Parenting
“Before we began the adoption process, before we could be the parents our children needed us to be, I had to grieve those losses. I had to offer my broken […]
Parenting
“It is not our job to change our child. It is their job to change us.” -Maggie Radzik Oh boy, do we have a treat for you! In this podcast […]
Parenting
“Without ideals we are aimless, but never let ideals eclipse the reality of our situation” -Mike and Alicia Hernon Living life with infants and toddlers is no joke. And the […]
Parenting
There are many parents who look for advice from friends, and sometimes the responses are in the form of absolute declarations about the “only way” to parent. In reality, many […]
Parenting
“Give me an army of toddlers and I can overtake the world!,” …Dr. James Dobson once quipped. The toddler years are an amazing time of human development, but this transition […]
Family
One thing that we at the Messy Family Project are passionate about is family culture. We call it “the secret weapon of the Catholic family” because it can be so […]
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“Food is love, but it’s only love if it’s shared.” Fr. Leo Patalinghug Do family dinners matter? You may have heard that they’re important for one reason or another. […]
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“When parents nag kids, we get ignored. When they nag us, we keep answering. Who is smarter? Maybe we have strong-willed kids because we (parents) are not strong-willed.” ~ Dr. […]