Pastor Ricky Temple of Overcoming by Faith Church joined Welcome to Our Community to share candid, compassionate parenting ...

It’s so easy to love a lovable child. When she or he comes to you with open arms and says “I love you, Daddy”, your heart melts. When this child does his chores without repeated urging, you can’t help ...

"Try to see your child as a seed that came in a packet without a label. Your job is to provide the right environment and nutrients and to pull the weeds. You can’t decide what kind of flower you’ll ...

Even if you think your children care, these phrases prove they do. As your kids grow up, they might start to find saying "I love you" cringey or too sentimental. It's tough as a parent to see your ...

Each of us has our own ideas of what it means to live a good life. These ideas are influenced by our personality, values, culture, education, and life experience. That means that each of us who are ...

It's perhaps the most stigmatized part of being a mother. The mere thought that you might not love all of your children equally. We make all kinds of assumptions about mothers accused of favoritism, ...

Becoming a parent is the greatest gift. It's hard to truly understand your capacity for love or the joy that a child can bring to your life until you have a child of your own. "I love my kiddos" ...

People warned me that motherhood "would change everything," and they were right. However, some of the things I was told were different from my experience. After my beautiful daughter turned one, I ...