Parenting

Enter Ruby's personal journey, where she discovers something that is entirely new to her - an unannounced feeling altogether!

Our children are growing up in a time when stress, anxiety, and depression are at all time highs. It’s not new, families of faith are not immune, and it just isn’t enough to tell our children to “have sabr” or “pray more.”

Feeling anxious? You are not alone. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America’s facts and statistics page reports (adaa.org) that anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the country.

Many of us find ourselves practicing the strenuous task of pacifying our children every now and then.

It is not unusual for kids, even our youngest ones, to sometimes feel anxious. There are all kinds of stressors – big and small – that we can run into in our everyday lives and it affects different people in different ways. Anxiety affects 40 million adults in the U.S.

There are many tools for building skills and creativity that keep children engaged and entertained. In our house, puzzles have been front and center from toddler to teen and into adulthood.