Getting to the bottom of our emotional reactions to our kids can be difficult. The heat of the moment can cause us to do things we said we would never do. And it has taken me a long time to understand these reactions even in myself. Years, in fact. If I’m feeling something going on […]
Let’s face it, most of us have emotional outbursts from time to time. Even if not openly for everyone to hear, at least internally where we tell ourselves that the person who has “hurt” us is in the wrong. Hopefully we don’t go into this mode as often as our teens, but we do have these […]
Years ago I found myself in the middle of a decision. And I agonized over it. Would I say ‘yes’ to an opportunity that would only happen once in a lifetime or stay home with my tween who had a birthday that weekend? Today, I find myself in a similar situation. This time my kid […]
As our kids move into the tween and teen years, we as parents need to be thinking more about allowing natural consequences be our kids’ teacher. Consequences help our kids become better critical thinkers while helping them own their choices. Our job is to create an environment where our kids will want to come […]
As I spent time with a friend today we started talking about helping our kids become motivated. The more we talked I was hit with an a-ha. “Do you think your son knows what his purpose is?” I asked. There was a long pause. And for both of us it was as if the dawning […]
My husband was traveling last week and purchased one of those small pocket books you can find in the airport bookstore to read on the plane. As he settled into his seat focused on the book content he soon felt an overwhelming gnawing sense that he had failed. A list of all the things we […]