By Jody Stallings Teacher to Parent—Positive Reinforcement Doesn’t Work in the Long Run
Q. My third grade son recently came home in tears saying he didn’t want to go to school anymore because…
Continue Reading
A Gift for Mom! 🤍
Kids
By Tammi Landry-Gilder I’m Still the Guardian of Their Hearts and Feelings Even When My Teenagers Don’t Think They Need Mom
Remember when your child was just a tiny, little ball of warmth? Do you look back with fondness when he…
Continue Reading
By Traci Rhoades I Make My Daughter Write Thank You Cards Because Manners Matter
She wanted to throw a party that included extended family. Since it would be her 10th birthday, we agreed…
Continue Reading
By Jamie Sumner “A Wrinkle in Time” Speaks to Anyone Who’s Ever Felt Different
It is March and with the change in daylight and the daffodils also comes the movie version of A Wrinkle in…
Continue Reading
By Kathryn Malherbe You Are Going To Do Great Things In Your Life, My Son
To my son, Looking forward to the life God has planned for you, I feel nervous and excited to be…
Continue Reading
By Lindsay Stauffer I’m Not a Perfect Mom, But I’m Raising Happy Kids
I was thinking the other day how I used to be a perfect mom. You know, back before my kids'…
Continue Reading
These Things I Know Because I’m Blessed To Have a Daughter
If I made a list of the perfect moments in my life, this would be one of them: My husband…
Continue Reading
By Jordan Harrell Dear Sensitive Child, You Are Never Too Much
Dear Sensitive Child, I need you to know something. I'm not sure my actions have always spoken this, because I'm…
Continue Reading
By Karen Johnson Mom’s Warning to Parents: Kids Find Stuff That’s ‘Worse Than Porn’ on Musical.ly App
"No, you're too young." My 9-year-old groans and stomps away. Again. Same question. Same answer. Day after day lately. I…
Continue Reading
By Jessica Johnston Dear Kids: You Don’t Ever Have To Pretend
Dear Kids, The world has gotten more full of pressure to pretend than ever. Social media is overflowing with perfectly…
Continue Reading
By Melissa Fenton There’s Some New Barbie Dolls Coming Out and You’re Gonna Want them
Barbie shopping soon? Well, you may be pleasantly surprised what you find when you hit the infamous “pink” section of…
Continue Reading
By Becca Wenzel God’s Telling Us Which Battles To Choose With Our Kids, But Are We Listening?
"Please for the twelfth time, put your socks on!! It's time for preschool!" I yell. "But mommy, they don't feel…
Continue Reading