All posts in category Parenting Psychology

The Hump Between Us

Tell Mate. Check! Tell bestie. Check. Tell parents. (Braces self) Check. Tell monster-in-law. Ugh. Check. Tell children. Shoot me now. Precisely how do you tell your children there is a (or another) sibling on the way?” Age appropriate information is the only way. Toddlers Toddlers have a grasp of language, knowledge of the word “baby” and […]

Letter to Santa

Dearest Saint Nicholas, I know you may be surprised by the fact this letter is in the packing slip portion of a rather large box. Inside the box are the Christmas lists my children presented me, sans postage, to forward to you. Before you open the box, please take your nitroglycerin and have Mrs. Claus […]

Tit For Tat

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In the world of repentance and forgiveness, both parties have to be willing to meet somewhere in the middle, even if you cannot hit the bull’s eye with a Peterbilt.

I’m sorry all right.

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Asking for Forgiveness If you look really closely, you can probably pinpoint at least three lies you were told today. More than likely, two of them were unintentional. What?

Let’s Talk About Sex

Is there some viable reason why Americans refuse to talk to their children about sex? Before you jump up and answer, the key word in the sentence is in italics. Click it if you do not know what it means, definition 3. Statistically Speaking Young people aged 13–24 made up about 17% of all those […]