Make this your Most Sensational Summer — on

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There are some people who dread the day their children come home from school and stay for the Summer.  They know there will be fighting, ...

Summer Boredom Busters — on

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When my children were small, we used to have "themed" days to our Summer. Library Day - we participated in the summer reading ...

Spaghetti and the Spirit: Every Day Miracles — on

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It's the hubbub of a busy Wednesday night.  Soccer practice is over, a quick dinner of spaghetti is bubbling on the stove, my oldest is ...

Righteous Parenting — on

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As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I am surrounded by stellar examples of righteous parents. Our church is ve...

Stop and Ask for Direction — on

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I live in Utah. There are no train tunnels in Utah. On a recent trip to London, England to teach self-government principles there, my husb...

Sleep War — on

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Yeah right. When other women talk about how much they love when their kids crawl into bed with them and snuggle up to them, and how they...

Teaching Modesty: Our Bodies are Not for Sale — on

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“...Everyone is selling something,” I said as I talked to a young girl one evening. Her mother had just commented about how the girls outf...

Communication Skills Training: The Teaching Tone — on

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“Porter, what is that?” asked my Chinese friend Phil when he was visiting our home this last week from China. “The moon.” replied eig...

How To Control Your Emotions — on

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Buzz, buzz! “Why won't the flies stop buzzing around my head?” I wondered as I sat out in the mountain shade trying to digest my ne...

Toddler Tantrums At The Most Inconvenient Times! — on

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“But, what do you do when they are screaming, and it's time to walk out the door?” a father asked me at a recent conference. “My stro...

How To Break A Habit: More Than Behavior Modification — on

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This week I was invited back to Family Voice Talk Radio with BJ Stober, family therapist to talk about helping children overcome difficu...

Becoming A Youth: The Answer To Teenager Problelms — on

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“ I am not a teenager and here's why...” said a group of youth one day during a discussion on the article by Dr. Michael Platt, The M...