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.
Discipline 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 MorePay attention when you lose your temper and find your frustration coming out over the course of a week, and try to learn what your anger triggers are. If you know certain things lead you to lose your temper, do your best to steer clear of those areas.
Read MoreMoms, Wire Talk is celebrating our 100th episode this week! In today's post Karen shares her five favorite episodes.
Read MoreWe all want to have great relationships with our adult children one day right? Today Karen shares tips on how to keep that goal in sight while your kids are growing up.
Read MoreWhat if this week we focused on speaking words to our spouses that were like honey, sweet to the soul and pleasant to the bones?
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 MoreToday I’m going to give you guys some practical help when it comes to dinner time. Read on for my #1 Tip and if you have any tricks or tips to get dinner on the table every night, share them in the comments! We can all use a little help in this area.
Read MoreIf you aren’t where you want to be in your life, whether in your marriage, your body image, your home, your career, your friends- take some time to assess where you are and ask yourself why?
Read MoreOne thing I want to encourage all of my moms to do is to start doing this mom life with other moms who live around you.
Read MoreNo matter what your Christmas looked like this year, one thing is certain when you’re a mom: you are EXHAUSTED when the holidays are over! My tip for you this week is to kick back and rest.
Read MoreMoms write and tell me that they are better moms and have become better wives because of this ministry. Will you support us in our growth and partner with us as we continue to minister to moms?
Read MoreI like to close out each year and start a new one with a prayer for all my moms– and for 2018 my prayer is that you would invite Jesus into this crazy everyday life you are living.
Read MoreThose of you moms who are married are fortunate to have a helper and companion along this crazy road of parenthood. But at times, prioritizing your husband can seem like just another task on your to-do list for the day. How can you show your husband he is important to you amidst the non-stop demands of mothering?
Read MoreAs moms we can get so used to doing everything for our kids, that it’s hard to recognize when our child is ready to do certain things for themselves.
Read MoreAre you going crazy trying to buy a gift for every teacher, babysitter, child, aunt, uncle and in-law on your list? I know how hard it can be to come up with a good idea for everyone so here are a few things I love to gift each year to my friends and family:
Read MoreThink of your marriage as a 401K program; if you don’t invest along the way, when you get older, you’ll wish you had. Like a 401K, you don’t have to make big investments, but lots of small deposits over the years add up in a good way.
Read MoreSometimes, I feel like I’m playing tug of war and I’m the rope!
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