siblings
Often we're asked, what do you do about a child who wants to police his younger brother, boss him around, and assume authority over him? Is it ever appropriate for an older sibling to have authority over a younger one? Well, sure -- sometimes your teenager is babysitting the little ones, or driving his…
If you have siblings, you probably have rivalry. It's a natural, human thing, and it's plain from Scripture that it's an expression of our fallen human nature. Think about Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers ... and that's just in Genesis. It's a problem--and something God wants us to deal with it.…
A friend asked recently: Ok ladies, it's time for me to do some major/drastic behavior boot camp in this house. I am committing to staying home for several days, going nowhere and do nothing but set straight some major behavior issues we have here. I need some advice, though...How do I handle/tackle my 4 and…
I'd had one of those weeks last week. The biggest benefit to working from home is that you can be closer to your family. One of the challenges, though, is just how close that can be when you really meant to focus on work. The week seemed balanced between fight intervention between brothers, a high-need toddler…