Making Babies, Simplified
I consider myself a pretty laid back mom. After four kids, you kind of realize what you need and don’t need, what’s essential and what’s…
Category: Raising Boys
Pajama Stocks
We sat around the dinner table with family some time ago and my brother in law, Joel, found out that Elijah started investing in the…
A Son Needs His Father
The other evening, Elijah was struggling with decision-making. Being the perfectionist that he is, he had been practicing his violin 3 hours every day for…
Character Building, Discipline, God, Homeschool, motherhood, Parenting, Parenting & Homeschooling, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Relationships, Thoughts
Dealing with the Resistance
Given the “break” we have had from homeschooling because of no househelp, I have been trying to get my kids back into the habit of…
Approachable
Edric and I have an open communication policy with our kids. This means they can correct us and call out areas that we need to…
No Favorites Allowed!
My children keenly observe the differences between what one sibling is allowed to do and what another is not allowed to do. “How come so-and-so…
A Season of Managing Testosterone
Boys. I have three. They are all strong-willed in some form or another. And they often exert their manhood upon each other by insisting that…
Positively, Sweetly
I want our home to be a contagiously encouraging environment. Some days ago I wrote about affection as a powerful motivator, but so is affirmation….
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10-Year Parenting Anniversary
Parenting has hit a 10-year anniversary for Edric and I, with our eldest, Elijah, turning 10 today. We are still in the trenches of parenting…
Affects of Porn on the Male Brain
A must read article by William M. Struthers, Ph.D:Affects of Porn on the Male Brain This article was forwarded to me by a relative and…
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Wanted: Father.
When Edric and I first became parents, we were wet behind the ears. Most of what we knew about raising our kids was theoretical or…
