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15 Ways to Break Your Child’s Heart

Working with parents and kids I have seen the little ones (and older kids) totally deflate when mom or dad parents or interacts a particular way. There are 15 arrows that always pierce the tender hearts of our kids. Let’s put these weapons down. If you want to break your child’s heart and crush his spirit, do these 15 things: Do these 15 things if you want to break your child’s heart.@themominitiativ @loriwildenberg #RaisingKids Click To Tweet Discipline in anger. “You are grounded for life.” Criticize rather than correct. “That’s a stupid way to solve that problem.” Lecture rather than …

A little taller, a little older, a little stronger…

The front door opened and closed with a bang. “Hi, Mom,” my ten-year-old called. He was home early because it was a minimum day. I went into the entry hall and gave him a hug. “How was school?” “Good.” He peeled away from me and grabbed his soccer bag from the closet. He pulled his cleats out and started putting them on. “What are you doing?” “I decided I’m reaching my juggling goal today,” he said, matter-of-fact. At the beginning of the soccer season, he set three goals for himself. Juggling the ball twenty times in a row with his feet only (no …

With LOVE from MOM – #1 Hands Down Best MOM Advice #2 When You Feel Like a Failure as a Mom

Our “With LOVE from MOM” week is here and we are kicking it off with a LIVE CHAT on Facebook tonight at 7pm EST… And we will have great giveaways every day just for you! TODAY’S GIVEAWAYS ARE… Searching for Sanity ebook by Lindsey Bell and The Making of a Mom by Stephanie Shott Searching for Sanity offers moms an opportunity to take a breath, dig into the Word, and learn from parents of the past. In short devotions designed for busy moms, this book explores the parents of the Bible, both the good and the bad. The Making of …

What is a Mom Worth?

If you’re a stay-at-home mom, what would you be paid, in today’s market, if you could actually be compensated for your services? Salary.com surveyed 6,000 moms for their 2013 (latest results) questionnaire. They wanted to find out the top ten most time-consuming jobs a mother performs. Applying their salary data to each household chore, they factored in the number of hours spent on each chore, and then estimated the possible annual salary. After calculating, they came up with the figures in these two infographics (used with permission): If you’d like to see how they calculate it, you can check it …

Are You Too Busy?

I heard myself say it to my friend, and at the time I believed it, but I knew reality was much different. “When things settle down, we can have lunch.” The truth is, things never really settle down. There are always a thousand things going on at once. That is just my life. But for some reason I always think things are about to settle down and my life will slow down. I’m a mom. What makes me think life will ever slow down? I don’t think it really matters how many kids you have, the life of a mom …

How to Guarantee You Won’t Enjoy Motherhood

By Guest: Lindsey Bell Some days, I don’t enjoy motherhood. There. I said it. As terrible as it makes me feel to admit this, I think a lot of mothers feel the same way. Motherhood is a beautiful thing, and we adore our children. But there are some days when it just isn’t all that much fun. When my children are whiny, my patience is short, and it’s just plain…hard. Please tell me I’m not the only one who ever feels this way. Last November, after my husband and I experienced our fourth miscarriage, I realized I wasn’t enjoying motherhood …