Do good dads play with their kids, or is that a feminine trait? It's a wild question, right? But that's a large amount of an absolutely bonkers article from Jeremy Pryor where he criticized the kid's show "Bluey" because the dad, Bandit, isn't manly enough. I think...
Talking about sex to your child can be scary. It's awkward. Are you going to say something wrong? And you don't like to feel that they're growing up! Everyday I get questions like this recent one, from a reader:Hi! Your books and podcast have helped me tremendously!...
One of the hardest things to do is to break dysfunctional cycles. Whether it's in our families or in our churches, being a changemaker is hard. But it is so, so necessary. It's the most vital thing that we all need to do. You can be the top politician in the land; you...
Yesterday on the podcast we looked at the metaanalysis about spanking, and talked about gentle parenting. That metaanalysis of 160,000 children found that spanking was either neutral or negative, but not positive. Like if you parent well in other areas, you can blunt...
Christian parenting advice seems to really like discipline and obedience. Rebecca here on the blog today. As I was researching other parenting books and various Christian parenting blogs as I wrote my book, Why I Didn't Rebel, this focus on repentance and obedience...
Do you ever feel like God loves you--with an asterisk? On Fridays I often do round-ups of what's happened on social media this week, and there is so much to share I don't know where to begin. So I've decided to start with something that isn't even my own, but...
We women need to give ourselves time--and allow ourselves to ask for help--when we're recovering from childbirth Recovering from childbirth isn't something that happens overnight, and it isn't something you can achieve through will power or just "doing what needs to...
My girls were both far more emotionally mature on their wedding day than I was on mine. And their husbands were both more emotionally mature than Keith was, too! Keith and I were just so young, in so many ways (though my daughters were both technically younger than I...
Is there a trick to raising great kids? Something that is almost guaranteed to work? We'd all love that! And because we want to raise good kids, we're often focused on how to prevent bad behavior. When we talk about parenting techniques, that's usually what we're...
Does research really say that spanking is bad for kids? We've had an interesting week on the blog, where we've talked about periods, sex, homeschooling, and so much more! But I want to revisit Rebecca's post on Wednesday about how we shouldn't be spanking babies,...
Most of you who read this blog are here because you want to enjoy all God has for us with marriage and sex. But a lot of times we've got roadblocks from our family of origin. Maybe sex wasn't taught well, or you grew up thinking sex was shameful--or your body was...
What is an appropriate age to expect children to do different chores? When can you expect them to be responsible for their own stuff? We've been talking about emotional labor and mental load this month, when mom carries the mental and physical burden for running the...
What if there were an app that could help your kids get more responsible with chores--and with money? We've been talking this month about emotional labor and mental load--how to balance all the details that women especially have running through our heads, as we try to...
I think it's vitally important to teach kids to use the proper words for body parts, and particularly genitalia. It decreases shame; it helps them understand their bodies; it can even help prevent sexual abuse. We're working really hard behind the scenes at Bare...
Dads are parents, not baby-sitters. But do we sometimes treat them like they're second class in the parenting department? This month, on Wednesdays, I'm writing about how the way we just do life in general can interfere with our marriage and our sex life. As the...