I recently shared in my monthly newsletter that parenting teens and parenting toddlers may not be as different as we think. When your kids were little and struggled to fall asleep, you grabbed the keys and drove around town to lure them into dreamland.

Recently, when one of my older kids was struggling with friendships and mood swings (all things preteen), I used the same parenting strategy: I grabbed the keys and took her for a drive.

But I’m not the only one who values a good car ride in the repertoire of tools in the mom tool belt. The value of time spent on the road with your kids came up recently with my new friend and fellow writer, Heather Cruz, author of Grace for Every Mom. I asked her to share with us the grace given to our families when we find unique ways Read more