“In the adult, the space of acceptance is never whole, yet it is in the child. The child is really capable of listening impartially and unselfishly, the child is receptive to the greatest degree.” – Sofia Cavalletti, Founder of … Continue reading
“When parents nag kids, we get ignored. When they nag us, we keep answering. Who is smarter? Maybe we have strong-willed kids because we (parents) are not strong-willed.” ~ Dr. Ray Guarendi If there’s anything that trips parents up, … Continue reading
“Without ideals we are aimless, but never let ideals eclipse the reality of our situation” ~ Mike and Alicia Hernon When you have toddlers in the house, things tend to descend into chaos in the time it takes you … Continue reading
“Instead of trying to protect yourself through your fear, learn to live dangerously! – by doing and saying what you think, know, and believe to be right, by not caring that you may be mistaken at times” ~ Dr. … Continue reading
“One earns paradise with one’s daily task.” – St. Gianna Beretta Molla Do your children do chores? Or have daily/weekly responsibilities around the house? If not, then maybe they should! Coming from a family with 10 children, you can … Continue reading
When it comes to parenting truths or mantras to live by, we have a few of our own. But recently, we heard three parenting truths that we believe you need to adopt! We recently interviewed a couple who have a … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · MFM 60 – Pitfalls Of Screens This is a messy family minute with Mike and Alicia Hernon. When it comes to screens and our kids, there are two common pitfalls we parents can fall into. We … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · MFM 59 – Screens & Kids This is a messy family minute with Mike and Alicia Hernon. When it comes to screens and our kids, we parents have a default response: “Turn it off! Go outside!” … Continue reading
Different? Heck yeah! Our blog series on Gender Differences “There is no such thing as a ‘child’: there are only boys and girls.” ~ Dr. Leonard Sax Post 5: Boy Friendships: Girl Friendships We’re running a blog series on the … Continue reading
Different? Heck yeah! Our blog series on Gender Differences “There is no such thing as a ‘child’: there are only boys and girls.” ~ Dr. Leonard Sax Post 4: Managing Aggression with Boys and Girls We’re running a blog series … Continue reading
Different? Heck yeah! Our blog series on Gender Differences “There is no such thing as a ‘child’: there are only boys and girls.” ~ Dr. Leonard Sax Post 3: Going the (Emotional) Distance We’re running a blog series on the … Continue reading
Different? Heck yeah! Our blog series on Gender Differences “There is no such thing as a ‘child’: there are only boys and girls.” ~ Dr. Leonard Sax Post 2: The Brain Has Eyes–and Ears We’re running a blog series on … Continue reading
Different? Heck yeah! Our blog series on Gender Differences “There is no such thing as a ‘child’: there are only boys and girls.” ~ Dr. Leonard Sax Post 1: Taking that Risk We’re starting a blog series on the differences … Continue reading
Why does God give us children? He gives them to us to teach us to love Him. The problem for us is that loving God benefits us more than it benefits Him. He gave us life. We can’t give Him … Continue reading
This is a Messy Family Minute with Mike and Alicia Hernon. It is vitally important for children to feel individually loved and known by their parents. Especially in a big family like ours this can be very challenging. But no … Continue reading
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