By Angela Williams Glenn I Want My Kids to Know the Key to Success Isn’t Winning, It’s Trying Your Best
As I dropped my daughter off at yet another practice, I found myself questioning again—is it too much? On the…
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By Liz Newman To My Firstborn: A New Baby May Divide My Attention But Not My Love
Sweet babe, have you heard the news? You’re going to be a big sibling! Our family is growing, and there…
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By Randi Latzman I Hope She Knows
I hope she knows how hard I try to be a good mom. I hope she knows that my anger…
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By Katarina Bohn Please Don’t Comment on My Son’s Size—He Already Knows He’s Short
I pulled up to my son’s school one day last week, and he climbed into the car full of his…
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By Alicia Searl I Won’t Miss the Eye Rolls, But I Will Miss You
“You’re gonna miss this one day,” she said. “It all goes by so fast. It’s just a season, and in…
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By Ellie Hunja I Was Waiting to Connect with My Autistic Son and I Almost Missed the Love that Was Already There
When we’re exhausted and completely emptied by the demands of motherhood, the connection we feel with our little ones is…
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Dear Daughter: I’m Not Ready to Let Go of These Little Moments with You
Just before dawn I wake, and my first thought is, She’s not here. Then I hear the familiar creak of…
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By Amanda Crumrine He’s Outgrowing My Lap But He’ll Never Outgrow My Heart
He’s five now—my baby, the third of my three children. I feel like I’ve taken the time to enjoy each…
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We Have to Let Our Kids Make Hard Choices
The registration deadline for the fifth-grade science camp was looming. Many parents view the school science camp as a rite…
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By Brandie Kendrick Every Girl Needs a Dog
Every girl needs a dog. It’s science, well, truthfully I don’t know it if is science, but it should be.…
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Dear Child: Don’t Let a Bully Steal Your Light or Your Life
Dear child who is being bullied, Don’t give up. At a slowed-down pace, please read that first sentence, again—absorb my…
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By Lisa Mullen My Challenging Child Taught Me How to Shepherd Hearts Not Behavior
My first child was relatively easy to parent. Oh, sure, he threw the typical toddler tantrums, and years three and…
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