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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...
Kaye Wilson
Sep 6, 20224 min read
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...
Kaye Wilson
Aug 29, 20223 min read
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...
Kaye Wilson
Jul 21, 20224 min read
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...
Kaye Wilson
Jul 19, 20223 min read
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...
Kaye Wilson
Jul 14, 20223 min read
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...
Kaye Wilson
Jul 8, 20224 min read
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...
Kaye Wilson
Mar 11, 20224 min read
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...
Kaye Wilson
Mar 8, 20224 min read
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...
Kaye Wilson
Feb 27, 20224 min read
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....
Kaye Wilson
Feb 22, 20225 min read
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...
Kaye Wilson
Jun 24, 20213 min read
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...
Kaye Wilson
May 12, 20217 min read
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...
Kaye Wilson
May 9, 20213 min read
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...
Kaye Wilson
May 7, 20215 min read
Are You Laying a Solid Foundation in Your Kids' Lives?
In one of his parables, Jesus describes the difference between a foolish person and a wise person by asking his audience to imagine two...
Kaye Wilson
Apr 30, 20213 min read
Who I Am, What I Do, and Why I Do It
Welcome to my website! For the benefit of those who are new to the site, and for those who may not know me, I'd like to introduce myself....
Kaye Wilson
Mar 25, 20213 min read
Bullies…and "Sissies"
Over the past few years, bullying has become sadly common. Tragic incidents of children committing suicide after having been bullied,...
Kaye Wilson
Mar 19, 20213 min read
What Rules Are For
We're surrounded by rules. Even though we know and understand that rules are a necessary part of living with other people, they sometimes...
Kaye Wilson
Oct 22, 20203 min read
But, I Didn't Sign Up For This!
By now, those of you whose kids didn't go back to full-time, in-person school have had a chance to see how this school-at-home thing...
Kaye Wilson
Sep 24, 20203 min read
In-, Un-, On-, and Pro-
In-, Un-, On-, and Pro- are the four “prefixes of parenting.” I bet you didn’t even know there were parenting prefixes, did you? (I...
Kaye Wilson
Sep 17, 20204 min read
Rainy Day Strategies for Cooped-Up Kids
Today in Oklahoma it's cold and rainy, surely the first sign of a change in seasons. As we enter the transition from warm, sunny weather...
Kaye Wilson
Sep 10, 20203 min read
Mom-xiety: Some Final Thoughts
In my previous several posts, I've discussed what I'm calling "mom-xiety", a form of anxiety and stress that is unique to mothers. I've...
Kaye Wilson
Sep 8, 20203 min read
Getting Ahead of Stress and Staying There
There are always going to be things that cause us worry and stress; there's just no getting around that fact. The important thing is to...
Kaye Wilson
Sep 4, 20204 min read
A Strategy For Managing Momxiety
In my last post I promised to share ways of preventing and addressing what I'm calling "Mom-xiety", a form of anxiety unique to mothers...
Kaye Wilson
Sep 3, 20204 min read
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