Kids and Manners. {Raising kids other people like to be around}
We all love our own kids, quirks, bad-behavior and all. They’re our own flesh and blood, and we know their sweet side, so it’s easy…
Parenting and Family
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8 ways to make your family great this year
When people first spend time around our family, they often act surprised. “You guys actually seem to like each other!” “Your kids act like best friends.” And…
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A must-read if your kids are on social media.
A few weeks ago my oldest son told me that he is taking a break from social media. No biggie, he said, he just had a lot going…
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Birth Order: What Youngest Kids Need Most from their Parents
After a long pause, we return to the fascinating topic of birth order. And just like those baby albums that never seem to get done…
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Homeschool Updates 2016: Part II High School
I’m back today to finish my annual (give or take 😉 ) homeschool update. In my last post I shared an update on what my elementary…
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Homeschool Updates 2016, Part I/II: Elementary and Middle School
I’ve been getting a lot of requests lately, so I decided it’s time… Time for a homeschool update. NOTE: If you are not a homeschool…
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The Dirty Truth. Edition: It’s My Birthday!
Hi friends! So…this Sunday is my birthday! And though I have a bunch of posts in the pipeline (all unfinished, of course,) … I thought…
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How To Parent with Confidence
We all do it… (Or so I tell myself.) We hit those moments as parents when we feel completely inadequate. Unqualified. Unfit. Like maybe there’s been some…
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Seven Things to do this (and every) weekend
How many times have you been going through your Monday and someone asks you, “So, how was your weekend?” only to have your mind go completely…
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Is your Teen Pulling Away? 7 Ways You might be causing it
It’s been two years since I wrote the post, “What a Teenage Boy Needs most from his Mom.” The two teens that I referred to in…
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Let’s have coffee! Updates, Links and Aloha here
Well we are transitioning from one season to the next now, and I thought we should all just take a minute to check in! How about…
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When I Heard my Kids Describe my Marriage.
It all began in the car. The boys had just finished school, and we were headed to the beach…All six of us, or “the whole…
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