There are times even the best parenting advice and guidance does not work. As parents, we need to learn how to stay ourselves with our…
In a week when our country is again shocked by the evil in this world and grieving the needless loss of life, I wanted to…
I want to have a heart to heart with you about raising resilient children. These are children who bounce back and recover when things go…
At my son’s final swim lesson of the season, the instructor led my 7-year old to the deep end of the pool to practice freestyle…
I just walked out of the shower this morning when I heard my son sobbing in his room. I was surprised by this sound so…
by Jen’s husband Chris The other day I noticed my mind wandering to past events, previous relationships and moments in the rearview mirror of life…
One evening after the boys were in bed I walked into the kitchen to hear Chris muttering under his breath. When he spotted me he…
I recently received a request to write an example story demonstrating what it looks and sounds like to return to joy from disappointment. Ideally, I…
Sometimes my sons say hurtful words to each other. As we all know, words can hurt. Because my husband and I have little patience for…
The other night Matthew was feeling disappointed. While he tends to have a hard time with this melting pot of emotions that include some sadness,…