Sheri Wohlfert Joyful Words Blog is a Catholic school teacher, speaker, writer and founder of Joyful Words Ministries.
Shouldn’t My Kids Dress Up for Mass? Parenting March 2013 Q. My kids fight me about getting dressed up for Mass – I think the... Read More
My Daughter Likes the Baby Sitter More Than She Likes Me! Parenting January February 2013 Q. My daughter seems to like the day-care provider better than she ... Read More
I Don’t Know How to Be a Good Godparent Parenting December 2012 A. Since my daughter, Shannon, was away on a college internship whe... Read More
Do I Have to Change My Cooking to Vegetarian Because My Kids Are Vegetarian? Parenting November 2012 Q. Our kids have decided to become vegetarians, which we think is r... Read More
Helping Your First-Time Voter Make Wise Choices Parenting October 2012 Tips to guide your child through his or her first time at the voting booth. Read More
She’s 15, He’s 18 – Should They Date? Parenting September 2012 Q: Our 15-year-old daughter is interested in an 18-year-old who ... Read More
We Have a Special Needs Child and I Stay Home to Take Care of Him Parenting July August 2012 Q. We have a special needs child and I stay home to take care of hi... Read More
Should Our Daughter Compete in Beauty Pageants? Parenting June 2012 Q.My wife wants our 6-year-old daughter to compete in beauty pag... Read More
I Am a Widower How Do I Tell My Children I Am in a New Relationship? Parenting May 2012 Q. I am a widower with two young children. I met someone I want ... Read More
I Want My Children to Love Their Father Even if I Don’t Parenting April 2012 Q. My ex-husband and I had a terrible marriage, which ended rece... Read More
My Mother is Interfering With My Baby-Sitting Rules Parenting March 2012 My mother was visiting while I was babysitting my nephew. When h... Read More
What Defines Immodest Clothing for Teens? Parenting January February 2012 When they were sixth-graders, I took my daughter, Shannon, and one ... Read More
This Bullying Has to Stop. What Do We Do? Parenting December 2011 Q. My fourth-grade son has become really clingy and has been mak... Read More
The Disaster Zone My Teen Calls Home Parenting October 2011 Q. My daughter is a slob. Her room is beyond messy; I wouldn’t b... Read More
Survivor's Guilt After a Fatal Accident Parenting September 2011 Q. My son and one of his friends were in a horrible car accident la... Read More
Am I a Bad Parent if I Don't Go to Every One of My Son's Soccer Games? Parenting July August 2011 My son is on two soccer teams — one in the rec department and on... Read More
Is a Gift for Good Behavior Reward or Bribery? Parenting June 2011 Q. I sometimes give my children a gift for good behavior – for e... Read More
I Lost a Child, and Mothers’ Day is Hard. Can’t They Avoid Talking About It at Church? Parenting May 2011 Q. I was in church on Mothers’ Day and the priest talked about m... Read More
How Can I Get My Parents to Discipline My Children My Way? Parenting April 2011 My parents always have been great about baby-sitting our children. ... Read More
We Are Having a Baby, but All of Our Friends’ Kids Are Grown Parenting March 2011 Q: Just after my wife’s 42nd birthday, we were blessed with a da... Read More
How Can I Find My Birth Mother Without Hurting My Real Mom? Parenting January February 2011 Q. I was adopted when I was just a baby and raised in a wonderful f... Read More
TV or Not TV? That is the Question Parenting December 2010 Q: I’ve read articles lately about how television can cause ADHD an... Read More
Sibling Jealousy: What is a Parent to Do? Parenting November 2010 Q: Our two daughters are driving us crazy. The younger one is so je... Read More
How Do I Get My Toddler to Stay in Bed? Parenting October 2010 Q: About an hour after we put our 2-year-old to bed, she is up aski... Read More
Are High-Pressure Sports Good for My Child? Parenting July August 2010 I think sports are a wonderful team-builder. But I’ve noticed that ... Read More