Parenting is the most important job we have for which we almost never have any training. This podcast offers glimpses into effective parenting choices and communication
299 episodes transcribedWhat to do when one of your kids embraces the awe of Santa Claus, and her older brother intends to burst her bubble by saying that Santa is "not real?...
Stuff happens. As parents, we are charged with helping our kids when stuff happens. In our first letter, mom asks about psychosomatic tummy aches her...
My letters this week are preventive in nature. One mom wonders if her son's behavior is symptomatic or normal. I talk about distress and eustress, and...
All of our kids know more than we think they know. When we are faced with adversity, share with them in an age-appropriate way. In my first letter, da...
We all have breaking points. With the pandemic, our buttons are being pushed more frequently. It's all just too much. In my first letter, a mom is fra...
The holidays are upon us and all of us want to get back to a normal gathering, putting the pandemic behind us, right? Uh, no! With vaccinations in ful...
In these difficult times, we are all called upon to make the best of it. With both anxiety and depression on the rise during the pandemic, how can we...
The holidays are coming up and listeners have lots of questions on their mind. Here are two holiday favorites. The first listener asks how to address...
We all only get physically born once, so it's a big deal. The annual anniversary of our birth is the one day a year that we can claim as our own. As p...
Hi. I'm glad to be back after vacation. My first letter to me today comes from a mom who is puzzled over whether or not to allow a boy/girl birthday...
Every year children and parents go through the ritual of starting the new school year. Got everything you need? Know where you are going? What's for l...
Birthdays can and should be always special. Be creative. Think outside the box. Sometimes, circumstances need to be considered as well. My first reade...
A new mom wrote me recently about how overwhelmed she is. Trying to do it all is always exhausting. I encouraged her to share her feelings with hubby...
Two of the letters I received this week both involve handling the new in family functioning. In the first letter, Adam's parents are aghast by 2 yr ol...
Birthdays at any age are about feeling special and doing something fun. Sometimes, however, things come up and we are thrown into a birthday quandry....
As parents, we have lots of opportunity to discipline, teach, and remind our kids. But do we routinely show them kindness? In Scripture, Proverbs 22:6...
In this first letter, the writer is having frustration carrying all of the parenting load. I give her steps to help hubby get on board and help out mo...
My first mom wrote me about wrenching guilt when she wanted "me-time" away from her kids. All of us need me-time. Your options are not either/or, but...
Transitioning from school year to summer schedule can be challenging for some families. In this first letter, mom laments that their vacation planning...
The first letter is from a parent who is concerned about whether her child's nail-biting behavior is symptomatic of anxiety. What exactly is stress? M...
