9 Ways to Romanticizing Your Life and Enrich Your Soul
When Minimalism Becomes Laziness A dear friend and I were recently talking about the idea of romanticizing your life—a phrase that gets tossed around often, but carries far more meaning when viewed through a spiritual lens. The conversation unfolded after I confessed the unmotivated attitude I had slipped into during the year and a half […]
4 Tips to Spot and Stop Depression Early in Teens
Welcome to Word from the Bird, where we’re all about shifting our mindset from what the world throws at us to embracing God’s beautiful design for our families. Today, we’re diving into something heavy on many hearts: teen depression. Did you know depression in U.S. teens jumped 35% from 2016 to 2022, often tied to […]
Rise of “FAFO” Parenting: Hard Lessons or Emotional Distance?
In recent months, the FAFO parenting trend — “F-Around and Find Out” — has surged as a backlash to gentle parenting. It champions consequence-centered, cause-and-effect discipline. While some call it refreshingly simple, others worry: are we sacrificing empathy for toughness? FAFO parenting is rooted in the belief that children learn best from natural consequences. Instead […]
My Child Saw Something They Shouldn’t Have Online—Now What?
There’s a moment that every modern parent dreads. It happens in an instant: your child stumbles upon an explicit video, a violent image, or a disturbing meme—something they weren’t ready to see, something they shouldn’t have seen. You notice a change in their behavior. Maybe they confess through tears. Maybe you find out through a […]
7 Questions to Ask Your Child While They’re Going Through Puberty
When your child goes through puberty, it will be one of the most critical events in their life, mentally, spiritually, and physically. To most parents, the signs of puberty are pretty obvious — acne, mood swings, hormonal changes, physical changes, growth spurts, body odor, and the list goes on. But what most parents don’t realize […]
Bark Phone Review 2025: Top Reasons It’s the Best Smartphone for Kids
Parenting in a tech world is HARD, and deciding which kid’s phone best suits your child can feel overwhelming. Like most things today, knowing who to trust regarding reliable products is sometimes a gamble. There are so many varying opinions, and once you’ve gone down the rabbit hole and done your research, you might come […]
Eradicate Disfunctional Parenting in 7 Easy Steps
There will be things in this world that desire my children’s attention but don’t deserve it. Things like popularity, unhealthy expectations of themself, perfect grades, social media appearance, perfect style, and saying all the right things. There will be “cool kids” who they will most certainly aim to impress. They will struggle with feeling inadequate […]
How to Rewire Angry Mom Brain
I’ve never considered myself an angry person. I still don’t. But in the last few years, it’s been a struggle of mine, and that’s tough to admit. As there are very viable reasons why I’m angry, I recently discovered that if I don’t healthily process and deal with my anger, it either gets all blocked […]
7 Steps to Get Your Parenting Life in Check
Before you know it, parenting life in your home feels less than ideal. Your children aren’t listening; they talk back constantly, they are on screens way more than you like, and you find yourself wanting to escape your children instead of enjoying them. I think every mom has been here. Exhausted, trying every parenting hack […]
5 Ways We Trigger Our Child’s Anger Without Knowing
As a parent, the most important thing I’ve learned is to ensure that my child’s negative behavior isn’t due to my behavior. It’s more productive to have self-control with my behavior and actions in parenting rather than selfishly wanting to control my child. So, how can this concept be applied to parenting when triggering your […]