Caring for Others

I know they say your kids need to fall asleep on their own. I know they say your children won’t learn to self-sooth or fall back to sleep in the middle of the night if you hold your children until they fall asleep. But moms of littles, they are not the mother of your children….

One of my children took a basic photo of me on a recent morning. I almost deleted it because: 1) Unflattering angle 2) I wasn’t doing anything interesting But then I thought about how some of my favorite photos of my grandma are unflattering pictures of her in the kitchen – because she spent time…

Well this is scary! I don’t like posting about controversial topics. But I’m asked about this particular thing all the time (generally, multiple times a week). Plus, I very deeply care about the souls of your children, so I want to help make sure you, the parent, are fully equipped with the knowledge you need….

This makes me seem like a mean mom. When my girls are getting at each other’s throats, I don’t give them space or turn on a movie or distract them with a fun new toy. I tell them they clearly need more practice getting along, so any electronics get put away and I make them:…