Parenting

Our sixth grade daughter is currently writing her Tropicana Speech for her ELA class. Her title? It’s Hard Being the Best One Yes, you read that correctly. She’s writing her speech about being the best…

“It just occurred to me that my parents had no idea what they’re doing,” I whispered to my husband from the passenger seat of the car. One of the kids asked a question, I didn’t…

A better question is, “Why shouldn’t my teenager see a therapist?” According to the National Alliance on Mental Health’s statistics listed in a Good Therapy article, the number of people living with mental health conditions…

I’m not a regular mom…I’m a cool mom. Amy Poehler’s character in ‘Mean Girls’ spoke this line, and we’ve all said it a time or two. I said it this weekend to my teenage daughter…

Everything we do as parents affects the way our children feel, and we cannot always predict how they might react to our actions. For example, when I tell any of our three daughters I love…

How do you show love? I’m not asking about your love language with your spouse. I’m asking how you show love to your kids…you’re not being graded, so be honest. There is no right or…

What is parallel parenting, and should you try it? I imagine many haven’t heard of it, or maybe that was just me. Parallel parenting is not a parenting style I’ve ever heard of, but there…

Happy New Year, and Happy Month We All Get to Slow Down and Recuperate From Months of Busyness. Okay, I made up that last part, but you know I’m not wrong. January is like the…

If there is one thing I will not tolerate from my children, it’s lying. The number one rule in our household is the truth is spoken at all times. Lying is unacceptable. I remember growing…