I have a quick encouragement for you today. Don't forget to be intentional about creating happy family memories.

Usually, when I think of adoption, I think of infants and school-age children finding homes. However, there are many teenagers who need positive and supportive foster and adoptive families. I found this list on a poster in a local adoption agency. I thought it was great and worth sharing with you.

Did you know that you might be a drone parent? It is the modern version of what we all know as a helicopter parent. I will tell you that there are some unexpected and unpleasant results from this well-intentioned parenting style. Here are 5 reasons that you want to avoid becoming a drone parent.

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For the plugged in Dad, technology can be a wonderful tool. It can bring you closer to the ones you love and help you create shared memories. So, here it is.

It’s the second year of the pandemic and we are all tired! You might be feeling even more stress and exhaustion now that the holiday season is here. Here are some helpful tips that might bring some relief to the stress and overwhelm you might be experiencing. 

If you got a smile or a laugh from the title of this post there is a good chance you have had some fights with your teenager over video games. However, there are definitely some practical things that you can do today to decrease the amount of video game related conflicts that you are experiencing in your family.

This post is not going to be what you think. I recently finished the biography on Steve Jobs. It was a fascinating 656 pages that I had a hard time putting down. Yes, Steve Jobs was obsessed with his work and often neglected his role as a father to his children. However, here are a couple of things that I learned from his story.

I have a wonderfully practical tip for you that you can use today. School is now officially in full swing. Your teenager may be loving life or just barely surviving. Either way, this may be a daily challenge for you. Yes, I am talking about the after school conversation. You haven't seen each other all day and you may be the first one to make contact.

Your teenager doesn't talk to you. You often wonder if she is OK. You want to help her, but you are not sure what to do. It turns out that parenting a teenager is much harder than you imagined it would be. Does that sound familiar? If so, I want to share with you 3 reasons why individual therapy for your teenager might be the right choice.