Category Archives: Parenting

  Kids tend to want to grow up too fast. They’re always looking toward that next birthday and the privileges and freedoms that may come with it. But sometimes they bite off more than their still-tender hearts, minds, and bodies can handle! It’s our job as parents to protect them … Continue reading…

  You are in control of when to open and close the gates in your child’s life. Gates are the privileges and opportunities that test your children’s readiness to live well in the world. In her new book, The Passionate Mom, Susan Merrill covers The 10 Gates every child will … Continue reading…

  What can’t a mom live without?  Good friends.  The kind of friends that are there for you when you’re down.  The kind of friends who are there for you when you’re confused.  The kind of friends who can help you be a better mom. iMOM Director Susan Merrill shares … Continue reading…

  Coming up with a good plan for parenting is like baking a loaf of bread—you add a little of this, and a lot of that, depending on what you think is best for your children and family.  The important thing is to have a plan, the right recipe, for … Continue reading…

  To be the mothers we want to be, we have to do more than see our children for who they are, we have to perceive what is going in their life. In her new book, The Passionate Mom, just released this week, iMOM Director, Susan Merrill shows you the … Continue reading…

  Parenting in today’s world takes everything a mom can muster.  Most of all, it takes being passionate about how we parent our children. iMOM Director Susan Merrill’s new book, The Passionate Mom,  shows moms how to turn their passion into a parenting plan that will let them say, “I … Continue reading…

  The Passionate Mom release day is here!  iMOM Director Susan Merrill’s new book shows every mom how to turn her passion for her child into a parenting plan she can feel confident about.  Susan says that a big part of being a passionate mom is taking the time to … Continue reading…

  My son and I were looking over the sports section of the newspaper recently, when we saw an article mention how a player had guts.  My son looked at me and asked, “What’s so special about that?  Everyone has guts.”  Well, that may be true in a literal sense, … Continue reading…