In this episode, we take your questions and talk about them. This week’s questions include the following topics: How to thrive in the survival years with young kids Should we send our kids to kindergarten early or hold them back How to manage our own anger and fear so as not to yell at our… View Post
In part 2 of our series on kids and feelings, we talk about kids who can empathize with others. This episode is a deeper dive into the “why” behind our new kid’s book What Am I Feeling? So often, it can feel like a pipe dream getting our kids to think about anyone other than… View Post
This article first appeared at Lifeway Women All Access My early years as a counselor were spent helping teenagers in a maximum-security juvenile detention center. As the years progressed, and no matter the severity of the crime, nearly every boy I sat across from had an inability to name his feelings. In my first session,… View Post
Teaching our kids to give their feeling a name and then decide what to do with it—is crucial to helping them love God and love others. Turns out, it’s also helpful for juvenile delinquents to develop empathy, and for our kids to one day be successful at major companies like Google. In this episode, we… View Post