Brenda Garrison

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  Jul 21, 2018

  The Most Important Prep for Your College Student

  Summer is almost over for many college students. Parents and kids have started shopping for dorm room essentials and decor. But there is a more important preparation that needs parents' attention. It is to equip your student to make good decisions while he is away at school.

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  Apr 14, 2018

  Surviving and Thriving With Your Strong-Willed Child

  For all you parents of strong-willed kids, I get it. It's not easy—your child challenges you on everything. Even a simple request, such as "brush your teeth," can escalate into a civil war. You are tired, frustrated, and often feel like you are failing as a parent. How are the other moms making this parenting thing look so easy?

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  Mar 8, 2018

  Hey Moms, Don't Judge Me

  How we raise our families shouldn't define us. We have more to connect over than breast milk versus formula, than homeschool versus public school. We must get passed how we raise our kids in order to grow deeper connections with other moms.

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  Feb 22, 2018

  The Need to Keep Talking about the #MeToo Movement

  The power to stop sexual harassment and abuse comes first by calling it out.

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  Feb 9, 2018

  There's No Guarantee in Parenting, However. . .

  Since I posted my first piece on "The Christian Post" four weeks ago, the news regarding girls and teen girls continues to be tragic.

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  Jan 23, 2018

  Does the News, the President or Congress Make You Weep? Here's How Followers of Christ Should Respond to the Unrest in America

  Who is really in control? Here's a hint: it's not Washington.

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  Jan 12, 2018

  A Mom's Response to the #MeToo Movement

  I wish I had done so when our now-adult daughters were teens. Two of our girls experienced sexual harassment at school. Neither were physically assaulted, but both experienced verbal sexual harassment, one by male student and one by a male college professor.