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Dear Strong-Willed Child, Don’t Hide Your Big Personality

Kids, Motherhood
June 21, 2022
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By Brianna Forsman

Dear Strong-Willed Child, Don’t Hide Your Big Personality

My sweet child, I often wondered in our early days together how one tiny person could have so much bigness…

My Challenging Child Taught Me How to Shepherd Hearts Not Behavior

Kids, Motherhood
April 12, 2022
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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…

Bad Days Don’t Have To Get the Best of Us

Child, Kids, Motherhood
December 8, 2021
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By Twyla Franz

Bad Days Don’t Have To Get the Best of Us

I tried again to peel her fingers off the headrest in the car, but it wasn’t working. I shouldn’t have…

I Will Not Suppress My Daughter’s Strong Will

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
October 7, 2021
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By Jennifer Toscano

I Will Not Suppress My Daughter’s Strong Will

She is strong-willed. She knows what she wants, and she isn’t afraid to say it. She naturally likes to be…

Kids, Motherhood
August 9, 2021
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By Erin Wood

I’m Raising a Firecracker of a Daughter

As we were getting dressed after my daughter's swimming lesson a few weeks ago, I was hit with an upsetting…

I Almost Broke My Strong-Willed Child’s Spirit

Motherhood, Teen
February 22, 2021
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By Whitney Fleming

I Almost Broke My Strong-Willed Child’s Spirit

This one right here. I almost broke her spirit. So alike that we butt heads like two rams fighting for…

Dear Strong Willed Daughter, When We Struggle

Child, Faith, Motherhood
February 11, 2021
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By Jennifer Toscano

Dear Strong Willed Daughter, When We Struggle

You, my daughter, are my tough one. You are my child who bucks against everything I say. You keep your…

My Strong Willed Child Challenges Everything, and One Day it Will Serve Her Well

Kids, Motherhood
December 14, 2020
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By Tiffany Yoder

My Strong Willed Child Challenges Everything, and One Day it Will Serve Her Well

If I ask her not to do something, she will literally go out of her way to do the opposite.…

I’ll Never Stop Chasing You, My Strong-Willed Child

Child, Motherhood
September 2, 2020
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By Dani Sherman-Lazar

I’ll Never Stop Chasing You, My Strong-Willed Child

My strong-willed child, I’m always chasing you. But sometimes my legs get tired. Because it’s hard playing a game of…

My Absolutely, Positively Difficult Child

Motherhood
July 6, 2020
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By Jheri Jordan

My Absolutely, Positively Difficult Child

My middle child. My wild child. My absolutely, positively difficult child. She was my easiest birth. After going overdue with…

There is Wild Beauty in This Spirited Child of Mine

Kids, Motherhood
June 26, 2020
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By Kiley Hillner

There is Wild Beauty in This Spirited Child of Mine

Spirited. Strong-willed. Lively. Energetic. Marches to the beat of her own drum. All words and phrases that have been used…

Dear Strong-Willed Child, You Are Worth the Struggle

Kids, Motherhood
May 16, 2020
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke

Dear Strong-Willed Child, You Are Worth the Struggle

Strong willed kids are a lot. It’s as though they were born to not only rock the boat, but crash…