When kids grow up without hearing the word “no,” it can feel loving in the moment. But psychology suggests that never saying no to your children often creates long-term problems. Boundaries are how ...
Occasionally, when it comes up in conversation that I have five children, I'm met with surprise and sometimes, a little bit of shock. And while I understand that five may seem like a lot of kids in ...
Parenting is an art form often marked by instinctual decisions, yet sometimes what feels right might not be. Beneath the glossy surface of family photos lie underlying dynamics that can shape your ...
When my family moved in 2017, we moved away from my kids' only cousins. Their childhood looks different from mine, and they're growing up without a built-in peer group. However, we're making sure they ...
Guiding our children to independence is the point, but that doesn't make it easy. Last month, as my kids exited the car to get on the school bus for the last time this year, and I watched them stride ...
When my wife and I moved over 600 kilometers (nearly 400 miles) away from our family and friends in 2017, that choice put a lot of distance between our new life and the life we'd built up until that ...