Every day, I see something of an epidemic among moms: negative patterns of thought, speech and reactions towards their children. Our negative attitudes towards our kids is evident in our posts on social media, conversations during playdates, even chats at Bible studies and church functions. While we’re deep in this season of training and disciplining our kids, we tend to slip very easily into a negative mindset about them. Wanting to manage and correct wrong behavior (rightfully so), we unintentionally zero in on their bad behaviors and overlook the good ones. Every time we see one, it’s like a bell goes off. Ding! Unkindness. Ding! Selfishness. Ding! Irresponsibility. And we swoop in to provide correction. Before we know it, we're caught ... Read More...