Last week I was grocery shopping and suddenly heard a child’s loud yelling and wailing coming from the next aisle. A moment later I heard a frustrated …
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Raising a Child Who Can be Trusted
In Dr. Jim Wilder’s series on attachment parenting, he raised the important, difficult (and sensitive) question, can my child be trusted? Yikes! That …
I Love You Enough to Correct You
Recently our youngest son Andrew (7) acted out with some behavior issues. These were times when I knew he understood what was asked of him. He heard …
When Big Emotions Keep Us Hostage
Guest blog post! (Note from Jen: In this week’s blog, I am honored to have my friend Sara Leenheer share how relational brain skills are changing her …