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One of the most valuable tools we can teach as parents is how to help children manage scary thoughts. As a child I was terrified of fire. Just ask my parents! My mom said at about 18-months-old she put me in a play pen in front of our fire place (that had the doors closed) …
I realized the other day that being a military spouse of 18 years has prepared me to know how to deal with being quarantined in the house with my seven kids. Now I get to do both deployment and quarantine! Sweet! Part of military life is never knowing what is going to happen. You wait …
My mom says that my children, when they are toddlers, are more challenging than others. I have no idea since I’m not raising anyone else’s children, however, I’ve taken to telling myself “This too shall pass” as I am now raising two three-year-olds, plus 3 teenagers and two elementary age children. The older 5 are …
Lately I’ve been thinking about how growth is like the stock market. Take a look: At the beginning of a new endeavor we’re usually really excited and motivated to do our task, but when the task becomes old, it starts to become mundane and a little boring and our motivation wanes. After a while we …
My 5-year-old son’s best buddy is his dad. My husband is wonderful to this child who is the fifth of seven children. When my husband is home he plays board games with him, entertains him before dinner, takes him on outings, reads him stories etc . . . . . Sometimes it’s challenging when my …
