Ready to take a short connectedness quiz?Who is your child’s favorite teacher of all time?What is your spouse’s favorite thing to do in his/her spare time?What is your child’s favorite meal?Given the opportunity for a night out, how would your spouse prefer to spend the evening?What person outside the family has most influenced your child’s life?What household chore does your spouse dislike the most?What accomplishment is your child most proud of?If money were no object, …
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As you gather with friends or family, chances are good that at some point you will encounter some difficult conversations this holiday season, such as politics, faith, raising children, immigration, or… you fill in the blank. While emotion surrounds these topics, it is possible to have civil conversations about any one of these things with…
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Becoming a new grandparent can be just as complicated as being first-time parents. While you are excited about this new addition to the family, you also have to figure out exactly what your role will be as the grandparent.“We have to constantly remind each other that the parents of our grandchildren are inexperienced,” say Tim and Darcy Kimmel, grandparents and the authors of the video series Grandparenthood: More than Rocking Chairs and the book Grace-Based Parenting.“We know …
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How Connected is Your Family? Take A Family Connectedness Quiz!
Ready to take a short connectedness quiz?Who is your child’s favorite teacher of all time?What is your spouse’s favorite thing to do in his/her spare time?What is your child’s favorite meal?Given the opportunity for a night out, how would your spouse prefer to spend the evening?What person outside the family has most influenced your child’s life?What household chore does your spouse dislike the most?What accomplishment is your child most proud of?If money were no object, …
4 Ways to Have Difficult Conversations During the Holidays
As you gather with friends or family, chances are good that at some point you will encounter some difficult conversations this holiday season, such as politics, faith, raising children, immigration, or… you fill in the blank. While emotion surrounds these topics, it is possible to have civil conversations about any one of these things with…
4 Tips for New Grandparents
Becoming a new grandparent can be just as complicated as being first-time parents. While you are excited about this new addition to the family, you also have to figure out exactly what your role will be as the grandparent.“We have to constantly remind each other that the parents of our grandchildren are inexperienced,” say Tim and Darcy Kimmel, grandparents and the authors of the video series Grandparenthood: More than Rocking Chairs and the book Grace-Based Parenting.“We know …