My grandmother passed away last week. She was 85, and her health had been slowly declining for a few years. But it didn’t make the news any easier to hear when she passed. When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time with my grandma. Sometimes it was because my parents were working…
https://firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pexels-juan-pablo-serrano-arenas-1109238.jpg4661200Caroline Henryhttps://firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ftf-logo-300x186.pngCaroline Henry2024-02-26 10:17:182024-02-26 10:17:22Quality Time with Grandparents Matters Most
The first time my four-year-old son wrote his name at pre-school, I faced a parenting moment I didn’t expect. When I arrived for pick-up, he ran down the hall yelling, “Mom! I wrote my name! Mom! I wrote my name! You’re going to love it!” I scooped him up as he shared his most treasured…
https://firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pexels-migs-reyes-4205505-scaled.jpg13652048Lauren Hallhttps://firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ftf-logo-300x186.pngLauren Hall2024-02-21 14:42:502024-02-21 14:44:31What to Do About Perfectionism in Parenting
Most people have heard about how important it is to be kind, understanding, and communicate well in relationships, right? Recent research shows one ingredient to relationship satisfaction that often goes unchecked: a generous amount of self-compassion. Self-compassion is giving the same break and understanding to yourself as you would to a friend going through a…
https://firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-6417918-scaled.jpg13652048Lauren Hallhttps://firstthings.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ftf-logo-300x186.pngLauren Hall2024-02-15 13:33:382024-02-15 13:37:05Self-Compassion: A Key to Relationship Happiness
Quality Time with Grandparents Matters Most
My grandmother passed away last week. She was 85, and her health had been slowly declining for a few years. But it didn’t make the news any easier to hear when she passed. When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time with my grandma. Sometimes it was because my parents were working…
What to Do About Perfectionism in Parenting
The first time my four-year-old son wrote his name at pre-school, I faced a parenting moment I didn’t expect. When I arrived for pick-up, he ran down the hall yelling, “Mom! I wrote my name! Mom! I wrote my name! You’re going to love it!” I scooped him up as he shared his most treasured…
Self-Compassion: A Key to Relationship Happiness
Most people have heard about how important it is to be kind, understanding, and communicate well in relationships, right? Recent research shows one ingredient to relationship satisfaction that often goes unchecked: a generous amount of self-compassion. Self-compassion is giving the same break and understanding to yourself as you would to a friend going through a…