If You’re Stuck in the Angry Room
Recently, a good friend and I were chatting about the upcoming weekend. Her daughter, a first-grader, went to a birthday…
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The Rock Bottom Rebuild
The year was 2012. I had three little boys ages one, three, and five. My husband had gotten on the…
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College Means Our Home Is Not His Home Anymore
He was home! As he walked in the door, I breathed a sigh of relief. I had followed his trip…
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By Amy Keyes We’re Building Precious Memories through These Family Traditions
I am sitting in my happiest place in the world: a beach in Puerto Vallarta in the middle of a…
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By Emaline Ashe My Son, You Were More than Worth the Wait
About a year before my son was born, I’d given up the dream of becoming a parent. The road to…
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Youth Sports Doesn’t Need Bleachers Full of Coaches
"Why did that guy yell at you?" my 11-year-old daughter asked me after my 13-year-old son's basketball game. My response…
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By Michelle Hurst So Much of Parenting Teens is Slowly Letting Go
I saw an exhausted mom in front of me at Target the other day. Her cart was loaded with diapers…
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What if We Stopped Making Homework the Norm?
Every day I pick my children up from school and ask the same question: Do you have homework tonight? I…
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Wrestling with the Lie that Says My Child’s Struggles Are My Fault
It’s a raw, deeply vulnerable feeling when you realize there are moments you don’t know how to help your child.…
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By Krystal Sieben Parenting Is Easier When We’re Kind To Each Other
Maybe I am blessed (or incredibly naïve) but I’m part of a community where I haven’t run into mean moms.…
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By Rhonda Chiger You Don’t Realize How Fast Time Goes until You’re Looking Back at It
My son Cooper recently achieved a major milestone: he surpassed me in height. I knew this day would come, but…
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16 Is a Crossroads for Us Both
Not so long ago, my youngest turned 16. Sixteen candles. Sweet sixteen. Sixteen going on seventeen. All of the reminders that…
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