Four Tools For Grown-Up Parenting
In a recent post, I spoke about the necessity of understanding the nature and needs of children in order to be an effective parent. I...
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Kaye Wilson
- Jan 10
- 3 min
How To Be A More Effective Parent
Are you passing on your values to your kids, or do you feel as though all you do is feed, clothe and chauffeur them? Are you always sort...
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Kaye Wilson
- Nov 29, 2022
- 4 min
Less Conversation, More Obedience
Why is it so hard for children to just do what you tell them to do? Why is it, that when you tell a child "stop, don't do that," he so...
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Kaye Wilson
- Nov 15, 2022
- 4 min
A Powerful Parenting Tool
Sometimes being a mom is just plain overwhelming. There are lots of things you feel you should do, or do better, but you just aren't sure...
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Kaye Wilson
- Nov 8, 2022
- 4 min
Family Meals: How to Manage the Chaos and Have Restaurant-Ready Kids!
You know family meals are important, so you've made it a priority; you're home-cooking meals when you can, supplementing with rotisserie...
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Kaye Wilson
- Nov 2, 2022
- 3 min
Are your Kids Behind, Post-Covid? Here's Help!
If you're the parent of school-age children whose schools were shut-down during the pandemic, you probably didn't need to see the...
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Kaye Wilson
- Oct 25, 2022
- 3 min
Tell Them Your Stories!
Have you told your children your stories? Not just what happened the day they were born, or how you and your husband met, but the ones...
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Kaye Wilson
- Oct 19, 2022
- 4 min
Building Confidence In Your Child
What is confidence? Confidence is a kind of trust. You can have confidence in something you read or hear, confidence in a friend,...
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Kaye Wilson
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
The First Lesson of Parenting
When parents bring their first little one home from the hospital, everything is new, and maybe a little scary! Before long, though, you...
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Kaye Wilson
- Sep 13, 2022
- 2 min
Summing It Up: The Benefits of Order
I've recently published three posts concerned with staying on top of day-to-day housekeeping: one about laundry,...
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Kaye Wilson
- Sep 6, 2022
- 4 min
The Toy Dilemma: 3 Strategies
Toys can be a big problem.  It’s loads of fun to give them to your children, and so nice when others do the same, but they end up...
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Kaye Wilson
- Aug 29, 2022
- 3 min
Avoiding a Mess of a Kitchen
For most of us, the kitchen is the most-used room in the house, the room most quickly to become a total mess, and the one in which the...
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Kaye Wilson
- Jul 21, 2022
- 4 min
How to Stay On Top of Laundry
NOTE: Before you read this post, or any other post, I want to clarify something. The most important thing in your relationship with your...
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Kaye Wilson
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Feeling Overwhelmed By The Day-to-Day? These Life-Hacks Are For You!
If you're a young mother, chances are your life feels overwhelming, at least part of the time. Regardless of the size of your house, the...
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Kaye Wilson
- Jul 14, 2022
- 3 min
How You May Be Undermining Your Own Authority
One of the most important aspects of being a good and effective parent is making sure you've established your authority. What this means...
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Kaye Wilson
- Jul 8, 2022
- 4 min
Take Courage--The World Needs You, and Your Children
The recent appalling events in Uvalde Texas and Highland Park are too painful for parents to contemplate. Which of us has not heard that...
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Kaye Wilson
- Mar 11, 2022
- 4 min
Living Above the Level of Feeling
One of the most important signs of maturity is the ability to live and function above the level of feelings, to be able to do what needs...
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Kaye Wilson
- Mar 8, 2022
- 4 min
Overwhelmed and Discouraged
If you're a mom, chances are you feel overwhelmed and discouraged at least part of the time. As much as you love your children, they can...
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Kaye Wilson
- Feb 27, 2022
- 4 min
Happily Obedient: An Oxymoron?
Parents want their children to be happy. Parents want their children to be well-behaved and obedient. The hard thing is that, for many...
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Kaye Wilson
- Feb 22, 2022
- 5 min
Stop Yelling: Here's How
The only parents who have never yelled at their kids are those who are: A. never around their kids, B. never ask them to do anything, C....
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Kaye Wilson
- Jun 24, 2021
- 3 min
Passing Your Faith to the Next Generation: Another Reader Response
A couple of weeks ago I invited readers to send me examples of the ways they've found to pass their faith on to their children. Here is a...
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Kaye Wilson
- May 12, 2021
- 7 min
Readers Respond--How To Pass Your Faith on to Your Children
In my last post, I asked for your input; I wanted to hear from you some of the ways you've found to help you pass your faith along to...
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Kaye Wilson
- May 9, 2021
- 3 min
Happy Mother’s Day!
Last week my fourth child, John, graduated from the OU College of Engineering with a degree in Chemical Engineering. I remember when he...
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Kaye Wilson
- May 7, 2021
- 5 min
What Will They Believe When They Grow Up?
What will your children believe when they grow up? They probably won't believe in Santa Clause, but they might believe in Aliens; they...
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