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We Can’t Heal Our Children

One of the hardest lessons I’ve had to learn in the last few years, is that whether our child has a medical condition or emotional trauma, we can’t heal them.

April 7, 2022
Forgive and Remember

Forgiving is biblical. And isn’t forgetting? Isn’t there a Bible verse about that somewhere?

October 31, 2019
What You Say You Believe

It smelled faintly of sour milk and goldfish crackers.

May 23, 2019
The Price of Independence

Only kids think holidays have happy endings. By adulthood, we’ve learned

July 2, 2018
Plan your best summer day yet!

Last summer it wasn’t until the week before school started back that I realized

July 10, 2017
5 Steps to Raising an Inclusive Child: A-E-I-O-U

I doubt any parent has said, “I want my child to grow up to be… a bully.” No parent wants that phone call that says their son or daughter has been calling other children names either.

September 2, 2016
When a Teenager Called My Son A Retard

What does a bully look like? We imagine him bulky and gruff, sinister and sarcastic. He’s the extreme – either poor and defending his self-esteem by lashing out at the weak, or rich and lording his excess over the less fortunate. That’s bullying, right? What if the bully is just someone’s kid? A camp counselor…

August 30, 2016
Therapy Thursday: 50% off Calmer – a book to help with your child’s medical trauma

If your child has a chronic medical condition, then you’ve probably encountered challenges with medical trauma. Or maybe someone else in your life faces this challenge. From minor flinching at needle sticks all the way to full blown meltdowns, you probably know how challenging it is to go from appointment to appointment, test to test,…

July 28, 2016
7 Reasons Why This Parent Is Thankful Donald Trump is Running for President

I don’t tell my kids how they should view the world. I do tell them how I view the world, how I would vote, and why. But someday (and that someday is like a speeding train from pre-teen to eighteen), they’ll have to make their own voting decisions and I want them to be informed.…

March 4, 2016
Why I gave my son 5 M&Ms when he asked about Donald Trump

“Mom, how much money does Donald Trump have?” “Millions, billions,” I answered. “So, he’s rich? I wish I was that rich.” “Hmmm. Yeah, he’s rich.” “Someday I’m gonna be rich.” “If you had $100,000 right now, would you be rich?” “No.” He looked confused, frustrated as if I just could not understand what rich was.…

January 7, 2016

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