Parental Resources

I can remember when I called a fellow mother to tell her the exciting news that my daughter Mara had called me mom for the first time.  I had to laugh at her reply:  “You’ll grow to hate that word. Apparently, so have some of the children.  The Wall Street »

What is your place of influence?   We often live our lives as if no one else notices us.   The attitude of “what I do is my business, and it hurts no one but me simply isn’t true.   No matter who we are, our lives always touch someone else’s.    “No man »

Listen to the news, a conversation at work, or even around the ball field and it isn’t uncommon to hear the statement; “The problem is… Fill in the blank with any kind of issue from workplace to home to youth today to marriage to really just about anything. Problems, problems, »

It’s summer! We all have memories of childhood being a time when we were out of school and the summer was full of adventure. It wasn’t complicated, life was simply…simple. When we were kids, we were free to explore our imagination and create our own make believe world. Life seemed »

Every year technology seems to embed itself deeper into our homes and lives. Many electronic gadgets we never even dreamed about have now become essential devices we use every day. While the benefits of technology are readily seen and experienced by people everywhere, the dangers of new technological devices are »

The season of spring fever is in full bloom and if you have children at home, you know what I mean. Their energy, which already seems boundless, is somehow increasing. Clothing attire is changing and shorts are coming out. Additional sunshine leads to them not being as sleepy. We all »

Want some good news?  We all could use some.  Well here is ours...you are your child's biggest influence and it's easier than you think!  Because when you are engaged in the lives of your children, they are less likely to get involved in behaviors you are hoping that they would »

It's hard being a parent. Isn't it? There are no handbooks, and sometimes it feels like we're stumbling through this parenting thing barely sure of how to handle issues or how to respond. Our children certainly don't help our parenting security when they tell us, "You don't understand me." "You »

Is your child a member of “Generation Z, and if so what difference does it make to me as a parent desiring to communicate to him or her? Understanding what is “normal for the current "Generation Z" can be difficult for many parents who still view their children’s lives through »

  Generation X (X'ers): the generation born after that of the baby boomers (roughly from the early 1960’s to mid-1970’s); generally tend to be individualistic, technologically adept, flexible, and value balancing work with life. Generation Y: the generation born in the 1980’s and early 1990’s; generally tend to be tech-savvy, »

Certainly I’ve read or heard this thought elsewhere. It’s a climactic moment in the movie Jerry McGuire, where Jerry interrupts a meeting of women in a living room who are taking much of the male gender to task. Tom Cruise’s character says the famous dramatic line, “You complete me. It’s »

How young is too young to begin introducing your child to technology? In today's culture, it is not uncommon to see a two or three year old completely lost in mom or dad's smart phone. Just last week I witnessed an eighteen month old pick up his granny's iPad, turn »