by Ashley Rickert | Aug 16, 2021 | Children, eating disorder
I was recently hanging out with a friend and her daughter before going to the pool when my friend said, “my thighs are fat!” Her daughter, being next to us, heard this interaction take place. Later that week, my friend’s daughter stated that she no longer wanted to...
by Larry Marshall | Apr 18, 2021 | Children
PART I – OBEDIENCE PARENTING One question that comes to mind for many parents is, what works? What method or approach to raising and training a child for life, really works? The deeper question might be; works to do what? This question brings us to the root of...
by Ashley Rickert | Apr 18, 2021 | Children
Technology–it’s great when it works for us, right? We have relied so heavily on technology during the Covid-19 pandemic, that it has become an integral part of our daily lives. From zoom meetings to virtual schooling, to even the television we watch to relax; we...
by Branden | Apr 8, 2021 | Children
Sports can be hard for some, easy for others. At least there is a playbook. There is no real playbook for emotions and definitely no play book on how to deal with our kids emotions. Emotions, now that is a whole new game to play. Some of us are good at hiding them,...
by Ashley Rickert | Mar 16, 2021 | Children
Have you ever played with a ball in the water? What about holding that ball underwater; what happens the second you let go? POP! It splashes and hits you in the face. Emotions can be quite similar. When people tend to hold them in and leave them unprocessed, these...
by Kristen Neal | Oct 20, 2020 | Children, Relationships
Throughout pregnancy, so many new mothers are bombarded with media images and messages from family and friends about the magical journey they are about to embark upon with their beautiful new bundle of joy. While so much about pregnancy, childbirth, and new motherhood...