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The Third Part Of Your Child's Self: Give It Room To Grow
We are living in what most sociologists refer to as "The Post Christian Era" meaning that, for many people, the Judeo-Christian practices...

Teresa Auten
Oct 31, 20225 min read


Beyond Talent, Skill, Or Education: The Tool Your Child Really Needs
There is a trait that people who can do hard things all have in common. This single trait carries them farther than all others combined....

Teresa Auten
Oct 24, 20224 min read


Peer Pressure: One Magic Phrase And Other Tools To Help Your Child Stand Firm
"If everyone else was jumping off a cliff, would you do it too?" I'm pretty sure that 97.9% of parents have demanded this at some point...

Teresa Auten
Oct 17, 20225 min read


How Does She Do It?: The Secret We All Share
She has a secret. I bet you do too. It's the one secret for getting through the days that drain you, soaking in the joy of the days that...

Teresa Auten
Oct 10, 20224 min read


Find The Balance: Well Rounded Kids (And Parents)
Family schedules are on overdrive when the school year is well established as it is now. What we all need is balance. Balancing work,...

Teresa Auten
Oct 3, 20224 min read


Apologizing In A Harbor Home: Creating Grace
Living as a family has good times and challenging moments. In the spirit of keeping a Harbor Home, there are events that cause hurt and...

Teresa Auten
Sep 19, 20225 min read


Three Perfectly Simple Steps For Perfect Parenting! Sort of....
So simple, yet so difficult. So easy, but incredibly demanding. Straightforward but complicated. Parenting seems completely natural and...

Teresa Auten
Sep 12, 20224 min read


A Homeschool Pioneer Remembers: Homeschooling Back In The Day
I didn't even know the word. I knew what I wanted to do, but didn't know how to explain it. I didn't even know that there were other...

Teresa Auten
Aug 29, 20225 min read


When Your Bright Children Resists School: What You Can Do
School is not the same experience for every child. Some thrive and some absolutely do not thrive. Some learn well in classrooms and some...

Teresa Auten
Aug 22, 20225 min read


More About Stress In Your Young Child: Prevention, Resilience, Confidence
Childhood is a stage that packs a big punch across the human life span. It represents about 10% of our lifetimes, but it impacts us...

Teresa Auten
Aug 15, 20225 min read


Stress And Your Young Child: How You Can Help Them Cope
Childhood as a carefree time of playing with friends, going to school, and spending your allowance on candy is a notion so old and...

Teresa Auten
Aug 9, 20225 min read


Reading To Your Child: Why, How, What, When? Here Are The Answers To Those Burning Questions
My mother taught me two things that have lasted throughout my life: how to play the piano and how to read. Everything of worth that I...

Teresa Auten
Aug 1, 20224 min read


"What If Our House Was A Rubber Chicken?" And Other Questions Your Child May Have
Questions, questions, questions. Some of them are so ridiculous that you wonder what on earth is going on in your child's brain. What's...

Teresa Auten
Jul 25, 20225 min read


100th Joyful Harbor Home: Because Motherhood Matters
A truly counter-culture movement, Joyful Harbor Home is a passionate mission to celebrate motherhood and the essential role mothers play...

Teresa Auten
Jul 18, 20225 min read


The Golden Ratio: Build Your Child's Inner Self
In the universe around us, there exists a mathematical wonder known as The Golden Ratio. Artists, architects, and engineers use this...

Teresa Auten
Jul 11, 20224 min read


I Spy With My Little Eye: Children Who Love To Play
Do you remember what it was like to be a child? What do you remember about play? Did you know that children need to play freely in order...

Teresa Auten
Jul 5, 20225 min read


Amazing Crazy Chaos: Positive Energy or Nervous Breakdown?
I hope everyone's summer is going as well as mine is so far. The days are hot and sunny, we seize every opportunity to play in the water,...

Teresa Auten
Jun 27, 20224 min read


Spiral The Drain With Style: Get Back On Track During A Crisis
We have all been there. Overwhelmed by problems that wash over us like giant waves. Our feet fly out from under us and we long for solid...

Teresa Auten
Jun 20, 20225 min read


How I Refused To Be Cancelled: My Personal Experience With Marginalized Motherhood
Rabbis ponder why Noah was chosen over Adam to save human and animal lives before the great flood. There are many thoughts on this, but...

Teresa Auten
Jun 13, 20225 min read


How Will You And Your Children Remember Their Childhood? Here is why you want to know that...
How long do childhood memories last? What do adults remember from their childhoods? This topic is really interesting to me. Learning...

Teresa Auten
Jun 7, 20225 min read

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