"No, Mommy!  Don’t leave me here!"

Your child wails, cries, and clings to your neck as he screams to go home with you.   The teacher gently pulls your child away from you and shuffles him into the classroom closing the door behind them. Your heart...

Your son’s hand is up so high. “Pick me!!” Now he’s waving his arm back and forth because this is his chance to shine. But he’s overlooked. He’s not seen. He’s not chosen. What words play through his head? Lies or truth? Whispers from the enemy that...

I will never forget when the doctor told us, “Your daughter has cancer.” The only worse words were, “She has relapsed.” While my life has a very definitive line of “before cancer” and “after cancer”, cancer does not define my family and it certainly...

One of my son, Grant’s very first video games was called Kirby. The year was 1999, and my almost seven-year-old had begged me for this Nintendo 64 game, and I reluctantly gave in to his pleas. He worked that game for months within his...

Money management is a very important part of a responsible adult life, yet waiting until adulthood to figure everything out is not a good idea. If we teach our children some basic money principles while they are young, they will be set up for...

Questions during dinner, you ask? Who's got time for family dinners? A task more doable when you have younger children. As our children grow older, homework, sports practice, extra hours at the office, social lives, and many other things battle for...

Help! My child has ADHD and I am losing my mind!

Living with a child who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) can be overwhelming and frustrating. Before you can address and successfully parent your ADHD child, you need to...

How do I know if I am doing everything I can to prepare my child for kindergarten?

Will my child be ready?

Most parents really want their children to flourish in kindergarten. For some children, this is their very first year entering the whole new...