Motherhood & Family

Life in the ‘hood

Are you worried your child is a quitter?

Are you worried your child is a quitter?

Have you signed your child up for swimming, soccer, gymnastics, piano lessons, or camp only to hear, “I don’t want to go!”? It’s hard not […]

13 Ways to help your kids cope with divorce

13 Ways to help your kids cope with divorce

Fifty-percent of all marriages end in failure. That’s 50% of evangelical marriages, 50% of secular marriages, 50% of Jewish marriages, 50% of gay marriages – […]

A letter to my kids: Why I say no to electronics

A letter to my kids: Why I say no to electronics

Dear Boys, Do you remember the day we went to the drugstore and the lady said, “Wow, you are the first kids I’ve seen all […]

Caring moments of fatherhood: All the ways dads care

Caring moments of fatherhood: All the ways dads care

Have you ever noticed that most television commercials portray Dads as bumbling fools who are incapable of taking care of their kids or family as […]

The ABC’s of retro baby activities

The ABC’s of retro baby activities

During the early weeks and months of life, your infant is constantly growing and developing, and as a parent, you play a pivotal role in […]

7 Tips to help your kids manage their own fights

7 Tips to help your kids manage their own fights

In parenting, there aren’t many experiences more time consuming, frustrating, worrisome, and annoying than your children’s fights. In a nanosecond, you fear they’ll never have […]

7 Kinds of girls targeted for mean girl aggression

7 Kinds of girls targeted for mean girl aggression

When I ask a circle of girls in grades 4 through 12 if they’ve ever been the victim of teasing, exclusion, rumors or gossip, or […]

To raise a disciplined child, be a disciplined parent

To raise a disciplined child, be a disciplined parent

A life devoid of discipline is a life of chaos. But many of us are afraid of using the word “discipline,” because we think it […]