Modeling Strength and Resilience to Our Children After a School Shooting
The school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas left the school staff, community members, and parents feeling frightened and overwhelmed. How do...
Red Flags of a Teen in Trouble and How Parents Can Help
With our hearts breaking as we watch the unbearable news about another teen shooting in a school close to home, we ask the same question....
What Mom Really Wants for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a day moms look forward to and dad’s dread. What do you give the woman who spends her entire life giving to her kids and...
Take a Spring Break for the Health of Your Family
It’s Spring Break and, even if you can’t get off from work or afford a trip, don’t let that discourage you from taking a break with your...
A Parent’s Nightmare: School Shootings and How to Talk to Your Kids
The school shooting in Parkland, Florida on Valentine’s Day has many parents anxious and afraid to send their child to school. The fiber...
Going Home Shouldn't Hurt
For many, going home for the holidays is a happy time including laughter, intimate discussions, fond memories and the warmth of being...
What If Santa Can’t Afford Christmas?
My friend’s daughter had glanced at the news while she was playing and suddenly ran to her mother and asked, “Mommy, what if Santa can’t...
6 Stepparent Survival Tips for the Holiday Season
Because being a stepparent around the holidays isn't easy. More than fifty percent of children in the U.S. are raised in single-parent...
Finding Gratitude During Hard Times
When you were growing up, your parents may have reminded you of all the things you have to be grateful for – a roof over your head, a...
#MeToo: Protecting Your Child from Sexual Harassment and Assault
Sexual scandals and abuse in the Pentagon, U.S Olympics, and Hollywood have led to an eye-opening movement. Millions of women and men...