I sometimes miss or even ignore opportunities to teach my children how to obey because I'm going so fast through my day.
Read MoreWe tend to think that outings and fun things will make our kids happy, but then they just AREN'T happy like we expected.
Read MoreOur first daughter Ava has been having a lot of episodes recently where she complains and talks back and whines. I've been trying to follow my husband's lead and jump on these instances of talking in ways that we don't want to talk to each other in our house. I've been really working on trying to catch her, to NOTICE when she's doing it (because naturally, I won't even notice it; I'll just reply), and being firm in my response.
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