We have all been there; in fact you can read about one of my experiences here. As our children get older, theoretically the tantrums get easier to deal with, we can explain things more, empathise with how upset they are about not getting every single toy that catches their eye they become a little more conscience on how to behave in public.
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I haven’t had the opportunity to blog in the last several weeks, and I realized how fast time flies in just the daily grind of life. My “Jesus & Me” time in these past days have been filled with reflecting on the divine responsibility of being a mother. Maybe it was the symbolism of Mother’s
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When I read about this God who says ‘Look, I don’t care what’s happened in the past. You turn back and you honour Me in your lives, in your family; I won’t just bless you, I’ll bless your children and I’ll bless your children’s children. The Dysfunctional Family Well, here we are, a new week!
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Do you already have the “perfect” plan designed for your children’s lives? As mothers, I believe this is a particularly difficult area to maneuver. Wanting the very best for our children, we can get our hearts set on the best preschool to the best college. Knowing how hard it can be in this world, we
My life has come to this. 4 years of begging my child to be quiet… now I’m pleading with him to talk to me!
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Your child is yelling, slamming doors and having an all-out tantrum … but can he trust you with his anger? Punishing the behaviours associated with anger might be a quick fix, but without instruction your child will lose out. National anger management trainer Bob Bowen warns that children who never learn proper ways to express
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Becoming a parent means entering a world of ‘firsts…’ First smile, first words, first steps, first time you make bizarre statements like ‘shoes are NOT for eating!’ Sigh.
In the midst of a conversation about toilet training with another parent, a childless friend walked over to join in and we realised, this isn’t something you talk about in front of people without kids. Poorly timed bowel movements isn’t something we wanted to talk about before we had kids. How things have changed. It caused me to pause and with surprising ease, I came up with a list of things that have become my ‘new normal’ since becoming a parent…
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Ever felt completely overwhelmed and underqualified for motherhood? Me too! In this interview with Focus on the Family, I talk about my journey through post natal depression and discovering indescribable joy in parenting…
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When my father passed away suddenly, I was quickly forced to understand how a traumatic event can tip a family upside down. Not only was I coming to a place of living with my own grief, I also had to be a mum and a wife, comforting our children who were teenagers at the time.
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