Parenting
Motherhood Savvy
A sleepless, crying, nervous wreck. That’s how I would describe myself just two weeks after bringing home my first baby. It was as if I’d tossed my former life into the air and was now scrambling—with bleary eyes and soggy burp rags—to put the pieces back into a recognizable shape.
Awakening Gratitude
Mothering may be the hardest work we ever do. When things are going well it is easy to parent with our whole hearts. When we’re facing particularly challenging days or weeks and find ourselves feeling blue, it may not be so easy. Regardless of our circumstances, we can raise our children with...
What He Can Expect When She's Expecting
Insurance, hospitals, doctors, hormones, money—oh, and fatherhood. Though on the outside you’re trying to keep a calm appearance, every man whose been there knows that few things in life can jolt a man out of his emotional La-Z-Boy like a good case of "we’re having a baby."
If You Feed Them, They Will Come
You’ve made it through the nighttime feedings, the potty training, kindergarten, and gawky pre-adolescence to get to full-fledged teenagers. They're old enough to "take care of themselves" and they don't seem to want you around as much. Now what? It’s a little scary. Okay, a lot scary....
Dear Parents: What We Wish You Knew
Five teenagers talk about everything in their lives--from fitting in to divorce to learning how to cook to what it means to really listen. Here's our chance. Some people look back on their teenage years with nostalgia; others just try their best not to look back. Even if your teenage memories are...
The Finer Points of Fatherhood
There are few things as sincere as a parent’s desire that their children grow up to be healthy, kind, and happy. Loving our children, nurturing them, and finding little moments over the years when even friendship becomes a part of our relationship with our kids can feel at times like the proverbial heaven on earth. Yet, since our debut role as fathers is often thrust on us in our brilliant twenties, the art of good parenting can sometimes seem a little clumsy.
The Perfect Parents?
Like so many others before me, as a newlywed I was the perfect parent. I would witness parents taking their child out of sacrament meeting while he yelled at the top of his lungs, "No outside, no spank!" With all the wisdom of my new marital bliss and twenty-one years I would whisper to myself,...
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Fatherhood
"Honey, I might be pregnant." Freeze. I can tell you from experience that nothing can change a man's life quite as quickly and radically as hearing the results that come from a little cardboard you can buy at a drugstore. Our first conversation about being pregnant was late one Friday night in our...
Key Word: Together
He was clearly on the way up--a rising star. Everything he touched turned to gold. Sometimes platinum. Professionally, he was praised and admired. Co-workers were impressed with his professionalism. Most everyone who knew him predicted extraordinary things for his career. He was active in the...
A Style of Our Very Own
Most mothers and teenage daughters face off over issues of parental guidance (a.k.a. control), makeup, boyfriend, mandatory family get-togethers, and even family meals. This can be the stuff of daily conflict. For me and my daughter, it has been over clothing. It seems that if something is not too...
Celebrating All Mothers
As a mother of five, I love Mother's Day. It means waking up to the sound of my four daughters in the kitchen, making me scrambled eggs, lavishly buttered toast, and chunky-style fruit salad for breakfast As much as I enjoy Mother's Day with my kids, however, I usually reach the end of it with the...
A Mommy Time-Out
All right, I confess--as a young mother of a three-year-old boy and a one-year-old girl, I have let slip a few terrible, not-according-to-the-discipline-book Mommy remarks. Like what, you ask? Oh, nothing so bad as yelling and swearing, but things a professional Mommy would never say, like...
The Powerful Effect of Words
During the past 30 years as a therapist I have consistently observed the powerful effect of words and phrases on the lives of children and parents. It has become clear that negative words and phrases damage lives, and positive ones lift and strengthen. In the early years of my practice, a mother...
Long Distance Grandparenting
Millions of American families are separated by distances too vast to make day-to-day grandparenting possible. Better jobs, retirement, or just the call of adventure have made children move away from their parents or parents move away from their children. Many families, therefore, no longer have three generations close by to rely on.
Defending the Family
I've found the answer to many questions in the Book of Mormon. Captain Moroni prepared the minds of the people to be faithful, and then fortified their weakest places. As a soldier defending home and family, I need to follow the same, strategic plan. When I was a young girl, my favorite song was...
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