Child Behavior

"OMG, nobody tells me anything!" says every middle child everywhere. Whether the topic of interest stems from where the family is going on vacation to voting on which Hulu show to watch, the middle child never gets a look...

Empathy may seem like a challenging concept for a child to grasp, especially for younger children. But there are simple yet intentional ways that you can teach your child the concept of empathy through their relationships with their siblings. Growing...

I am not even going to sugarcoat it, parenting is way harder than I thought it would be. Not the ins and out of the daily grind or the whole raising a human thing; I was prepared for that....

This is the story of a kid I love, a kid who has ADHD: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The severe type, the type that you see and secretly wonder what his parents are doing to control him. Thoughts zigzag through my...

With 10 children, life was not always easy for my parents. As well as the steady hemorrhaging of financial funds just to feed the crew, they were constantly fighting the “need versus want” battle. With seven girls and three...

Appreciating moments...As mothers, we are told to savor the time ad nauseam. "It goes so fast." "Enjoy every moment." "Babies don't keep." We tirelessly hear and feel all of those things but what does it mean to savor moments?...

If your house is anything like mine right now, emotions are at an all-time high. Between social distancing, a clumsy attempt at homeschooling that we didn't sign up for, and the endless refrain of "I'm bored" coming from our...

Honestly, my head just spins as I sit here and think about the word "COVID-19." I think the wildest thing that I just can't wrap my head around is that it has literally affected every single person...dare I say,...