With almost everyone sheltering in place, working from home, or not working at all, it can be easy to lose focus on the relationship with your spouse. Maybe the two of you were close before and now there is a lot in the way, or maybe you were already living individual lives, and this has...
Welcome back to the series about how children feel loved. Today we move away from gift giving and into acts of service. Have you ever felt loved when someone went out of their way to pick you up, go on an errand for you, or clean up something they didn’t need to? Well you might be...
It’s that time of year again, Christmas! What a great time for this topic as I’m sure it’s on your and your children’s minds. Want to know how to show your child love through giving gifts? It’s not as straight-forward as it may seem. Perhaps you’ve...
Does your child ask you to play? Does your teen like being at the mall or car rides? No matter the age of your child’s age their love language might be quality time. It’s easier for parents to give words of affirmation or physical touch to show their love, but our time in...
As a continuation of the series on your child’s love language, have you thought about how to give them words of affirmation? It is more than saying “I love you” as much as you can. Although saying those three words are essential, there are many ways children feel loved...
What does it mean to physically love your children? As part of the love languages of children series, here is what physical touch is for your child. After we go through the 5 love languages for children, I’ll write more about how to tell which is your child’s specific love...
Vaping of e-cigarettes is on the rise, especially with the teenage population from 2-3% in 2011 to 19-23% in 2018 (MMWR, Vital Signs: Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students, United States, 2011-2018). Participates may say the benefits are “feeling...
This is particularly directed towards those with younger children, and hopefully those with older children as well. A few reminders to start off a new series about the love language of children, and how to live it out to show them the most unconditional love. It’s helpful to...
When you’re working with a teammate and they show you their work, and you tell them: That’s no good That’s not what that is supposed to look like Have you ever seen this done right? The likely affect will be either anger, shame, and they will pull away from you. This type...
Today is the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, still ringing loudly for some and bringing up old feelings. Any time there is an anniversary of loss, there will be a range memories, feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. People may move right past dates of past...
