Blog - Kristen Hatton

Redeeming Summertime with Our Kids

As summer usually provides a bit of a slower pace, or at least a change in schedule, what better opportunity is there for redeeming the time for the spiritual nourishment and overall well-being of ... Read More about Redeeming Summertime with Our Kids

Parenting Pitfalls: Perfectionism

The last in the series of Parenting Pitfalls. But before I jump in with perfectionism, I want to reiterate what I said in the first post about stepping on toes. Where you may have felt conviction (or ... Read More about Parenting Pitfalls: Perfectionism

Parenting Pitfalls: Fear

Why do we do what we do? This should be a driving question we ask of ourselves, and teach our kids to evaluate for themselves. It gets to the root beneath our words and actions by revealing ... Read More about Parenting Pitfalls: Fear

Parenting Pitfalls: Blindness

Have you seen 13 Reasons Why Season Two yet? There is a character who violated multiple girls but hasn't been charged. We get hints that his mom suspects the rumors are true, but his dad will have ... Read More about Parenting Pitfalls: Blindness

Parenting Pitfalls: Permissiveness

"Everybody else has ___________." "Everybody else is going to ____________." "Everybody else watches ________________." "Nobody else has to ___________." Every parent has heard some version of ... Read More about Parenting Pitfalls: Permissiveness

Parenting Pitfalls: Selfishness

Last week I shared some observations in What I See after 8 Years of Being a Middle School Parent. If you read the piece you know it was less about middle school kids and their issues, and ... Read More about Parenting Pitfalls: Selfishness