True Love Doesn’t Always Say Yes

Sometimes, we love our kids to death. As moms, we want to give our children everything we possibly can. But what happens when that goes terribly, horribly wrong? Giving all and saying yes all of the time is called ENABLING. I believe it’s an epidemic in this country. I see these kids everywhere in our society, even sometimes in my own home. Yup, I have a ten-year-old on the brink of this exact behavior. She can be entitled, self-indulgent and a selfish user. But I have no one to blame but myself and my marshmallow parenting. For great advice on not being a giant …

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5 Ways to Embrace the Unique Child God Gave You

My then-13-year-old daughter had just finished telling me yet another story about some crazy thing she did. As I looked at her with wide-eyed amusement, she suddenly blurted out, “You never thought you’d have a daughter like me, did you?” Boy, was she right. My beautiful, amazing daughter is nothing like I thought she’d be. My imaginary daughter was going to be, well, just like me, of course. A Melinda mini-me. Wouldn’t that be sweet? But God had already made one Melinda. And He doesn’t duplicate. He’s just so much more creative than that. So He gave me Molly. She’s outgoing and …

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Tips for Mothers of Tweens

“I’m not little any more mom!” Her statement stung, because though my eyes see a ten-year-old my heart sees that tiny baby I brought home from the hospital. There is something different about the tween years that can make mothering particularly challenging.  Raising TWEENS? Here’s 11 THINGS that will help! #tweens @themominitiativ Click To Tweet Tweens are beginning to develop true opinions about everything and are able to articulate the reasons behind these opinions. This is great because now you can have intelligent conversations. It also means your tween will question your decisions, will push against boundaries, and may have valid …

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