by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 26, 2024 | emotion, emotional health, infographics, kids, love, Parenting, practical, tweens and teens
Looking for ways to parent with more emotional health? Here’s nine. (Start with, like, two.) 9 Ways to Parent with More Emotional Health 1. Don’t wake your child up by harping on them or giving them something they need to do. 2. Ask questions about the...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jan 12, 2024 | free download, kids, Printables and Freebies
This morning as my 14-year-old scarfed down chicken-maple sausage links before school, I pulled Tim Keller’s devo (for adults) on Proverbs off the kitchen’s half-wall, where it sits by the fruit bowl. These pages have become to me a quietly cherished part...
by Janel Breitenstein | Dec 27, 2023 | children, closeness and intimacy, closeness; intimacy, encouragement, enduring love, Family, free download, kids, Parenting, Printables and Freebies, relationships, time together, tweens and teens
The dog licked me awake early this morning. Well, early for my slumbering house of teenagers house. And I stayed awake for the quiet. As I type to you, snow layers the landscape out my window like fondant. I love its muting effect–on schedules, on sound. My life...
by Janel Breitenstein | Dec 21, 2023 | children, Family, Ideas, kids, Parenting, time together
Missed the first list for kids on winter break? Grab it here. My kids are getting older, which means winter break looks different here. Sniff. Of course, we’ll still be decorating cookies and mushing together the family clam dip. (It’s a Breitenstein...
by Janel Breitenstein | Dec 1, 2023 | current events, Parenting, social justice
A note from Janel: This week, I’m welcoming guest authors Donna Kushner and Amy Schulte, a mother-daughter team who, in Amy’s childhood, served as missionaries in Palestine. Both currently work with refugees in professional and personal capacities. (I personally...
