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13 Things Parents of Mentally Strong Kids REFUSE to Do

Raising a mentally strong kid requires parents to avoid the common yet unhealthy parenting practices that rob kids of mental strength.

5 Ways You Are Ruining Your Child’s Life Without Even Realizing It

There are five parenting traps that many well-intentioned modern parents fall into without even knowing it.

Parents, It’s Your #1 Job to Get in Your Kids’ Way at All Times. Kids Do Not Deserve Privacy.

I am an assistant principal in a middle school (grades 6-8). When I have to search a student's cell phone, I often get sick to my stomach at what I find. It gets worse and worse every year.

Tag: Adoption

“Today Was Mommy Day & She Didn’t Come”: 3-Year-Old Sobs in Target After Mom Doesn’t Show Up

"The last word pushed out by the momentum of his tears. My Mama heart ached, hating this place. My vision was blurred as my own tears filled my eyes."

Dear Moms of Adopted Children

"The thing is, I knew you right away. I recognize the fierce determination. The grit. The fight."

23-Yr-Old Adopts 13 Daughters BEFORE Getting Married, Then Introduces Them to New “Dad”

By the time she was just 23 years old, Katie had become a mother to 13 young girls whom she adopted and raised as her own.

Single, Christian & Pregnant: Abortion Wasn’t an Option…Until It Happened to Me

"I left with the sound of her heartbeat in my ears and heart and knew once I walked out the door..."

“I Basically Had Twin Girls With Down Syndrome…And Now I Was Having Twins!”: Mom Shares Miraculous Adoption Story

"In 10 months time, we had gone from 3 children to 6 children, assuming our family was complete. But we were wrong once again..."

‘Infertility Isn’t What I Thought I Wanted, But It Gave Me You’

"It was a deep pain, probably the deepest of my life. It wasn't supposed to be this way."

“I Heard About His Murder from a Friend. Not My Stephen, I Prayed”: Mom Grieves the Loss of the ‘Boy She Didn’t Adopt’

"There were no photos from Stephen’s childhood at the funeral home. No images of the green-eyed boy with the sweet smile to remind us of what had been lost."

The One Phrase You Must Never Say to an Adoptive Mom

"I’ve heard it. You’ve heard it. Maybe you’ve said it. You know someone. I know someone. Maybe you know 10 someones. And yet saying it is seriously not cool."