Lack of consistent discipline is increasingly becoming a major problem among families today. Many of today’s parents are convinced that discipline means that we are abusing, or unreasonably punishing ,our children — when in actuality lack of discipline is a form of abuse.

Discipline, which comes from the root word disciple, means to teach and to guide — and when… Read more…

Social Media is one of the fastest growing ways the world communicates about advertisement, fashion, and more — and yet, it has given rise to one of the fastest growing youth-concerns in media: cyber bullying.

“Cyberbullying” is when a child, preteen, teen – or even college-aged student — is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by someone else…using… Read more…

Parents want their kids to be happy; they want them to succeed, have a good life and good friends. When kids are young, a parent’s main goal is to protect them from all hurt, harm, and danger — but if they don’t know what’s going on with their kids, helping them won’t be fully possible. Communicating with our kids is… Read more…

I enjoy writing about experiencing love and happiness with a partner – yet, on Valentine’s Day, I feel it’s important to acknowledge that many might be dealing with feelings of loneliness, or loss of love. We have all experienced loss in our life. Today, for those who may feel alone, I want to say, “Breathe…breathe…breathe!” Move forward — and make… Read more…

“Bullying” is a word we heard only occasionally only ten or fifteen years ago. At one point, without a true definition for the behavior, it might even have simply fallen into the category of “teasing.” Unfortunately, this seemingly benign behavior has grown into something bigger – and much more dangerous.

What is bullying? Many people still don’t understand what it… Read more…

The start of every new year is the time to start fresh. It is a time to tuck away our mistakes of the past, and start with a clean slate. Because modern family living can be quite challenging, it is good to evaluate where you’ve been over the past year, and develop a plan for moving forward – as a… Read more…

As William Bradford extended his invitation to the neighboring Wampanoag peoples in 1621, it’s likely that the last thing on his mind was how much of a deal he could get on a bushel of corn the next morning. Yet, flash forward a few centuries, and here we are. In an age of rapid-paced consumerism, Black Friday has become the… Read more…