How to Parent When Your Parenting Styles Differ I’ve always said that the culmination of the love between a husband and wife is having children… and nothing will pull your marriage apart more than a child. We give the best years of our lives to our children. They can take our time, our energy, and drain us of the stamina for intimacy. Kim and I are so glad we had...
This question was submitted to us by a couple of people in a couple of different ways. How can you sustain a healthy sex life after kids? Years ago, we were with another couple and the wife surprised us by saying, “I could care less if I never had sex again”. I wasn’t sure whether to feel sorrier for her or her husband. Kids are the culmination of...
123 Magic: How to Agree on Raising and Disciplining Kids Back when Kim and I were foster parents, they trained us in the “123 Magic” method of child-rearing. The agency didn’t allow foster children to be spanked and offered us this alternative, which we learned a lot from! Kids Need Consequences There is a difference between punishment and consequence. If your child has been told not to touch the hot...
When we are both trying to put each other's needs, goals and our children first, how can we feel okay and not feel guilty when it is our own turn to take time for our self or make a large purchase that mainly benefits one? This is a good question and one that many struggle with. We believe the way to address this issue is to set our priorities, then...
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