Tag: parenting

Call Me a Snowplow Parent

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I became a snowplow parent on a literal ski slope, and I still don’t think I should apologize for it. My son wanted to go...

Online Safety: Protecting Our Children

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Children today grow up in a world where the internet is woven into nearly every part of their lives—schoolwork, friendships, entertainment, and even identity...

The Truth About Sibling Rivalry

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I don’t know about you, but when my kids start fighting, it hits my nervous system like nails on a chalkboard. The raised voices,...

Don’t Ask Me, I Don’t Know

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There’s a phrase I say about 47 times a day, and it’s not “I love you” (though, to be clear, I do). It’s not...

Is It Right To Admit When You Are Wrong?

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I must have been told by my kids a thousand times, "You never admit when you are wrong! You never say you are sorry!"  I...

What Motherhood and Anxiety Have Taught Me

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My kids have taught me a lot about myself that I didn’t previously know or acknowledge. I never before realized, for example, how much...

10 Ways I have Irrevocably Been Changed by Motherhood

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I'm not going to bore you by going on and on about all the ways motherhood has changed me. You won't hear me erupt...

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Mom

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When I was younger, the idea of becoming a mom felt foreign to me. I thought that I would be a different type of...

Is It Bedtime Yet?

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Have you ever had one of those days where you ask yourself this—repeatedly—and start mentally counting down the minutes until bedtime? Same. And let’s...

Ways to Teach Kids About Gratitude this Thanksgiving and Beyond

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Be grateful! Show gratitude! Express gratitude! While these concepts are critical for everyone to grasp, children may need to see and experience gratitude in...