This post was originally published on Oct. 14, 2008, but so many parents through the years since and in the future can relate well to its message.
This post was originally published on Oct. 14, 2008, but so many parents through the years since and in the future can relate well to its message. |
Raising teenagers is a frustrating business. We are not sure how much freedom to give them or how much responsibility they can handle. We try to set limits, but we get lost in dealing with their defiance adn counterwill. |
My husband and I realized fairly soon after adopting our first son that we needed to parent differently than a lot of friends and acquaintances around us. |
This post was originally published on October 10, 2008, but its message about the importance of presence is as timely today as then. |
It's normal to worry about how our children will turn out in the future. Will they accept the values and ideals that we want to pass on to them? Will they follow the path we hope they will take? |
This past Christmas, my children and I sat around a table with my former mother- and father-in-law, my former husband, my mother and my long-term boyfriend. |
A tantrum ensued. I let her release her frustration for a few minutes. |
My 2-year-old son was standing in his bedroom doorway with little sobs, tears rolling down his cheeks. All because he was so tired and it was bedtime, but he wanted to keep playing with this trains. My heart was breaking. |
This post was originally published on Oct. 9, 2008, and in the past 7 years since, workplaces are increasingly becoming more family friendly, including allowing employees to bring their babies to work with them. |
We catch children hiding the truth from the time they are quite young. Lying or keeping secrets is a defensive instinct that protects the child from too much vulnerability. |