Being dubbed on BBC television of the "World's Strictest Parent" has opened up doors to share gospel and strengthen families ar...
Is there a more selfless person than a mother? From sun up to sun down mothers are serving their families, communities, church...
Deliberate is one of my favorite words. It means living on purpose. In my mind it actually means living for purpose. We all ...
Since our view of happiness can differ from those around us, we need to be careful about judging other people's choices. Sure,...
These 5 steps to physical self-government and spiritual self-government are essential for eternal happiness. ...
Since 2001, the beginning of this century, our world has been different. There has been steady financial crisis, as well as in...
Everyone is selling something. Each person you meet is selling ideas, morals, standards, agendas, and products. What is your ch...
Parents and children look forward to bedtime, but often for very different reasons. How can you help your child feel loved at b...
All too often children think crying will punish the parent who has punished the child. This behavior is unacceptable and there ...
Music is powerful. It can stimulate, excite, and change a mood. It can also be very addicting. ...
Society created a lie that many mothers believe. The lie is that each woman is compared to other women, and must measure up to ...
“Mom I wasn't really crying. I was just faking it. Sometimes I just fake crying when I don't get my way...I know how to sto...
Thanksgiving is one of the most uniting holidays in the United States. It is when families reflect upon what they are thankful...
This week one of our teenage children, together with her friends, decided to color her hair with a bright pink stripe. Using th...
Should parents focus on autonomy and let children guide their own lives and make their own choices? Or should parents train chi...
Math is stressful! Some people get anxiety when they do math. In fact, I bet most people have felt anxious about one math conce...
How do you cool the fire of anger around your home?...
As you take time to analyze who God intended you to be and who your child is supposed to be you will see areas of teaching you ...
Dealing with conflict is tough! Some days it seems like everyone is against you. No matter what you do, someone is offended and...
With such a grand plan for happiness, why do so many people seem so sad? Why do couples fight? Why do children pout in their ro...
Individuals who understand the power of tone inspire others just by establishing a connection with them. They have something ot...
How often do we spend a lot of energy fueling emotion and only succeed in creating more confusion and distancing ourselves from...
“But, what do you do when they are screaming, and it's time to walk out the door?” a father asked me at a recent conference...
Raising children is a lot like gardening. We plant little seeds and watch them grow into young seedlings. Before we know our yo...
Were there dangers for children back in the old days? Did parents worry about keeping their children safe from social ills like...
The SODA technique is just one of the tools I use to teach my children problem solving. If a child can problem solve, they can ...
If you can teach yourself to enjoy correcting the children and connecting with them during those times, you will experience a k...
When I was pregnant I would sit in church, see a boy wearing white socks with a suit, and think, “My son would never do that....
Tips for parents on how to built healthy self esteem and confidence in children who exhibits doubts at an early age....
Justice or mercy? When your child gets frustrated hits his sibling does he need justice or mercy? When your youth comes home fr...
Effective parenting comes from learning how to correct children in a way that invites good behaviors, and not further conflict....
Emerson said, “For every one minute you are angry you lose 60 seconds of happiness.” I believe that second number could eve...
There are many ways to show love for family members- it doesn't have to end with Valentine's Day. However, in our family, we do...
Question: “How do you stop children from back talking?”...
Do you want everyone in the family to know what you are about? Create a family mission statement....
What do you think? Is it possible to spoil children at Christmas with too many gifts?...
It’s a surprising ornament, but a meaningful one....
Here’s a Thanksgiving tradition that may help the family remember their blessings....
Some people close to us can be very tough to get along with. What do you do?...
Is Halloween a celebration of darkness or a fun family holiday? Here are some perspectives....
Cell phones are being used as purveyors of pornography by teenagers who send messages and pictures that can hook teens on porn....
It may be hard to talk to a teenager, but it isn't impossible. Here are tips that can help...
After a relaxing break, it’s time to get the family back in a structure again....
Children know the moment they have you. They know when mom is out of ideas and dad is ready to explode. They know. ...
Let's face it, it is just too easy to run around all day and miss the “good stuff” in life....
One writer said, "The people may seem to be highly civilized, and yet be ready to fall to pieces at the first touch of adversit...
Years ago I was foster parenting really difficult children and learned most of these children had some things in common. They ...
It is very fitting that in United States history, liberty started with a speaker and a document,...
Children usually tell you exactly what they don't need by asking for it all the time. ...
Putting too much importance in things builds up the anxiety and stress in your child's life as well as your own....
Children are finding their friends, their moral advice, and relationship advice in a dangerous place: on the Internet....
Is it easier to tell children yes or no when they ask a question? ...
“How do you maintain optimism in a depressing world? How do you teach your children to do the same?” ...
These ten activities for Family Home Evening will help unite your family while they are having a blast. Grandparents, also, tr...
General Conference was full of inspired counsel for parents. Here's a summary. ...
A parent's work isn't limited to working with our own children. Sometimes we are in situations when we are in charge of other ...
It is impossible to go through life without experiencing that hurt which comes from an unkind word, or a questionable glance. ...
What if I walked out to my back yard in February, and planted a kernel of corn? Then, the same afternoon, went to check on it,...
Here are seven tips for talking to a child who won’t listen to you....
Can you praise a child too much?...
A tradition that may help bring Christ to the center of your family’s Christmas....
What do you do if a child disagrees with what you want them to do? How do you handle someone yelling at you?...
Some people say other people offend them. Some people say someone else put them in a bad mood. But, it just isn’t done that w...
Everyone needs to feel safe and understood in a relationship. As much as we need people to actively focus on us when they spea...
What do you think are the two questions that parents ask most often when they are in parenting seminars?...
Have you ever been driving with someone, a spouse let’s say, and you offered up driving directions only to hear a sharp respo...
Improve the quality of love around your home with fun and easy Valentine’s ideas....
If you’ve ever had contention when you wanted peace, this is the article for you....
Is it possible to not have any buttons that people can push?...
What parents sometimes don’t remember is that praising children encourages them to choose the right much more often than corr...
A family that is growing needs personal attention, opportunities to lead, deep discussion, and fun shared experiences. ...
What do you do when there is always too much to do?...
When parents meet together regularly to discuss how to help their children, things go better....
Last summer my son would not get into a swimming pool unless I was holding him. Now he is a fish. How did that happen?...
Calmness is not something that happens, but something you choose....
In the clamor of parenting, one of the most important things you can do is stop for a minute and see what's really happening....
A vital principle for teaching children is make sure the child knows he is understood....
Teenagers decide they'd rather be without rules, until an impassioned plea in a mock legislature shows that rules are here for ...
It is in the small moments where you can teach your children to stand for something bigger than their immediate wishes....
