by Marlene Ellingson | Apr 25, 2022
Don’t make the same mistake we did: It was the Gila Valley Temple Open house, and we had two younger boys along. The older one was 9 years old, and we let him and the older ones go at their own pace. The younger was only 5, and we told him he had to stay with us....
by Marlene Ellingson | Mar 31, 2022
Help them Emerge from their cocoon! TIME TO EMERGE! A teacher recently remarked, “our kids are shrinking! They are used to hiding behind masks, and now they continue to shrink into themselves.” We have had them all wrapped up in a cocoon-like existence....
by Marlene Ellingson | Mar 29, 2022
I had gone to California, to help my daughter with her new baby. From the Bob Hope Airport, I had to take a tram to Thousand Oaks where they lived. I remember scanning the schedule and choosing a tram for me and toddler Ryan to take. As it turns out, if I had chosen...
by Marlene Ellingson | Jan 25, 2022
What if my Child Hits? Two-year old Marcy went over and smacked her 8-month old sister Polly. “Marcy!!” Her mother called. “You must not hit the baby! It gives her an “owie”! But Marcy kept doing it. In fact, she seemed to be hitting little Polly more and...
by Marlene Ellingson | Dec 3, 2021
Sick of My Child? A couple of days ago, a young father asked me, “What do you do if your find yourself sick of your child?” “You have had lots of time with kids, he went on, “What do you do if you have had it?” I had to stop and think for a minute....
by Marlene Ellingson | Oct 20, 2021
Little Missy had poured her bowl of oatmeal on her head and it was dripping down her face and hair and onto her pajamas! Little Mister had turned on the hose, and ended up covered in mud! “Do you want to go take a bath?” their mothers asked them! “Would you like to...
