Tag: communication
My Toddler Is Not Talking. Does He Have a Speech Delay?
Today, we have fifteen minutes to kill before nap time. We spend it in the living room, my son on the couch, and me...
The Unexpected Sweetness of Teenage Boys
When my boys were small, a mom I didn’t know told me something I will never forget.
I was in a knitting shop when she...
Love You to the Moon and Back – The Children’s Book...
When my boys were young, every time I read this sweet book to them I felt a bit of an excited thrill as I...
Shared Journaling for Improved Communication with My Teen Daughters
As my daughters get older, it seems increasingly difficult to know what they are feeling or thinking. There are sad days, mad days, happy...
I’m a Recovering People Pleaser, but I Don’t Want My Son...
Recently, I took my son to a kids’ play space. He was happily playing independently when another child, much older than him, came in...
Teaching My Children Greater Responsibility Through Storytelling
On a day when I had done more grumbling, groaning, and gnashing of teeth at my children’s behavior than actually talking to them, the...
DO Sweat the Small Stuff — It Could Save Your Marriage
You've heard it over and over, from your friends, from Cosmo, from your mother: Don't sweat the small stuff. But is this really the...
Our Not-So-Perfect Marriage: Surviving Lies, Temptations, and Rumors
Our Not-So-Perfect Marriage
A lot of people have told me that my husband, Mark, and I have “the perfect marriage.” We don’t. Our marriage, like...
Hate You: A Love Story
My daughter hates me, and I couldn’t be prouder.
Let me back up a step – my five-year-old kiddo is not hate deranged, and there...