You finally get an evening without karate or cheer team, but everyone’s so exhausted and stressed out that they eat dinner in silence. Or they grab a plate of food and retreat to their bedrooms to play Xbox or text their friends while they scarf down their meal alone. Or worse yet, dinner time turns […]
Self-Esteem and Purity Part 2: Miley Cyrus vs. Disney Princesses
When my 5 year old daughter told me about her friends kissing on the playground (YIKES!) I desperately began looking for ways to protect her purity. After all, our kids’ purity is under attack at every turn. (Click here to see my post about inappropriate movie previews, and tips for instilling your own family values […]
Self-Esteem and Purity Part 1: Madagascar and Strippers?
Going to the movies with kids can be tough these days. From toilet humor to foul language, questionable ethics and veiled drug references geared to “entertain” the parents, you can easily get more than you bargained for, even with PG-rated flicks. (Do they even make G-rated movies anymore?) Case in point: We took our daughter […]
