Social media can be a wonderful place to stay connected with friends and family, however, it can also be a very toxic and consuming place if we let it. Thankfully, we don’t have to! When we truly take stock of the role social media plays in our lives and bring our...
As we look toward fall and sending our young adults off to school, we can find some real words of wisdom from the article below. What happens when your young adult child is ready to leave home and you haven’t taught him everything he needs to know yet? Probably not...
After launching three children and teaching parenting classes for the court system, I have come to realize this: The most valuable lessons we can teach our children might not be what we’d expect. As parents, our first duty and desire is to protect. But as our children...
WRITTEN by JOSHUA BECKER Before anything else, congratulations on your graduation from high school. I don’t know if it feels like a noteworthy accomplishment to you, but it is. Your high school diploma is the culmination of 12+ years of hard work and focus. My son...
Written by Nikki Cox Let’s think of future us” is a phrase I introduced to my kids a while ago. After coming in from playing outside in the snow I watched them fling their wet stuff everywhere, leaving their boots and coats in various places. Having been through this...
Mother’s Day is a struggle for many people. Whether they’re struggling with infertility or have a broken relationship with their own mother, all the attention placed on this holiday can exacerbate their pain. Would cancelling Mother’s Day help? Mother’s Day is my...
