The Strong-Willed Child Has a Sweet Side Too
An encouragement to the mom of the strong-willed child . . . I didn’t realize that was a thing in…
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An encouragement to the mom of the strong-willed child . . . I didn’t realize that was a thing in…
Continue ReadingI used to be a person who measured. I felt accomplished checking tasks off a list or beating the estimated…
Continue ReadingMy son slammed his fingers down the guitar strings enthusiastically while I stared at my computer screen, eyes glazed over,…
Continue ReadingShe is . . . extra. She just is. All the time she is extra sad, and then extra "OMG,…
Continue ReadingMy sweet child, I often wondered in our early days together how one tiny person could have so much bigness…
Continue ReadingMy first child was relatively easy to parent. Oh, sure, he threw the typical toddler tantrums, and years three and…
Continue ReadingI tried again to peel her fingers off the headrest in the car, but it wasn’t working. I shouldn’t have…
Continue ReadingShe is strong-willed. She knows what she wants, and she isn’t afraid to say it. She naturally likes to be…
Continue ReadingAs we were getting dressed after my daughter's swimming lesson a few weeks ago, I was hit with an upsetting…
Continue ReadingThis one right here. I almost broke her spirit. So alike that we butt heads like two rams fighting for…
Continue ReadingYou, my daughter, are my tough one. You are my child who bucks against everything I say. You keep your…
Continue ReadingIf I ask her not to do something, she will literally go out of her way to do the opposite.…
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