Lately, I’ve been reading a lot about how mothers want their children to remember them. I’ve read a lot of answers people gave when asked: How did your parents show love? Of course, I then started to consider how I want Jock and Luke to remember me. Not that I hadn’t thought of it before,…
Have you heard talk of your child’s prefrontal cortex area of the brain? Maybe you have. Maybe you haven’t, but I’m willing to bet, your child’s prefrontal cortex development has played a role in some of your frustrations. Have you wished you didn’t have to repeat yourself so often to your children? Has your child ever…
With all of the parenting information that you have access to, it is super easy to acquire Shiny Parenting Syndrom (SPS). [By the way, I’m thinking I coined this term taken from shiny object syndrome in the business world.] Shiny Parenting Syndrome Defined Shiny Parenting Syndrome is when you are constantly trying the latest and greatest techniques and…
If I could only recommend one Christian parenting book to parents, it would be Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family. Paul Tripp’s book changed my mindset about my responsibilities as a parent dramatically. For example, a weight lifted off of my shoulders when it was explained what I am called to do, versus what…
Do you ever wonder why your child doesn’t listen to your instructions? What if I told you it is possible for them to listen the first time you speak. It is possible for you to build a strong bond with your child. Connecting with your child has to be a priority. Your children, like adults, don’t care…
Every once in a while my dad invites the boys and me to go with him to the hill country to feed his cows. The land where he and my brother keep their cattle is my great-grandparents home place. Being there gives me a feeling of euphoria and a different self. It’s worth the 2-hour road…
Have you ever had to leave your child while they were crying and hollering, “Mama or Dada”, arms straight out towards you? Are you overcome by guilt as you walk away knowing your child is in distress? This has got to be one of the hardest things for parents to go through. Know that you…
My ex-neighbors go on a family vacation to Disney 2 and 3 times a year. I just couldn’t understand it when they told me what they do. “Why would they want to spend all this time and money on multiple vacations to Disney in a year when there are so many marvelous places to see…
I am blessed with a sister-in-law that I can talk to like the sister I don’t have – on the topics of fashion, being parents, and keeping ourselves up to par. She is quite a bit younger than me, but I have a great deal of respect for her. We each have different parenting styles,…
I slept with my parents until I moved out of the house. I’m joking, but I slept with them well into elementary school. I never even realized co-sleeping with your children was controversial until I was pregnant and reading as much baby information as I could possibly digest. My Childhood Co-Sleeping Experience I still remember it…
