Helping Our Children Feel Secure

Any tragedy that affects children feels out-of-control, scary, and hopeless. Sadly, we have been here way too many times. We…

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Living Wide Alive

In 2006, Gayle King began hosting The Gayle King Show on Oprah’s XM Channel 156. Like many during that time,…

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10 Essential Tips on Positive Parenting with JTI

Such a fun day talking with the girls at Just Try It about everything parenting. Their subscribers asked the questions,…

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How parenting from anger doesn't help

The 5 Things Your Children Need You to Know About Anger

Anger is not uncommon in parenting. For some, it is a daily occurrence, but if left unchecked, it can become…

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Give Them Roots and Give Them Strings

Give Them Roots and Give Them Strings

You know the old saying: Give them roots and give them wings? Well, times have changed. We seem to have…

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Trying to Find Happiness Outside of Yourself is Like Chasing a Cheetah

Trying to Find Happiness Outside of Yourself is Like Chasing a Cheetah

It is not unusual for humans to search for happiness outside of themselves. If I get the car, I will…

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What Consequence Should I Give my Child?

What Consequence Should I Give My Child?

Consequences: The word “consequences” comes up almost every day in my work. It comes in some form of the question:…

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what our children need to fight the effects of technology.

What Our Children Need to Fight the Effects of Technology

A few years back,  I had the privilege of sitting down and talking with Dr. Katey McPherson. She is an…

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Why Do Socks Need to Match?

Why Do My Socks Need to Match?

My youngest daughter rarely has on matching socks. In the laundry room, I have a jar of socks. It is…

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Sibling Rivalry: To Help or Not to Help—That is The Question.

Sibling Rivalry: To Help or Not to Help—That is The Question. Sibling rivalry is a topic that has plagued parents…

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Raisning (Almost) Responsible Children

Raising (Almost) Responsible Children

Recently, I was reading an article for moms and after I finished reading it I felt like I was raising…

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Our Children Need to Hear Us Say No

The Picture-Perfect Guilty Mom

The Picture-Perfect Guilty Mom When my children were little, I had a horrible time getting anything done. I was the…

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