PODCAST: We Have a Newborn. He Wants an XBox. Plus More Reader Questions!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 10, 2019 | Parenting Small Children, Podcasts

Does sex have to die when life gets busy? We’re in the middle of a series this month talking about the different stages of sex in marriage, and we launched it last week with the “Figuring Things Out” stage. This week we’re moving on to the next...

The Stages of Sex: The Exhausted Years with Kids & Jobs

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 9, 2019 | Libido, Parenting Small Children

What happens to sex when little kids come along? When you find yourselves busy and run off your feet? Every Wednesday in October we’re looking at the stages of sex in marriage. Last week we looked at the “figuring things out” stage, when sex is...

10 Ways to Be an Abuse Savvy Mom

by Joanna Sawatsky | Oct 1, 2019 | Abuse, Parenting Small Children

As parents we want to do everything we can to protect our kids from sexual abuse. And even though we can never completely eliminate the risk, we can make it more likely that they will tell us if something is up. We can make it more likely that we will notice. And we...

Have We Made Motherhood Too Hard?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 27, 2019 | Doing Life Together, Parenting Small Children

Does motherhood sound like the most exhausting job in the world? We’re gearing up for Rebecca to deliver really soon, so we’ve been thinking a lot as a family about modern motherhood lately. And at the same time, the news is constantly filled with the...

How to Help Dads be PARENTS, Not Feel Like Glorified Babysitters

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Sep 18, 2019 | Parenting Small Children

Dads are parents, not baby-sitters. But do we sometimes treat them like they’re second class in the parenting department? This month, on Wednesdays, I’m writing about how the way we just do life in general can interfere with our marriage and our sex life....

4 Easy Habits to Become a “Porn Free” Home

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 17, 2019 | Parenting Small Children, Parenting Teenagers, Pornography

Can you have a porn-free home? I wish I could say, “absolutely!”, but I can’t. I don’t even like the title of this post, because it promises something I can’t deliver. I was thinking of “Porn Safe”, but that makes it...

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