I remember getting “the talk” from my stepdad when I was 12 years old. I could tell by his efforts and timing that it was thrown together at the last… Read More

We parents are an emotional, neurotic mess, aren’t we? Sure, some of us are better at hiding it than others, but push the right button or confront the right issue,… Read More

When it comes to your words, are you reacting in the moment and saying the first thing that pops into your head, or are you choosing words that are helpful… Read More

Noticing and commenting on how they are made is crucial to their confidence. Kids need to know that they were made on purpose. They need to know that they have… Read More

Why should I talk to my kids about suicide? According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. Around… Read More

Before becoming a parent I thought I would do best with having a teenager right off the bat. If I could skip the sleep deprivation and toddler tantrum-ing and bedwetting,… Read More

I think it's kind of fun that God puts families into a little box called a home—where they bump into each other daily for years on end—and tells them to… Read More

If we can teach our kids how to face the things they do not like, we prepare them to be gracious, patient, and experience more out of life. Read More

When we announced that my wife was pregnant, that opened the floodgates for unsolicited advice. Every parent I knew took it upon themselves to offer their version of childrearing wisdom—most… Read More

Whether it’s our third grader who no longer wants us to walk them to school, our seventh grader who no longer waves to us when we show up to practice,… Read More