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The EMOTIONAL MATURITY SERIES: 6 Ways to Grow in Emotional Maturity

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 16, 2020 | Emotional Connection

How do you become more emotionally mature? We’re in the middle of our series on emotional maturity. We’ve looked at what emotional maturity is, and how sometimes people use “God language” to avoid emotional maturity. We’ve looked at what...

How Do You Stop Siblings from Fighting?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 15, 2017 | Parenting Small Children

The hardest years of mothering to me were those when my girls were 8-11–because of the girls constantly fighting. Sure, other years left me with far less sleep. Other years gave me less time to myself. But the years when I questioned myself as a mom, and...

Why Discipline Often Backfires with Kids

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 6, 2016 | Parenting Small Children, Parenting Teenagers

Disciplining children can be a headache–especially when it seems like it’s not doing any good! But disciplining children is an unavoidable aspect of parenting, even if it’s frustrating at times. So today I am excited to welcome Jim and Lynne...

Top 10 Ways to Make Your Child Feel Appreciated

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 6, 2016 | Family

As school starts in my neck of the woods today, I thought it would be a good time to talk about how to make your child feel appreciated. Many of us moms are teary this time of year: our kids are growing up, as each new “first day of school” photo proves....

How Do You Handle Sibling Rivalry? Stopping Kids’ Fights Effectively

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 11, 2016 | Parenting Small Children

How do you handle sibling rivalry? When little kids constantly bicker or fight, we moms can get really worn out. Every Thursday this month I’ve been running an article to help equip moms for parenting effectively once the school year starts again! And I’ve...

The #1 Reason Women Yell at Their Kids

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 25, 2016 | Family

Do you yell at your kids too much? When I was younger and I pictured myself as a mom, I never pictured exhaustion and endless laundry and children thinking I’m torturing them because I’m washing their hair. I pictured idyllic baking times with the smell of...