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Never Say Never
Parenting
By Jennifer Redmond
It's a universal experience. Before you have children, you look at the most ill-behaved child and think that your offspring will never act in this manner. Your child will never throw a fit in the grocery-store checkout line, will never misbehave in church, will never defiantly blurt "NO" in front of your most proper relative, will never push his baby sister in anger or hit the neighbor's daughter. Your well-researched disciplinary methods will result in a respectful youngster who will never make you look like the worst mother ever.
Motherhood's Secret Reward
Inspiration
By Karen McNally
Everyone knows that mothers give, give, and give. We moms give our time until we don't have any left. We give our patience until we don't have any left, and we give the money out of our wallets until we don't have any left! But what do we get? Have you ever tried to dig into that tough question?
Dater's Ed, Second Gear: The road map
Parenting
By Lisa Jander
Is it possible to live on this planet and avoid relationships? More likely than missing potholes on my dirt road during winter? We all know that kids will develop many healthy "non-dating" relationships during school-age years that a parent can and should encourage: team sports, supportive friends, church groups, etc. These are vital to your child's well-being and self-esteem, but these aren't the relationships we fear. These aren't the ones that kids fret over and lose sleep over as they anguish in the night about whether Jordan noticed the bracelet they were wearing that dangled the new "Forever" charm, saved for with hard-earned lawn-mowing money.
Dater's Ed, First Gear: Pave the way to healthy teen relationships
Parenting
By Lisa Jander
"Geez, Mom, I'm old enough to drive, why can't I date?" I was sitting at the kitchen table contemplating that question as I signed the Driver's Ed log for my son.
I was about to promise the world with my signature that my child had, in fact, driven these required hours with me in the car. Yes, I had spent a good number of those hours gripping the passenger door handle and biting my tongue. Occasionally I had blurted out some vital warning to save us from a fender-bender, like "Dude! Truck!"
Read more: Dater's Ed, First Gear: Pave the way to healthy teen relationships
Ellen Flannery: Fighting to End Pediatric Cancer
Spotlight
By Jennifer Hogan Redmond
Imagine learning that your five-month old daughter has cancer. Imagine watching your child suffer through painful treatments with no guarantee that she will be well again. Imagine discovering that most of the government funds being poured into cancer research are aimed at curing the disease in adults rather than in cancer's tiniest victims.
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