect strangers try to paint an accurate picture of parenthood, there’s nothing anyone can say that adequately prepares you for that heart-stretching moment you hold your newborn for the first time. Read More

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