Parenting is a weighty responsibility, and anxiety often sneaks into the corners of everyday life. When you juggle work, bills, family dynamics, and the unpredictability of raising children, stress can easily build until it seeps into your tone, your patience, and your routines. What many parents overlook is the way this personal anxiety can ripple into their children’s emotional world. Kids don’t need words to pick up on tension. They
There’s a difference between learning and loving to learn. One checks the box. The other builds the world. As a parent, you don’t just witness your child’s education — you shape its emotional imprint. How they feel about learning today will echo into their decisions, their relationships, and the stories they tell about who they are. And the truth is, kids are born curious. But keeping that spark alive? That
Self-care gets tossed around as a trendy buzzword, but let’s be real—it’s more than spa days and scented candles. At its core, self-care is about giving yourself permission to prioritize your well-being, and that’s something many people struggle with. You tell yourself there’s too much to do, too many responsibilities, and not enough time. But when you neglect yourself, the cost isn’t just exhaustion—it’s your mental health taking a hit.
Children, like adults, need moments to pause, reset, and refresh to maintain their emotional and mental well-being. Incorporating simple self-care activities into their daily routines can help kids manage stress, improve focus, and build healthy coping skills. Whether it’s through creative expression or playful relaxation, these activities offer a chance to unwind and recharge. This article explores practical and engaging self-care ideas designed to help kids feel more balanced, refreshed,
The recent assassination of the United Healthcare CEO has sparked a lot of conversation regarding the broken healthcare system, specifically medical healthcare. People expressed a lot of frustration over justifiable claims getting denied and showed a lack of empathy for the CEO’s untimely death because of it. All over social media, you see some pretty rude comments, joking about the death of this man who was also someone’s husband and
I had an epiphany at church the other day. I was thinking about how great God was and how reading the bible has kept me grounded and on the path to righteousness despite my worst of intentions. As I thought about this, I realized that my faith was my anchor. It kept me from making poor choices that can throw me out of whack. We can all be impulsive at