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More Family Fun In 2022: Part One: It's About Time
More and better time with your family in 2022. There is no greater resolution than to commit to this goal. Here are some tips, hints, and...

Teresa Auten
Jan 3, 20224 min read


Advising Your Kids: Set Yourself Up To Be Heard
Parents since the beginning of time have worked to help their children make strong decisions as they move into adulthood. Sometimes our...

Teresa Auten
Dec 28, 20214 min read


Realize Empathetic Speech Protects, Empowers, & Constructs Trust (R.E.S.P.E.C.T.)
Well, I may have reached a bit far for the acronym, but still...There is a method of teaching your children to treat you with respect...

Teresa Auten
Dec 20, 20214 min read


Your Anxious Child And Medical Procedures: Soothe The Panic
I've only had two Covid-19 tests during the pandemic, and neither were much fun. But what if you weighed 45 pounds and had three adults...

Teresa Auten
Dec 13, 20214 min read


Conflict Resolution: The Grownups That Saved Christmas
In a culture rich with conflict, strife and contentious disagreement, Christmas celebrates peace on earth among the people God loves. But...

Teresa Auten
Dec 7, 20214 min read


It's The Most Hectic, Stressful, Over Scheduled, Wonderful Time Of The Year...
Okay: we all know that children (and adults) enjoy the Christmas season more when it is experienced in a calm, measured, well ordered...

Teresa Auten
Nov 29, 20214 min read


Read A Lot Into Your Child...
The ability to read is, literally, the open door to all other skills. Parents can easily set the stage for their children to learn to...

Teresa Auten
Nov 22, 20214 min read


Family Time In No Time: Let's Make A P.A.C.T!
You want to make sure that you spend quality time as a family. You just don't know how to fit it in with work, school, cooking, cleaning,...

Teresa Auten
Nov 15, 20214 min read


Mama Bear & The Roadie
I still laugh out loud when I remember the wonderful instructor. He taught martial arts and so much more. But there was one life lesson...

Teresa Auten
Nov 8, 20214 min read


When Love Is Not Enough: Three (really) Simple Truths
So simple, yet so challenging. So easy, but incredibly demanding. Straightforward but complicated. What is it about this relationship...

Teresa Auten
Nov 1, 20214 min read


The Heart Behind The Hands: Moms Matter
The family has been the building block of civilization throughout all of human history and that remains true to this day. In western...

Teresa Auten
Oct 25, 20214 min read


Music: The Unsung Hero Of Your Children's Development
The human brain has a remarkable relationship with music that neuroscientists have yet to fully understand. Highly respected institutions...

Teresa Auten
Oct 18, 20214 min read


How Are Your Children Like Tomatoes? Read Closely And See.
Investing your time and energy in your children day after day is worth the reward that comes later. Children are like gardens...you...

Teresa Auten
Oct 11, 20214 min read


Real Moms, Real Kids...Reality Check
Somewhere between perfection, which is unattainable, and apathy, which is unacceptable, lies goodness and excellence. We can be good...

Teresa Auten
Oct 4, 20213 min read


In Celebration Of Imperfect Moms...Ya'll Are Awesome!
I love being a quiet observer in the homes of my young mommy friends. Ya'll are so wonderful and I admire you so much. In my mind I can...

Teresa Auten
Sep 27, 20214 min read


Your Children And Friendship: Friends Indeed!
Friendships are life giving relationships that brighten our lives with companionship and fun. Unless they don't...the art of making and...

Teresa Auten
Sep 20, 20214 min read


Help Your Child Enjoy Working: Money Isn't Everything!
A solid work ethic offers a lifetime of benefits for the child that has it instilled in them. The ability to work hard and persevere is...

Teresa Auten
Sep 13, 20214 min read


Listen To Your Child: What Happens When You Do
Children who communicate have parents who have always applied this formula: Listen + Ask Good Questions + Repeat "So then she said that...

Teresa Auten
Aug 30, 20214 min read


Your Children: Reward vs. Retirement
The Psalmist said, "Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him." (Psalm 127:3, NIV emphasis mine) Most parents...

Teresa Auten
Aug 23, 20214 min read


Your Happy Learner: Two Myths And One Truth About Your Child And Learning
All my friends with children going back to school are feeling all sorts of emotions. But at the bottom of all the feels is the deep...

Teresa Auten
Aug 16, 20214 min read

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