Education is a hot topic that engages parents in passionate conversations. Should we start our 3-year-old in soccer? When is a good time to begin preschool? What is the right age to begin music? What school should we choose: Public, Christian, Private Prepratory, Homeschool? Should we enroll in karate, swimming, dance, and SAT-prep? How many activities is too many? Too little? And, if we sprinkle in a some of…
Dear Joyce, Given Michelle’s keen intellect and analytical nature, did she ever question her faith, the existence of God, the creation story, etc.? I envision this is something I am going to have to work through with my child who is currently in 1st grade. It doesn’t help that her best friend at school is an atheist. Any advice? Help! Love, Stephanie Dear Stephanie, I love how seriously you take…
Family conflicts are unavoidable. We have many relationships to manage: husband-wife, mother-child, father-child, brother-sister, sister-sister, brother-brother. How do you handle disagreements? Sibling rivalry? What are you doing to equip your children to deal with conflict resolution? The fact that you have differences is not as important as how you handle your differences. There are five styles of handling conflict: “I win” – Relationship is not valued. Needs are met. It’s…
At one point or another, every family experiences a confrontation of the wills. You may experience it daily with your bright and precocious child who tries to run your family and demands attention. Your preschooler may speak with authority, even if they are wrong. Your 10-year old may argue with you about most everything. Or your easy-going, bubbly child may ask for just one more hug, one more kiss, one…
