Inside: At the age of 31, with two boys to raise, with a nursing career, and in the middle of training for a half marathon, a stroke was not on my agenda. But this is what it taught me about how to love your children. Within three months, my world turned upside down. I’d had…
Inside: What’s the secret to enjoying motherhood when the daily work of motherhood drags you down? Thanks to recent brain research, we now know the most effective and powerful way to take charge of this mom autopilot mode so we can enjoy motherhood. I stood outside my kids’ bedroom door, smiling as I listened to…
Inside: Family goal-setting doesn’t have to be formal or weird. Here are the best steps for how to set family goals and make it fun for everyone, plus the “gotchas” to avoid. One night a while back, my husband and I collapsed on the couch after wrangling our three kids to bed. We passed a…
Inside: Play one of these quick family bonding games for an emergency dose of connection. You’ll reset the collective mood and immediately reconnect as a family. One night not long ago, we had the triple threat – three simultaneous emotional breakdowns from three of our kids: One girl had a bruised heart because of less-than-kind…
Inside: Recapture the magic of the holidays by giving just 4 gifts for Christmas! Here are the “gotchas” to avoid plus the best “want need wear read” gift ideas. One Christmas when my oldest was a preschooler, something shifted compared to previous holiday seasons. Instead of getting a couple cute onesies and board books as…
Inside: For the holidays this year, give your child this free printable coupon book for kids she can use to cash in on fun experiences throughout the year. For a while now, my family has followed the four-gift tradition during the holiday season in order to keep gift-giving from getting out of control. If you…