Parenting

After losing a spouse, there is no question that managing your own grief, as well as helping your children through their grief, is a continuing

We teach our kids to stay away from hot stoves and to look both ways before crossing the street. But while their safety is our

Benefits of Chores in Children’s Maturation As a working mom, I often felt like I had two jobs, if not three. I worked, did household

Women Share Their Favorite Conversation Starters With the school year underway, those morning and afternoon car rides, family dinners, or nights doing homework can become

If you are not familiar with The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman, the basic premise is that most of us go through

Imagine that your teen comes home and tells you someone she believes to be her friend is saying untrue things about her. Inevitably, this news

With the end of the school year upon us, now is a wonderful time to find fun, creative, and healthy ways to spend time with

Remarrying with children often creates a complex dynamic. Expectations may not be clear, and people aren’t sure how to behave. There are all kinds of

Recognizing Unhealthy Patterns After teaching a lot of parenting classes over the last 20 years, I can tell you with certainty that most parents have