She’s so much like me.
Isn’t it interesting how our kids grow up behaving just like us? My wife constantly reminds me that my youngest daughter has learned a lot of my behavior. Good AND bad. It’s probably not surprising to you that I’m a [...]
My kids are scared ALL. THE. TIME.
We go to the store. They’re afraid of the grocery cart. You walk around the block and they’re scared of the chihuahua that just walked by. At family gatherings, they won’t hug grandma or grandpa. How about your pre-teen who hates crowds, [...]
I just lied to my kids–I feel terrible!
How many of us have been there? None of us make it a practice of lying to our kids, but sometimes it happens. I’m NOT excusing it. I heard someone say, “It’s NEVER okay to lie to our kids.” I [...]
Black Lives DO matter.
No matter what I say about this topic, I’ll face some criticism, but here it goes. As a parent and grandparent, my goal has been to teach my family to love ALL people and treat them like WE’D like to [...]
I am enough.
Parenting in a coronavirus crisis mode is tough. Rebecca Dreyer speaks truth as a wife, mother, and teacher. “I am enough for my girls, even if my 3-year-old probably spends too much time on her iPad every day and I [...]
I’ve been protecting them, now they’re asking questions.
There are many parents who want to protect their kids from undue fear and anxiety at all cost – especially if something is short-lived. Maybe that’s what you thought about the coronavirus. Well, it’s here. There’s no avoiding it. So, [...]
I have been on a rollercoaster, and it’s affecting my kids.
The coronavirus has caused an amazing problem in society. Anxiousness and fear. That fear closed the world’s economy resulting in layoffs and furloughs of millions worldwide. It’s no wonder we’re afraid. As a parent and grandparent my emotions have gone [...]
My kids are SO angry. This is new.
I’m not an expert in child psychology, but I raised four. I know when our kids seem “off” something’s not right. This COVID-19 virus is wreaking havoc on all of us, especially kids. A lot of kids tend to get [...]
I’m still home with my kids – help!!!!
The coronavirus has done one thing for families. It’s forced us to spend time TOGETHER. Now, we’re at a point we’ve done everything we can think of. We’ve tried home school. We played board games. We’ve watch movies – LOTS [...]
Wow, that was awesome. It’s a God thing!
Have you ever noticed when we say, “It’s a God thing” that we’re usually talking about something good? You know what I’m talking about. You weren’t sure how you were going to pay the mortgage, but God provided the check [...]