Sitting in a room full of women during a Daughters of Sarah course on marriage, I kept thinking about my relationship with my three teens and my soon to be teenager. Nina Roesner was talking about “random acts of kindness” and how we could show our husbands respect through the little things we did for […]
I was listening to a podcast this week about setting goals for 2019. I don’t know about you, but when I think of goal setting, I typically think of my career, my finances, my health, and other areas that I can quantify. I’ll admit that becoming a better parent is on my list, but it […]
Whether or not to make a teen clean their room is a topic that almost always comes to the surface whenever I lead parenting groups. There are usually parents in both camps–‘it’s not a hill worth dying on’ versus the ‘I can’t stand the mess’ moms. Do you just close the door and hope that […]
Do you ever feel stuck with your kids? Are you tired of hounding them to do something only to find that you have become the barbaric person you swore you would never be? The volume in the room raises, your voice takes on a gruff “I mean it” tone, your hands are on your hips in a power stance, […]
Parenting toward a team mentality is so much easier when our kids are small. After all, their needs are more basic and we tend to do everything as a family. The kids help us set the table, put away their toys, and we tend to celebrate each individual’s milestones as a family. Birthday parties include everyone […]
My guess is that even with Christmas less than a week away, many of us are still frantic trying to make sure we get those last minute gifts for our tweens and teens. If your kids are anything like mine, something seems to happen in our teens’ brains the week before Christmas. Those synapses that didn’t seem […]