Jessica and Tom have been bickering about finances for weeks. Every discussion ends in a stalemate or a heated argument. Seeking relief, Jessica often turns to her mother for advice and comfort, [...]
Picture this: Anna, a mother of two, finds herself constantly torn between conflicting advice from parenting books, online “parenting gurus,” and well-meaning friends and family. She [...]
The holiday season is often painted as a time of joy, peace, and togetherness. For some, it is indeed the most beautiful time of the year. However, navigating family dynamics can be incredibly [...]
We can’t control family history, but we can control what we do moving forward. If you’ve ever tried to understand the issues you’re currently facing, you might have thought [...]
As if parenting wasn’t hard enough as it . . . try parenting in a pandemic. It’s a perfect recipe for stress, anxiety, and burnout. For us parents, this pandemic has taken our outlets for stress [...]
My five-year-old daughter cried for 90 straight minutes the other day because I cut her pancake in half. Yes, you read that correctly. She spent an entire hour and a half in total meltdown mode. [...]
As the school security guard eagerly tried to wave me onto the school grounds, for what was probably the 10th time, I wondered where my mind had gone. My toddler screamed for me to open the car [...]
“When you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of [...]
“Be thankful for what you have, you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” —Oprah Winfrey If we’re being honest [...]
“Taking time to reflect opens the door to conscious awareness, which brings with it the possibility of change.” ― Daniel J. Siegel As my daughter gets older, I find that the tasks and demands of [...]