When the end of the day comes I find myself looking forward to bedtime. My bedtime is always exciting to anticipate since all my days are usually purpose-filled and very busy. However, I also look forward to the time the children go to bed each night. I love my children, and our days are filled with joy and laughter, but that quiet time after they have gone to bed, and before I go to bed is a great treat too. The quiet times to think, ponder, write and read are some of the treasured moments of my days as well.

I have noticed that some nights I don't have a good attitude at bedtime because I am craving my quiet time so much. On these nights I get a little bit selfish and don't really want to

Math is stressful! Some people get anxiety when they do math. In fact, I bet most people have felt anxious about one math concept or another over the years. Stretching the brain can be frustrating and can even hurt sometimes.

One day my eight year old son, Porter, was doing his math. It was a new concept, which to him seemed unnecessary and overwhelming.

Many parents wonder what to do about problems at school.  Sometimes the best behavior therapy for classroom behaviors happens at home.  The video interview below discusses what parents can do about school related behavior problems. 

Other parents want to know how to prepare their children for educational success.  No matter what way you choose to educate children at your house, you will gain a lot from hearing this conversation between veteran teacher and college professor, Nicholas Pond, and homeschool mother, Nicholeen Peck, about school pro

This week I was invited back to Family Voice Talk Radio with BJ Stober, family therapist to talk about helping children overcome difficult behaviors, and strengthen relationships at the same time.  ,

Breaking bad habits is no easy task.  Habits are like snow flakes.  They fall ever so softly, but then before you know it you have something powerful, and often destructive, like an avalanche.  However, even though habits can seem p