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Tune in to Family Life Today Radio -May 11th & 12th

Every once in awhile, when I open my email I discover something pretty cool. Most often, I want to throw up over the fact that there's 3,812 bits of correspondence awaiting my attention. Sure, most … Read More...

Join the Mean Mom Team!

The Mean Mom’s Guide to Raising Great Kids encourages overly nice “marshmallow” moms to instill a few much-needed boundaries. From sibling rivalry to … [Read More...]

When Your Husband FAILS at Mother’s Day

After giving birth to our fourth child weeks before Mother’s Day, I was sure Paul was going to orchestrate my special day with a five-course gourmet breakfast and a Blue Angels fly-over. When … Read More...



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Break Free From Busyness {Episode 08}

Hey mom, how busy are you? Is your calendar bulging at the seams? Have you become your kids personal Uber driver, shuttling them from activity to activity? If you answered yes to all of the … Read More...

The Mean Mom’s Guide to Raising Great Kids

Are you a Mean Mom? I’ve been a mean mom and I’ve been a marshmallow mom, and being a sweet, warm, easy-peasy permissive parent is much easier than … [Read More...]