Thoughts for the Journey 

Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting If your kid’s whining sends a jolt up your spine, and makes YOU want to whine, you’re not alone....

Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting You offer two solid choices: Banana or apple for snack. Brush teeth before or after pajamas....

Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting Ever watched your toddler collapse into a puddle of tears because you peeled their banana wrong ......

Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting Discipline gets a bad rap. For a lot of us, the word brings up memories of punishment, yelling, or...

Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting You’re calm. You’re patient. You kneel down to your child’s level and say something like, “You’re...

Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting It starts small. A laugh. A squeal. A happy shriek from the other room. And then, before you know...

Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting I originally wrote this post at the start of COVID, but its message holds true anytime we find...

Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting If there’s one parenting topic guaranteed to stir up strong feelings, it’s screens. Are they ruining...

Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting Parenting is sacred—and sometimes overwhelming. In a world flooded with social media sound bites and...

Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen1 Parenting Parenting is full of joy—but also full of lies we’re tempted to believe. Lies about our worth, our...

Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting In our part of Michigan right now, as winter has finally arrived in all its glory, we're on our...

I originally wrote this during the early days of COVID, when so many parents unexpectedly found themselves in the role of teacher at...