Drastically reducing screen time at home nets some astonishing results. You may end up with a homemade cardboard pinball machine that...

One of my fantasies when I was a young mother was seeing my children playing in their playroom. I could see it so clearly in my mind's...

You are totally rocking out this parenting thing! Your children are cute, smart, well dressed, took a cooking class at age two (yes, they...

The instinctive love we feel for our children is nearly impossible to define. It is simply and irrefutably there. Someone hands us our...

Grandparents are so in love with their grandchildren! And what's not to love? Your children are precious and smart and beautiful in...

You have beautiful dreams for your family. Your parents, probably, have similar feelings. How do you juggle your role as parents, while...

You didn't see it coming...or maybe you did and all you could do is hang on and wait for it to pass. Before you begin to yell, "Calm...

The great power struggle of household chores can be contained with these steps. Set aside some time to create one simple tool, and chores...

In a post Covid-19 world, I would like to speak up and encourage you and your children to go back to worship with your faith community....

Some children are born with a sweet and cooperative attitude. Other children have to learn to be cooperative over time. If your child is...

Say thank you to your hostess; receive the food that is offered; engage in conversation with the other guests; use nice table manners....

What seems so simple and basic to most adults can be very intimidating to many children. You can help your children learn the basic and...

Never underestimate the healing power of a sincere apology. This social skill is one that children (and adults) would really benefit from...

The righteous choose the friends carefully...Proverbs 12:26 NIV It is very clear that friends and companions shape one another, and not...

I am often asked for ways to help children engage their faith. This is a very important aspect of parenting no matter which faith your...

In part three of the transitions series, we are looking at the time when everyone comes home after a day of work or school or being out...

This was, and still is, the most difficult of the transition times for me, so it is the one I spent the most time trying to get right...

Ending each day well for your child is a way to let them know that they are loved and secure. Here is a tried and true way to accomplish...

Ancient wisdom declares "The family that prays together stays together" and I absolutely agree. Even so, I'd like to add a little bit of...

Courage isn't about having no fear, but moving forward even when you are afraid. Everyone is afraid, but not everyone is courageous....