Why Don't People Want Their Kids?
We live in a tumultuous world during a tumultuous time and all around I see people swearing up and down that the solution is just one policy change or one legislative session away. But what if all our man made problems don’t have a man made solution?
Wrestling with Technology
I’m not willing to nod my head in agreement to the adage “everything in moderation” as I hand over the iPad with a wink and a nod, a silent acknowledgement that we all know how this works.
An Assignment Our Kids Don't Need
We are naturally self-centered. We do not need well-meaning parents or teachers to puff us up like a marshmallow in a microwave.
Course Correction
Daring to be vulnerable, daring to love and ask others to love us, these are not undertakings for the faint of heart. Do them anyway.
Tell the Children
Dispensing lessons to our kids about adult issues before they are mature enough to absorb them does not help them, it confuses them. It scares them.
Materialism--It's More Than Just a Season
If we are asking people to refrain from giving things because we already have a mountain of things in the playroom, isn’t it worth examining where all that original clutter—the stuff we ask our loved ones not to add to—came from?
The Impact of Environment
Environment is all around us, seeping into our bones and into our psyches. It is unique to each home, to each family, just like a fingerprint or a snowflake.
Parent Coaching for the Parent-To-Be
These young women are educated, capable, professionally successful and in strong relationships, and yet they wonder if they have what it takes to successfully raise children in today’s culture.
Always Worth Waking For
As much as moms often feel over-touched and over-crowded with little ones crawling and grabbing and needing so much physical attention, I’m pretty sure without all the touching and needing and pulling and leaning I might just wither a little bit.
This Day Was Hard
Right now my kids are still so connected to me, so pliable, so gut wrenchingly transparent and forthright. What happens when someday they meet a friend who suggests to them that what they have with me can be found somewhere else?