Whose Move Is It Anyway?: How to Proceed in Decision-Making When You and Your Spouse Don’t See Eye to Eye
My husband and I had three days to look at 30+ houses, visit three different schools, and decide where we wanted our young family to live. It’s no wonder I developed a migraine. These were not easy decisions! We were…
Facing a New ChalleNGe
Sometimes we have to do really hard things in parenting. Sometimes we have to give up control. Sometimes we have to recognize that we don’t have all the tools we need to help our children in certain situations, and we…
Teachers Tell Us What They Want (What They Really, Really Want)
Parents, we know how much support and encouragement we need throughout the everydayness of parenting our kids. And that’s just with the few children who have been entrusted in our care. Now imagine you have been entrusted with 25-150 children…
Gratitude for Books and Reading
You are either reading this post, or someone else is reading it to you. Have you considered what a gift and tremendous help it is to be able to read?? Through written words, people can express thoughts, tell stories, pass…
Gratitude for Teachers, Coaches, Directors, Etc.
Some of the most influential people in our children’s lives are often their teachers, coaches, directors, and others who are in positions of leadership over our kids. These are some tough, tough, jobs, but they are so important. Probably most…
Graduation and All the Things
My son Caleb graduated from high school last weekend. He’s my second child to reach this milestone. But just because I’ve gone through it before doesn’t mean it’s easier this time. The ceremony itself isn’t what gets me emotional. I think…
An Education in Life: Taking Advantage of Teachable Moments During the School Years
Not all lessons taught during the school years involve textbooks. And they’re not all taught by teachers in classrooms. In fact, most important lessons are taught by us parents, and we do our teaching at home, in the car, in…
The Last Year
Back-to-school time brings with it a bit of a different feel for me this year. You see, my firstborn is starting her senior year of high school. Already many of you parents are nodding your heads in understanding. Some of…
I’ll Never… (Part 2)
If you read my column back in September, you might remember that I discussed various things I said I’d never do as a parent… and have ended up doing, of course. And you might remember that one of the items…
I’ll Never…
There are probably many things that each of us thought/swore we’d never do when we became parents. It may have had to do with schedules or food or schools or housing or discipline or words or dress code or household…
