When hurting, what do our children need most?
There are days that just stink. Period. Some days there are a ton of reasons why your day skids out of control; while other days there is simply no explanation. I know there are times when nothing, short of going to bed and starting over, will make it better. Others can try to jump in […]
When we don’t handle a meltdown well (theirs or ours).
Yesterday was brutal. On the heels of the beautiful moment holding hands with my son at the hospital (click here or here for Wednesday’s social media post), came yesterday with gut-wrenching ‘I hate you’s and ‘Leave me alone’s being thrown around. It came with tears (from both sides). It came with yelling (from both sides). It came with me retreating […]