How about this? This is a really encouraging story. Last night I got one of those rare and precious gifts that become unimaginable as your children age. You know, when your kids are little you can count on at least one peanut butter and jelly kiss or hand crafted, crayon smudged love note a day, depending on how many kids you have. But when you hit those teen years, love notes are either not on their radar or otherwise directed!…
They are at it again! Abercrombie & Fitch have a new kind of bikini for 7 – 14 year old girls and it’s padded and push-up. Ugh, ugh, ugh. I am tired of this company. They have been doing this for years. A & F has had so many opportunities to change their sexualizing ways but have refused (see Today Show video below). In fact, it seems like they almost enjoy the sensationalized attention they receive. As a mom…
Hey there! Before we dive into the blog, we wanted to make sure you were able to get to this article about7 Things a Mom Can Do To Make Her Children Strong. The link in today’s Espresso Minute comes here instead of going to the article, so we didn’t want you to miss it! Ok, now onto the Momligation you won’t want to miss… Two of my children were adopted when they were 9 and 12 years old. They both…
I was at a convention recently and heard a fascinating summation of a new breed of parents. Of course, what captured my attention and scared me was that I could see myself in some of what he was describing. The speaker was Dr. Tim Elmore. The topic was parenting the iY Generation. iY’s are the children born in the latest wave (after 1990) of Generation Y or the Millennials. Elmore has done a lot of homework on this generation. I…
I thought this was a very interesting article from CNN and I would love to further question the constituents polled by Pew. I wonder why so many Millennials value raising children above marriage? Is it because they are discouraged about marriage? Have they experienced more relationship heartache than previous generations? Or are they just following a popular trend? It seems dangerously out of order. I have a theory that there are several “markers of maturity.” This first marker is getting…