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Is the chatter about biz moms earning more in less time for real?  Or is the promise just all about coaches puffing themselves and their offerings up? The good news is that it’s true, and here’s [...]

We’re newbie middle school parents with our oldest entering 6th grade this fall.  Yet after five weeks I am experiencing an identity problem.  Which Weber family member entered middle school? [...]

Our recent encounter with vandalism where we had eight of our tires slashed led me to an article I recently posted on my Facebook fan page titled, “Three Ways to Protect Against Vandalism”.   The [...]

I was a little concerned every time I watch my 6th grader and his friends at cross country conditioning training. They were walking, not running! At the very first meeting the coach emphasized [...]

The actual moment was worse than my psyche would allow me to comprehend while sitting in my pastor’s office. There for the meeting with him and the principal about having the Kids for Jesus (K4J) [...]

We’re lucky our oldest, Ian, made it out of my womb alive. Born two months early, breech, and strangled by his umbilical cord, Ian is currently with us by the grace of God and the skill of our [...]

Great efforts to build a positive social network, create a positive parent-child bond, and develop a personal faith formation can all go to pot if parents ignore or are in denial of the impact of [...]

Once you’ve established a routine of responsible parenting–having quality time and a regular system of faith formation originating at home–you are ready for phase two of “Forming [...]

In my blog “Your Kids’ Friendships: Exercising Your Influence”, I mentioned a system to help parents navigate their kids’ friendships. I first articulated it when talking with a client whose [...]

I had my first mom-to-mom conversation over a friendship issue with my soon-to-be 3rd grader, Gianna. I witnessed uncharitable behavior on the part of my daughter’s peer towards Gianna. Because [...]