by Amy LeForge | Dec 14, 2011 | Parenting
(Editor’s note: please enjoy this very wise article on teaching children wisdom and responsibility with finances.) As a society, America is a consumerist culture, and we tend to spend more and save less than any other industrialized country on the planet....
by Amy LeForge | Dec 13, 2011 | Relationship
(Editor’s note: a big thank you to Elaine for her insights on balanced parenting here. Thanks Elaine!) How children are parented will affect them for the rest of their lives. As primary caregivers, parents are responsible for the physical, emotional and...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 9, 2011 | Family Builder
I don’t know if it’s just a boy thing, or if our culture in general has programmed children to be angry. The fact that we teach our kids they’re entitled to everything certainly has to be a part of it. Either way, the anger that I see in the boys is...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 5, 2011 | Baby
It’s a family heirloom. Your great-grandmother slept in it, as did you grandmother, and mother. It’s been offered by your parents, and the look in their eyes suggests that they would be very hurt if you didn’t use it. The question you have to face is, “Is the crib...
by Amy LeForge | Dec 2, 2011 | Parenting
So yeah, 2011 has been a…very full year. The summer in particular was just brutal, I’d have to say. See, Hubby and I decided in May that we need to put the house on the market and see what God does with that. Basically, if the house sells in this economy...
by Amy LeForge | Nov 22, 2011 | Adolescence
So. Teens. They can be frustrating! The respect around here has been occasionally…lacking. I tend to have high expectations for the boys. Not everyone agrees that children should be required to be polite and respectful. I get that. I’ve even tried to talk...
