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Are You Ready for Christmas?
When you read those words does it register anxiety because of all that a parent must do to “be ready” for a big family holiday? Likely you would answer the […]
How to Balance Receiving with Giving
One of the critical challenges of holiday time is that our children get so used to receiving oodles of gifts that they begin to expect that they will always get […]
Is It Okay to Hide Money From My Spouse?
After hearing you talk about financial infidelity, I have to admit that I hide money from my husband. I have been setting aside money for emergencies without his knowledge. He […]
Control What You Can
My husband and I recently watched Summer Rental, a 1985 movie about a family on vacation. We noticed a stark difference between the behavior of the children in this older […]
Devices as Christmas Gifts… What You Need to Know
Christmas is here! I feel like we were celebrating last year’s Christmas, well, yesterday. Time sure does fly. I think being a parent immediately puts all of us in a […]
Seven Experience Gifts to Give Kids this Season
Does it feel like your kids already have more toys than they could ever want? I love the holidays and the spirit of gift-giving, but every year, I wonder what […]
Mom to Mom with Elizabeth Duke
Let me start by congratulating you on kicking cancer’s butt. Can you share your experience with us? ED: When I was 13 years old, I was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, […]
Teacher of the Month: Anna Hall, Holly Hill Elementary School
“Your students will remember your smile, your laugh, that you loved them and that they were important,” shared Anna Hall, our Wiregrass Parents Teacher of the Month. “Don’t stress yourself […]