Teaching our kids to respond to children who are different from them
How can we help our children show love and acceptance towards children who are different from them? Whether it’s a classmate at school, someone they…
Why I don’t tell my kids to be nice
Crunch crunch, smack. Like nails on a chalkboard, I could hear the open-mouthed chewing of one of my children from across the room. Chew with your…
Giving Lent Meaning for My Kids
God has been a part of my life for almost as long as I can remember. But Lent wasn’t a significant part of worship in the churches we attended. So, I…
Use It For Their Good
Jim’s eyes kept roaming from my face to something in the distance. Before your mind goes to the wrong place, here’s what my husband was looking at.……
The Parents' Club
I recently made a mistake I have made way too often. Most parents make this same mistake because it often goes unreported. The day we meet our…
Kid Kindness
What kind of kindness can kids kindly give? How is a kind kid created? A room full of toddlers all wanting the same toy is usually not a picture of…
Raising Kind Kids
Are babies born “kind” or is kindness a learned behavior? After looking at several studies the best answer I could find to that question is “yes.”…