Our children are sponges taking in information all the time. The latest technology, the right clothes, sexual encounters, drugs and alcohol, and the money to have it all – wherever our kids turn, they feel pressured to conform. No wonder we often feel afraid. When...
“How has the pandemic affected your kids?” I asked this question to a mom of three children. Right away she listed some of the meaningful activities her kids have lost: play dates with friends; music lessons; in-classroom school; sports practice; youth group; ‘normal’...
Time to decorate—it was Christmas! Down came boxes of ornaments, each filled with its own sweet story. But one box brought instant stress! How could I have forgotten? The box overflowed with my attempts to adopt other people’s traditions. As a child, my family’s...