Video: For many kids, friendship is the cure
I attended the excellent Learning and the Brain conference in NYC last weekend, and wanted to share something I learned. Many of our kids are anxious, depressed or struggling in social situations. How can we help them? In one word…FRIENDSHIP! For many kids,...
Video: Screen Time Battles: Parents vs. Grandparents
Do you every have screen time battles, not with your kids, but with your parents? Maybe you’re not happy that your mom has just bought your child a new iPad. Maybe you’re concerned about the amount of TV your child watches at grandma and grandpa’s....
Video: When your husband’s parenting style drives you nuts
You and your spouse are different and sometimes that can cause some parenting problems! How do you respond when your husband responds in a way you wouldn’t? When he pushes your parenting buttons? In today’s video, we’ll talk about elevating your...
Video: How to Make the Weekend Actually Relaxing
Are you just as tired on Monday morning as you were on Friday afternoon? The weekend is supposed to be rejuvenating and relaxing, but sometimes, it can be either too jam packed with activities or too mind numbing consuming TV, social media, and video games. In this...
Video: Money + Marriage
Do you and your spouse argue about money? Maybe one of you goes to Starbucks too often, or the other wants to spend more money on electronics or eating out. I interviewed Scott and Bethany Palmer, the Money Couple about the money personalities in my book 31 Days to a...
Video: Mutual Activity List for You and Your Spouse
Welcome to this week’s Facebook Live chat! Doing things together is so important as a married couple and as a family. And it doesn’t count to be in the same room while one person is on the phone and the other is playing video games. Those aren’t...
Video: Week 4 of Calm, Cool, and Connected Book Study
Do you find yourself wasting time online? In this video, you’ll learn the 4th habit in our study from Calm, Cool, and Connected: 5 Digital Habits for a More Balanced Life. The I in HABIT stands for: I will go online with purpose. Before you grab your phone or...
Video: Week 3 of Calm, Cool, and Connected Book Study
It is so easy to waste time online. It’s also easy to sin and make bad moral choices…from viewing pornography, posting something mean, or obsessively comparing ourselves to others or complaining about our boring lives. These challenges are real for us, and...
Video: Week 2 of Calm, Cool, and Connected Book Study
Have you felt unimportant compared to someone else’s phone lately? It’s easy to give our undivided attention to our phones, iPads, TVs and tablets, while the people in our lives numbly watch. In this video, week 2 of my book study, you’ll learn about...
Video: Week 1 of Calm, Cool, and Connected Book Study
It’s time for less phone and more life! This January, I’ll be providing a weekly video book study from “Calm, Cool, and Connected: 5 Digital Habits for a More Balanced Life.” We’ll get started with the first habit, the H in HABIT: Hold...
Video: Can your high schooler survive without a phone?
Can a high schooler actually survive (not die) without a phone? Can yours? The main arguments go something like this: My child needs a phone to be safe. What if there is an emergency and he or she cannot reach me? My child needs a phone to be connected to his or her...
Video: Raising Givers, Not Takers
Does it ever feel like you are the one doing the giving, and everyone else in the family is doing the taking? Here are three tips from my book 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom to teach your kids the joy of giving: (1) Teach them empathy for others (2) Participate in...
Video: 5 easy Thanksgiving projects
Here are 5 ideas to stoke gratitude in our families – both on Thanksgiving and all year long! 5 Easy Thanksgiving Projects to Stoke Gratitude Thanksgiving is coming…are your kids grateful people? Here are 5 ways you can help them practice gratitude, find...
Video: 3 Ways to Have Less Entitled Children
A child who doesn’t say “thank you” and who is demanding is not a pleasant child to be around. This does not have to be the case in your home. You can train your kids – whether they are toddlers or teens – to be less entitled and more...
Video: Going the Extra Mile at Home
How can you do just a little extra in your marriage and/or parenting to improve your home and make it a happier place? Here are some ideas just for you inspired by my Proverbs 31 devotion today about living an “and then some” life. Going the Extra Mile at...
Video: What can you do with all that Halloween candy?
Halloween is tomorrow. Are you ready for the influx of sugar rushing into your house? In this week’s FB live chat, I give a few ideas of what you can do with all that extra candy. Will your child eat all that (Halloween) candy??? What to do with the abundance of...
Video: Is your child addicted to the internet?
Is your child constantly online? What is internet addiction and might your child have it? Addiction has a few definitions. Here is one: Addiction is a condition in which a person engages in use of a substance or in a behavior for which the rewarding effects provide...
Video: Modest is Marvelous
Modest is marvelous! Right? How can we promote girl style that’s good? Maybe you have struggled with what to say when your daughter is wearing short shorts…or a low-cut too…or tight pants, Ah…I have some encouragement and resources for you! I...
Video: How to Become More Courageous Parent
Snapchat, pornography, and video games, oh my! Bullying, depression, and dating, oh my! There are certainly many things that strike fear into the heart of a parent. How can we parent more courageously? In this week’s Facebook Live chat, I talk about how you can...
Dealing with Loss and Failure with Your Kids
This week on FB Live, we’re talking about dealing with loss and failure with our kids.
Wearing Earbuds – Sorry I Don’t Want to Talk
Do your kids wear earbuds sometimes? Wearing earbuds can be a physical symbol that communicates, “I’m busy. Please don’t talk to me.” Yes, there are good uses for earbuds, but wearing them can become a bad habit for kids (and adults!). Instead...
Arlene on Focus on the Family August 13
Years ago, before my first book was every published, I told a dear friend my dream: Someday, I would like to be on Focus on the Family. It seemed like a very far fetched, crazy, pie-in-the-sky dream for sure. How amazing that God has brought this dream to pass and...
Video: What Lens Would Improve Your Parenting or Marriage?
Do you need a little tweak in the way you see your marriage or kids? Whether you are overwhelmed by the things to do, or underwhelmed by the appreciation you feel…you have incredible power to change your perspective and improve your life. My glasses have...Now Available
