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Mom to Mom with Shalin Peoples

AOP: How has Mackenzie’s journey shaped your family’s perspective on parenting, faith, and everyday life? Shalin: With Mackenzie being our first child, Dion and I had to step into parenthood […]

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Healing Problems…Together

Q. I’ve spent most of my marriage not being involved in our family finances. To be honest, I’ve not been a very good husband. After being introduced to your show […]

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Dinner’s Ready: Gabriele Jones The Perfect Roasted Chicken

Back-to-school season brings early mornings and busy weeknights to our family. Between football practices and games for our middle schooler, dance lessons for our daughter, who just started kindergarten, and […]

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The Miracle of Music: Why Children Who Make Music Thrive

Most parents have witnessed a fussy baby calmed by a lullaby, a toddler who can’t resist bouncing to a beat, or a preschooler inventing songs with hilarious lyrics. But beyond […]

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Celebrating the Quiet Wins of Neurodivergent Childhood

If you are parenting a neurodivergent child, you have probably learned to brace yourself for certain realities: endless paperwork, IEP meetings, and goals that always seem to be just a […]

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Tips for Playdates with Special Needs Kids

Playdates are an important part of childhood. They offer time for kids to interact socially without the structure of school or extracurricular activities. They also help kids learn to share, […]

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You Cannot Teach a Nervous System on Fire What Every Educator Needs to Understand

There is a student sitting in your classroom right now who is not okay. Something happened last night. It happened in a group chat, on a screen, in the dark […]

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Why We Must Stop Calling Children “Psychopaths”: A Wake up Call for Parents

My family is finally able to laugh about the day my brother accidentally became “the neighborhood psychopath.” He was a sweet, earnest kid who had been hired to walk two […]

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From the Publisher – September 2026

What does success look like to you? Is it a grand event that requires fireworks and a standing ovation? Or could it be a long-term goal finally reached after a […]

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