When Parents are Failing – Guest Post
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When Parents are Failing – Guest Post

Guest Post by Rosina Schmucker  This post was first published on Rosina’s blog on September 2, 2017. You can follow her blog, Arabahrejoice, here: When Parents are Failing – What do you do when you think your friends are failing at parenting? Of course, it’s easy to have all the answers about parenting before you’ve tried…

#5 What I’d Do Differently in Raising Kids – Cell Phones
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#5 What I’d Do Differently in Raising Kids – Cell Phones

Cell phones! Our older kids spent their teenage years during the beginning of the cell phone era. The only thing available then was a flip phone, which we call a “dumb phone.” That’s the kind Dave still uses. No internet, no social media, no games, camera, or videos on their phones. It was just a…

Why I Never Said, “This hurts me more than it hurts you!” to my Kids
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Why I Never Said, “This hurts me more than it hurts you!” to my Kids

I only remember one time when my mother said to me, prior to a spanking, “This hurts me more than it hurts you.” Even though there were tears in her eyes, it made me angry.  I just didn’t get it that day. I understand that the emotional pain a parent experiences when a child disobeys…