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At-Home Parent Promise Kept, Struggle to Let Them Go Begins

January 14, 2019 By Shannon Carpenter

When I became an at-home parent, it felt like I had $1 million in the bank. So I spent it freely. With my last child starting school, the account is empty.

Filed Under: at-home parenting, growing up

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Balanced Worldview in Children Helps Them Cope, Understand

January 9, 2019 By Vincent O'Keefe

Much is wrong in the world, but we shouldn’t overlook the progress made on issues. A balanced worldview gives children context to make good judgments.

Filed Under: books, media, parenting advice

Listening with Curiosity Builds Relationships for Parents, Kids

January 7, 2019 By Guest Contributor

You can increase your children’s relationship capacities and keep communication flourishing by employing and teaching listening skills.

Filed Under: relationships, teens / tweens

A Good Talk and the Constant Search for It

January 2, 2019 By Whit Honea

The conversation started over breakfast, a thread to a tangent passed with pepper and more coffee, but it stuck like syrup in a mustache (it happens). Eventually it moved from a stranger-coveted empty table in […]

Filed Under: holidays, memories