Monthly Archives: March 2018

What is our ultimate end goal for our kids?  Our parention is to raise a happy healthy smart kid who has a maturity about himself to get along with others.  That’s almost exactly right.  It’s perfectly fine that we want … Continue reading →

It’s possible to be lonely in a crowded room.  Even extraverts can feel very alone in a room full of people.  Lydia, our very outgoing sociable junior in high school told us one day, “I just want to be noticed!”  … Continue reading →

One of the most difficult things for me as a parent is wanting my kids to understand why I want them to do certain things.  Obviously, we have been alive longer than them and we know way more than they … Continue reading →

Parenting isn’t always easy, is it?  There are times when I just throw my arms up and say, “I don’t even know what to do here!”  Of all the research I’ve done and the numerous parenting classes I have attended … Continue reading →

We were all at the softball field this week for our oldest’s first district game.  I might have been the only happy one from our family in the stands.  There was some pouting, some complaining, and suddenly, they had to … Continue reading →