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10/20/2026

10/17/2026

Whining has a way of pulling us into conversations we never intended to have. 😅

The goal isn’t to ignore the child. It’s to avoid getting pulled into the whining. Try:

“I’ll listen when your voice sounds calm like mine.”

Then say less. Stay calm. Hold the limit.
We can stay loving without arguing, lecturing, or giving in.

What kind of whining gets under your skin the fastest?

10/13/2026

You told us. We listened. ❤️

From your responses, BACKTALK & ATTITUDE was the parenting challenge that came up the most. When the attitude gets bigger, our instinct can be to match the energy:

Raise our voice.
Explain more.
Defend ourselves.
Try to win the argument.

Instead, try fewer words: “I love you too much to argue.” or “I’ll listen when your voice is calm like mine.”

Then stay calm. What phrase from your child is hardest for YOU not to react to?

“Whatever”?
“You can’t make me”?
“I don’t care”?
Something else?

Tell us below. 👇

10/10/2026

There is a window on Sunday, roughly between noon and one thirty, when the Texas grocery store fills up with people still in their church clothes. 👔

You can read the whole morning off of them. Pressed slacks and polished boots at the meat counter. A floral dress working through the tomatoes. Somebody's suit jacket folded over the handle of the cart because the sanctuary was cold and the parking lot absolutely was not. Half the store smells faintly like perfume and the other half is already thinking about lunch.

Nobody goes home to change first, because that would mean two trips, and the brisket is on sale, and the game starts at noon. So the dress clothes come to the store, and it is one of the most reliably Texan scenes there is, this little overlap where Sunday morning and the week ahead run into each other somewhere near the produce. 🛒

10/10/2026

Parent check-in 👇

Which one is causing the MOST stress at your house right now?

A — Backtalk & attitude
B — Screen time battles
C — Sibling fights
D — Chores & responsibility

No judgment. Every family has a hard season.

Comment A, B, C, or D below, we’re curious which one parents are dealing with most right now. ❤️

10/08/2026

Love is an act of service, not following a feeling.

09/29/2026

09/24/2026

What if bedtime didn’t have to be a battle over actually falling asleep?

You can’t force sleep.

You can calmly decide when it’s time to be in the bedroom.

Try shifting from:

“Go to sleep!”

to the mindset of:

“It’s bedroom time.”

Then slow things down, offer a few small choices, and keep the tone calm.

The limit stays.
The power struggle doesn’t have to.

What part of bedtime is hardest in your house right now?

09/15/2026

Some Love and Logic advice can sound pretty harsh when you only hear the one-line version.

“Let them struggle.”

“Let consequences teach.”

“Don’t argue.”

But there’s an important part underneath all three:

We stay supportive.
We lead with empathy.
We set calm limits.
We give kids opportunities to handle things they’re capable of handling.

The goal isn’t to make childhood harder.

It’s to help children become more resilient and capable while knowing they still have our support.

Which of these ideas took YOU the longest to understand?