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Splish, Splash…CHORES!
Ah summertime…a perfect opportunity for our kids to kick back…relax…sleep in…do nothing… WAIT A MINUTE! While we certainly want to give kids a chance to recharge their batteries away from their typical school routine, today we want to make the case for putting them to...
How to Talk to Our Kids About Scary Things (Part 2)
"This is life. You don’t get a vote about what you have to deal with. You do get a vote on whether you deal with it or not." - Barbara Fairfield, LMFT Often, parents are afraid to bring up anything traumatic because they fear they’ll traumatize their children. This is...
Trouble…
The Swim Meet Incident It was one of those cringe-y times in parenting. Last week, my 9-year-old son crossed the line and got himself into trouble. I’ll spare you the details, but suffice it to say he got kicked out of his swim meet for taking a dare. The dare...
How to Talk to Our Kids About Scary Things (Part 1: Resources)
In this 9-minute interview with Christine Merser for her Ladies Who Launch series, Marjie shares some basics for how to approach the topic of scary news with our children. Family Leadership Center is committed to being a place to come for support in becoming a family...
Beware, You Are Not Parenting Yourself
Children have their own mountain to climb… Have we accidentally found ourselves in the terrain of parenting our younger self instead of the actual child that lives in our house? Were we asked to grow up too soon, do too much, and perhaps even parent our own parents?...
A Different Perspective on Life’s Challenges
A friend and I were recently thinking together about some challenges. We noticed how our line of reasoning started to sound something like: “If only __(insert stressful situation here)__ wasn’t happening. Then, I’d be able to relax, find my peace, and be a...
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