Category: Family & Education

Master Your Emotions

Many people sail on a pretty even keel when it comes to their emotions. They can become sad without collapsing in sobs or angry without giving way to rage and hysteria. Pardon the mixed metaphors of seamanship and masonry, but put a bricklayer’s level on these folks and you’d find them plumb, with that bubble…


Mental Health Industry to Help Australian Teens With Healthy Relationship Building

Influenced by prolific social media and reality TV show, which showcase unrealistic and distorted images of finding love, Australian teenagers lack healthy role models for both friendships and intimate relationships, according to an expert. The situation has worsened amid a rise in domestic violence, mental health challenges, and the increase in separation and divorce rates…


7 Rules for Getting Along With Those You Live With

Some friends of mine recently sent their oldest son to college. In the bustle of moving into the dorm, meeting new friends, and conversing with old ones, the father took a moment to impart some wisdom to his son. He exhorted him to remember that he was now swimming in multiple spheres of influence and…


Dear June: ‘What Can I Do About My Brother, a Drunk Who Gets Angry and Is Very Difficult to Deal With?’

Dear June, What can I do about my brother, a drunk who gets angry and is very difficult to deal with? He does not live in the same state as myself, so is easily ignored. Would-be Helpful Brother Dear Would-be Helpful Brother, As to whether to ignore your brother or not, it might be helpful…


The Heart of Homeschooling: Advice From a Mother of 5

One of the unintended consequences of the pandemic and its policies has been the explosion of families choosing to homeschool their children. While pandemic measures have eased, homeschooling still remains a popular option. Many parents discovered benefits to their children and families that they now don’t want to give up. Still, others have become more…


A Great Day Begins the Night Before

Most people tend to put at least some thought into their morning routine. Indeed, the way you begin your day surely affects the several hours to follow. As the day winds down, though, one’s nighttime routine can easily devolve into binge-watching and unhealthy snacks on the couch. Improving your nighttime routine can reap huge benefits…


Organizing and Prioritizing Tasks

On a recent getaway with my children and grandkids, I asked my oldest son what was on his mind these days. “Fall,” he said. “Summer’s over, and school is cranking up.” For many of us, the arrival of autumn signals little more than a change in season. The temperature cools, the days grow crisper, and…


4 Disciplines for the Homeschool Parent

Homeschooling your children is one of the most rewarding and beneficial things you can do for your entire family. But no one ever said it was easy. Homeschooling is a great responsibility and calls upon parents to summon all of their talents, wisdom, and discipline in seeing it through. Discipline can be a challenge to…


Want to Change Hearts and Minds? Try Humility

A friend recently sent me a popular meme called the Pyramid of Intellect. It shows the various academic degrees, starting at the base of the pyramid with a high school diploma and narrowing its way up to a doctorate. But at the very top of the pyramid is a little section that reads, “People who…


Pathways Through Grief: Dealing With the Death of a Loved One

In “C.S. Lewis on Grief,” editor Lesley Walmsley wrote, “There is a great hurt in grief, generally a feeling that no one else really understands, that no one else has ever suffered in quite this way or to quite this extent.” To be human is to suffer, but grief is in a category of pain…