Even under the best of family conditions parents often disagree about how to parent – how to discipline, how to handle money, how much freedom a child should have. But during or following a family break-up, these disagreements can be magnified, taking on the emotional baggage of the animosity that led to divorce in the…
Then you won’t want to miss this first of a 2-part series on how parents and children can stay strong through such difficult times. Even under the best of circumstances, marriage involves hard work, with highs and lows an expected part of the journey. Responsibilities of parenting create added stress even in the best…
And what steps could your family take to be even stronger? Tune into this important Mom Enough discussion of the Search Institute’s “family assets” study! For decades, the Search Institute has worked with communities around the world to build assets for promoting healthy youth development. Now Search has turned their attention to “family assets,”…
Whether your children are toddlers or teens, this week’s Mom Enough show is for you! Many of us remember uncomfortable childhood moments when our parents sat us down for “the talk” or maybe even just awkwardly handed us a book about our changing bodies. But today we know children need much more than facts…
Whatever your family’s beliefs and traditions, how can you respond to your child’s hard-to-answer questions? Most of us probably have found ourselves speechless in the face of a child’s impossible question about religious or spiritual concepts. (Marti & Erin certainly have and they share a few examples in this week’s show!) But what does…
