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What exactly is Guided Year?  Guided Year is a 12-month membership community for intentional parenting. Each month, we gather online for...

One night, pregnant with our first child, I had the startling realization that the coming baby might be a boy, and I knew nothing about...

“When I was a kid, I walked to school uphill, both ways, in the snow.” Older generations often mock the “easier” lives of their children,...

As a tired teenager, I remember wondering how I would possibly handle sleepless nights with infants once I became a mother. The idea that...

One of the real challenges of parenting is that, despite the occasional moment of triumph, most hours and days are filled with plain old...

I’m sitting on a blanket at the edge of a field, scribbling a word or two every few minutes. (If this ends up shorter than usual, you’ll...

People often assume that good parenting means long hours of quality time and constant interaction. Moms may feel guilty for every moment...

One of the most delightful and exhausting aspects of parenthood is the never-ending stream of questions from our children. Why is it...

Social media is flooded with posts suggesting, and sometimes outright stating, that if a mom parents the "right" way, her child will grow...

When the prophet Shmuel (Samuel) was a young boy, his mother lovingly sewed a robe for him each year (I Samuel 2:19). A bystander,...

The request from a young mother told a familiar story. Her sweet, adorable toddler was hijacking her nights—every night. To this...

Mrs. Henny Machlis (1957-2015) was a remarkable woman who, alongside her husband, Rabbi Mordechai Machlis, opened their Jerusalem home to...

A typical conversation with a neighborhood mom begins, “I don’t know how you homeschool.” She often continues, “My life feels upside down...

I was once in a grocery store late at night when I noticed a toddler screaming uncontrollably. The child’s mother was visibly frustrated...

A shepherd walks through the desert, grazing his father-in-law’s sheep. Suddenly, he sees a bush engulfed with flames, but something...

Did you ever ask yourself what Noah and his wife, Naama, did differently than all the other inhabitants of the world four thousand years...

Lovingly offering a child the grace of a new start isn't just great parenting, it's Godly parenting.

Summers are often busy, chaotic times for families. Now that fall is on its way, it's a fantastic time to catch our breath and envision our

When my second child was born sixteen months after the first, my oldest son had not yet learned to walk. I remember pulling up to my home...

“I’ve spoken softer, I’ve hugged longer, I’ve read extra pages and kissed all the boo boos. I’ve smiled from the heart. I’ve taken time...