There are days…okay, WEEKS when it dawns on me that I probably haven’t smiled at my kids in I don’t know how long and I know that they haven’t smiled at me either. We go for days grumbling, scolding, and looking disapprovingly at each other. I can’t help but think that a little smiling might make all the difference and change the vibe in our house instantly… When my children were small, I remember the advice was to “catch them doing something good”—while that can still work with the teenager, they aren’t nearly as likely to beam and glow and … Continue reading →