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This Age old Alcoholism Research Can Help You Parent Smarter
I don’t know very many 4 or 9 year old kids that have terrible drinking problems. To be completely honest, I don’t know any, so you might be asking, “how in the world is alcoholism research going to...
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5 Kids Later: 30 Things I’ve Learned About Parenting From REAL Life
Before I was married or had kids of my own I remember going to gatherings with family and friends, or going into public places and saying things like, “My kids will never…” or “Those parents would be...
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4 Ways to help your Child Deal with Death
Life and parenting are a huge rollercoaster ride with extreme ups and downs. One of the toughest things we may be called upon to do as a parent is help our children cope with serious loss or...
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Parenting Principles: 31 Teachings to Raise Children in Righteousness (An LDS...
I recently reviewed David Christensen’s new book, Parenting Principles: 31 Teachings to Raise Children in Righteousness. One of the purposes for creating my blog TRU Parenting is to help parents find...
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7 Ways to Stay Positive and Patient When The Kids Get Crazy
Recently, my wife left me home with my five kids for the evening while she went to a dinner. She generously stayed home a few extra minutes to feed the baby and rock him to sleep before leaving so I...
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Modern Day Cosettes: Knowing the Signs of Abuse So We Can Help
Imagine for a moment a 5 year old boy. He’s small and a little hyper. He has the energy of a bouncing chihuahua puppy, but significantly cuter. He loves to set up dominoes just to watch them fall and...
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7 Ways We Sabotage Our Relationships
Whether we like it or not and whether we even acknowledge it or not, our relationships are always ebbing and flowing, growing or diminishing. Sometimes the movement of our relationships is so subtle,...
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The Secret Art of Playfulness
Some days seem to drag on and on when nothing goes as planned. At some point we’ve all agreed with the sentimental quip about parenting, “The days are long but the years are short.” (Gretchen Rubin)...
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10 Practices For Parents that Magically Add Hours to Your Day
Do you ever feel like you’re running from sun up to sun down? I know I’ve felt that way. If there is one thing that is universal to parents I know and work with, it’s that there never seems to be...
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6 Steps to Making Summer Awesome (For You and the Kids)
Summer presents a new transition for both a child and a parent’s mindset. You love your kids, but lets be honest about the fact that the beginning of summer brings with it a huge crash of disorder and...
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