The Perch features weekly Tips On Motherhood posts: practical advice to help moms navigate the seasons of motherhood. In collaboration with our podcast Wire Talk, The Perch covers everything from toddler discipline and marriage to raising adult children.
As your child moves into adolescence, your discipline should gradually transition from teaching to coaching. It’s time to loosen the reins and allow your child to begin making more decisions on their own. As your child gets closer to the age of 18, they should really be making most decisions on their own.
Read MoreWhen it comes to lying we have to be diligent and nip it in the bud.
Read MoreNo matter what the discipline question is, my advice usually comes back to the five things I’ve written about here. So here you have it mommas, Karen Stubbs’ Five Keys to Disciplining Well…
Read MoreWe all lose our cool at times with our children. It’s not pretty and I’m not proud of the times I’ve been there. I’m just being straight with you! Here are three tips on how to keep your cool.
Read MoreThe ‘witching hour’ is that time of day, late afternoon to early evening, when your children seem to lose all control and everyone is getting on each other’s nerves.
Read MoreWhat an opportunity we have, to show God’s love to our kids, as we diligently discipline and instruct them, year after year!
Read MoreThese are the years to focus on building your child’s character. When they were younger, your focus was on teaching obedience but now, you need to begin teaching your child the “why” behind that “no”.
Read MoreDealing with anger is a fact of life when you’re a mom, no matter if it’s your anger or theirs that’s causing problems.
Read MoreDisobedience is one thing. But what do you do about a child who obeys with an attitude?
Read MorePain now equal peace later: knowing that’s true and living it out are two different things, aren’t they? Oftentimes, we hate living it out.
Read MoreAs your child gets closer to the age of 18, they should really be making most decisions on their own. This is where you’ll see the fruit of all the years you spent explaining the why behind your rules.
Read MoreOnce your child moves beyond preschool, from about the age or 6 through age 12, you are in what I like to think of as “the teaching years.”
Read MoreDiscipline is hard at any age, but especially in the younger years, because as a parent you are not always sure what discipline will work, if your child “knows” what they are doing, and if your discipline is effective.
Read MoreNo matter what your plans are for the holidays over the next several weeks - make sure that you and your spouse are on the same page!
Read MoreIt is hard to be grateful when you have an abundance of anything.
Read MoreDiscipline is one of the hardest parts of being a mom and it’s the number one topic I get asked about. I bet we could do a hundred Tips all about discipline and still not cover all the questions moms have. And no matter what the question is, my advice usually comes back to the five things listed in today's Tip on Motherhood.
Read MoreWhen they push against your boundaries, remind yourself that your child is not a little monster. At this age, they are just trying to figure out who is boss.
Read MoreAs a mom, we can see inside our child’s heart almost like an x-ray machine. Even when my children were in college, I could always tell when they visited home if their heart wasn’t in a good place. A mom just knows. The challenging part of the heart is that no one else can “fix” it, except that person.
Read MoreAs moms, we need to teach our children, starting at age 1, that they need to respect their mom and dad. Children can be disrespectful at any age: the toddler trying to kick you while you are changing their diaper, the middle-schooler rolling their eyes, or the teenager talking disrespectfully. But, the majority of the time, a child is disrespectful because they have been allowed to get away with this disrespect.
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