By Kirstyn Wegner Dear Daughter, When You Doubt Yourself
When my daughter was 10, every time I told her she had a beautiful voice, she’d shrug and say, “I…
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By Jenny Rapson Youth Pastor Apologizes To Girls: “Wear a Swimsuit That Lets You Have Fun.”
It's waaay into swimsuit season, and as a 43-year-old mom of three, I've got my issues with swimsuit season. A…
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By Jacqueline Miller One Day Your Son Will Be Taller Than You—And You Won’t Be Ready
I read a lot of parenting blogs. And books and magazines. Plus, I follow a ton of writer-moms on social…
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By Sandy Brannan No Matter How Much Your Children Grow, You Don’t Outgrow Motherhood
I love looking at my children. I always have. I remember rocking them, holding them just so I could look…
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By Mary Ann Blair Parenting Feels More Complicated As You Get Older
I never knew how quickly tears could sneak up on me until I became a mother. A few nights ago,…
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By Traci Rhoades Dear Daughter, Middle School is Hard But it Won’t Last Forever
It was middle school, after all, so we anticipated a few bumps in the road. Thinking back on the early…
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By Danielle Peterson I’ll Walk Through These Tween Years With You
“Please don’t tell my friends I still watch Paw Patrol. They say it’s for babies and I know it is,…
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Powerful Dove Ad Exposes How Social Media Beauty is Harming Our Girls
My daughter is 14 years old, and the proud owner of an iPhone, but not of an Instagram account, or…
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Dear Child, I Am Your Mother and Your Friend
The word “friend” is defined as “one attached to another by affection or esteem.” When I was a little girl,…
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Mothering a Teen is Like Walking On Eggshells
There are plenty of times in my life when I have felt I was walking on eggshells. It always involved…
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By Clint Edwards Dads, A Little Encouragement Goes a Long Way With Your Daughters
Yesterday I was walking past my 11-year-old daughter’s room when she asked me to help her with something. I went…
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By Kristie Reitz She Needs You To Love Her Through These Difficult Tween Years
My 11-year-old daughter came into my room to show me a selfie she just took of herself. I studied the…
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