How To Avoid a Passport Family Fail
As I scrolled Facebook, a post from a writer friend in California stopped me in my tracks. Arlene Pellicane announced that her family had to cancel their epic Italian vacation […]
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6 Things You Should Do When Your Kid Has a Smartphone
Whose bright idea was it to think that giving our youth iPhones was a good idea? And why have we continued to follow along knowing that giving our kids these […]
HAPPY CAMPERS: New Book Review and Giveaway
Our screen-obsessed, competitive society makes it harder than ever to raise happy, thriving kids. But there are tried-and-true methods that can help. Instead of rearing a generation of children who […]
3 Actions You Should Take During Screen-Free Week
Screen-Free Week brings awareness to the most significant battlefield we face as parents raising children in popular culture today- technology. However, digital devices are not the problem. Our time and […]
4 Tips For Giving Kids an Allowance
Don’t pay your kid for scoring goals in a game. Don’t pay them for achieving A’s on their report card or for eating their vegetables. Don’t pay your child for […]
The Promposal: Is it Modern-Day Chivalry or Nonsense?
It’s that time of year when teenage boys around America are expected to put on a production to ask a girl to the traditional high school dance. Is the Promposal […]
How to Start a Blessing Jar Tradition
See a penny pick it up, and all the day you’ll have good luck. Or perhaps the copper coin can instead bless another as you drop it into your family […]
DRIVEALOGUE- A Tool For Driving Brave Family Conversations
Want to know what your child is dealing with out in the world when it comes to peer relationships? Their self-concept? How about their thoughts on difficult topics like sexuality, […]
Want to be a Happier Parent this School Year? Book Review and Giveaway!
What would it look like to be a happier parent this school year? Is it really possible for us to find more happiness amidst the chaos of the hectic school […]
9 Ways to Deliberately Design Your Summer
Childhood is short. Summer is even shorter. God willing, eighteen summers are what we get with our children at home full-time in our nest. How will your family spend this […]
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