A Parent Is Born

Tournaments, parties, and house chores. When are parents supposed to rest?

We should value tenderness and empathy whenever they show up.

The United States Government has validated your mental health struggles.

Deciding to see if you can be a little influential doesn’t have to lead to an attachment to outcomes.

Your self-talk is almost guaranteed to turn harsh, punitive, and self-critical. Wouldn’t you expect that to happen?

And not just Mom.

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.”

Beyond the immediate physical and social benefits, youth sports are an invaluable way to prepare our kids for adulthood.

Our adult behavior is the real instructor of children.

There are no shortcuts on the road to growth. Parents will eventually withdraw from their children’s lives. The sweetness gained without…

Filling the Blanks, My Struggle to Complete the Parenting Puzzle

And how to start re-framing their misbehavior as misunderstandings.

When, exactly, does a boy become a man?

If men ultimately succeed in burning this earth, all our mothers will weep to drown the fire.

“Lying is a sin. People who sin go to Hell. You don’t want to go to Hell, do you?”

I wanted Lucy to stroke my hair and call me her own. I longed for her to say that she would be my mother.

Not all Thanksgiving memories are happy ones.

When it comes to planning for the first 12 weeks after birth, the focus is often on the baby. But what about the mother?