Barren but Blessed – Trusting God with the Rest
We’ve spent the last month detailing ways to bond with our children. We’ve discussed strategies to build relationships and remind our children we love them. We’ve taken time every day to find a new way to embrace the relationship we have with our children… Continue Reading “Never Give Up”
As we close out this challenge, I’m going to touch on one of the most obvious ways to bond with your child. One of the most obvious ways to remind your child you love them is to actually tell them. Do not expect them… Continue Reading “Tell Them You Love Them”
If you’ve never been in a hurricane, never walked up on your house half under water, you don’t know what it must feel like to see that sort of destruction. If you’ve never lost a loved one, you don’t know the feeling of the… Continue Reading “Be Empathetic”
Children are some of the most difficult people on the planet to deal with. I’m sure of it. I fully understand they are trying to navigate life and learn what it all means, but they certainly can be frustrating at times. Their outbursts, attitude… Continue Reading “Don’t Take Their Words and Actions Personally”
You probably read this title and thought, “of course I watch my language around my children!”, but that’s not exactly what I mean. I’m not cautioning you from using profanity (although please don’t!). I’m cautioning you from using language and phrases that your children… Continue Reading “Watch Your Language”