Parenting burnout is a real thing. Research published by Clinical Psychological Science states that parent burnout is: an exhaustion syndrome, characterized by feeling overwhelmed, physical and emotional exhaustion, emotional distancing from one’s children, and a sense of being an ineffective parent. As a mom who raised three kids, I know that there were days when I was…
5 Ways to Help Your Children Succeed Without Being an Overbearing Sports Parent
Would you say you are an overbearing sports parent? Throughout 21 years of being a sports mom and 33 years of being a coach’s wife, I have never met a parent who did not want their child to succeed in youth sports. Each one had their own unique way of supporting and/or pushing their child…
How to Stop from Becoming Micromanaging Parents
Are you becoming one of those micromanaging parents? Do you constantly interfere when your child has a friend over to play? Insist they always wear clothes that meet your standards? Hover over them on the sidelines as they play sports? Constantly check on them as they do their homework? Micromanaging, also known as over-parenting, shows…
Parenting Love Looks Like WHAT?
Parenting love began the moment you held your child in your arms, whether they came from your womb or someone else birthed them. At first, it may seem easy to love our kids, when they are helpless, cute, and oh-so-innocent. But as they grow older, parenting love takes on more challenges as kids become resistant…
What Will Keep Your Home From Falling Apart When Trouble Comes?
When trouble comes, will your house stand strong? Every household is going to face difficulty at some point. It may be a job loss, a relationship crumbling, sickness, or financial stress. It may be as tragic as death or as simple as annoying neighbors. Whatever the problem is, it rattles your peaceful home and can…
10 Small Ways to Show Love to Your Children
The task to show love to your children every day can sometimes be easy and other times be one of the hardest things you will do as a parent. Kids are cute and wonderful when they are lovable and cooperative, but when they’re ornery and resistant, you may be tempted to ship them off to…
Is Your Child in Trouble? Here are 10 Warning Signs
Is your child in trouble? Most pre-teens and teens face common challenges—bullying, peer pressure, finding their identity, stress, poor body image, or low self-esteem. We all remember the struggles that come with growing up; life for middle and high schoolers gets harder and harder in a world that is pulling them in so many directions….
How to Avoid Crapshoot Parenting
Do you often feel like each day is a parenting guessing game? A crapshoot of trying to figure what works and what doesn’t when it comes to getting your kids to cooperate? When my oldest was born, over 33 years ago, it only took a few weeks for me to reach a point of frustration,…
How Do You Handle Parenting Challenges?
How are you doing at handling parenting challenges? Answer each of these 20 questions based on how much you agree with the statement. Scoring and evaluations are at the end. The purpose of this is not to shame you, guilt you or discourage you; it is to encourage you, give you an idea of where…
Do You Know How to Do the Parenting Dance?
Parenting is not like math or science where black is black and white is white. It is more of an art that shifts and changes with the circumstances, and with the needs of your children. Actually, parenting can be likened to a dance that has three basic steps: The leading step where the parent is…