Tagged With: friendship
5 Tips for Helping Kids Resolve Conflict
We’re navigating some tricky friendship waters around our house these days. My younger daughter is having trouble getting along with one of my older daughters good friends. These girls spend a lot of time together, so it’s important that they get along. We’ve been letting the girls try to work things out themselves, but the … Continue reading
Making New Friends
My girls spent most of their free time this week and weekend playing with the neighbors. It was a beautiful weekend here. They rode bikes, made a movie and played street hockey. While they had fun, there was some inevitable drama — disagreements and poorly chosen words. I think there’s very little that causes drama in a … Continue reading
Memory Monday: How Do You View Your Kids’ Friends? (1 Peter 4:8)
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Courtesy jscreationzs “I don’t know what to do,” sobbed my 11-year-old for at least the tenth time. This is what soccer tryouts had reduced her to at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Tired and overwrought, she was being asked to make one of the biggest decisions of her short life. And the options were all … Continue reading
Friday Introduction: The Better Mom
I always want to be a better mom. I read books about parenting. I talk with my friends about raising kids. I seek advice from women who have been there, done that. All in an effort to become a better mom. Sometimes, though, when I’m reading those books or talking with my friends, I feel … Continue reading
5 Tips for Helping Kids Make Friends
We finished up winter hockey season last weekend. My daughter had a great season. She improved in everything – scored some goals, made some good defensive plays and had a lot of fun. She had more fun this year than she did last year. Some of that is because she’s better at the game. But a … Continue reading
I Can’t Do It Alone
I blew it the other day. My youngest daughter was being a drama queen about something one of her friends had said to her. We had hashed and rehashed the issue. She had whined about the situation. I had offered sage advice. I thought it was over. When I called her to dinner, I was … Continue reading
I’m Thankful for Friends
Each day until Thanksgiving, Everyday Truth is looking at a different reason to be thankful in a family devotional. Use these devotionals with your kids to help keep your family focused on giving thanks. If you missed the introductory post, check it out here for directions on creating a “Thanksgiving wall.” When you’re done wiht … Continue reading
Summer Fun: 39 Clues to You — Week 6
“I can do it myself.” We have all heard those words (usually said in a less than pleasant tone at a less than pleasant volume). We all seem to have an innate need to be independent. I think Americans are more prone to having independent natures than a lot of places in the world. Our … Continue reading
Joy Shared
I’m sure the neighbors heard us celebrating last night. My beloved Boston Bruins brought home the Stanley Cup for the first time in 39 years last night. I didn’t have to console my 8-year-old with a speech about how sometimes we work really hard for something, but it just doesn’t work out and the important … Continue reading
Unexpected Friends
I had lunch yesterday with a friend of mine. She has a very different life than me. She’s single with no kids and is working on her master’s degree. She’s also my youngest daughter’s hockey instructor. We first met her when we went to buy my daughter’s first set of hockey gear. I wrote about … Continue reading
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