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Character and Values | Featured | School Life | Social Life
Teaching My Child about Gossip
We can help our kids understand the severity of seemingly innocent talk by explaining that gossip harms people. Read More
Character and Values | Elementary (K-5th) | Featured | Middle School (6th-8th) | School Life | Social Life
What to Do When You Notice Your Kid Is Struggling Socially
And while we’d love to take a magic wand and make all of their struggles disappear . . . we can’t. However, we can take action in helping our children… Read More
Character and Values | Family Life | Featured
Left Out: How to Help Your Kid Through Heartbreak When They Weren’t Invited
As difficult as it might be, your child will get through it with your help and guidance. And they will grow up as a stronger, more compassionate and empathetic adult… Read More
Help! My Child is the Bully! What Should I Do?
No parent wants to learn that their child is a bully. In the journey of growing into who God made them to be, children (like adults) will need lots of… Read More
How to Talk About Bullying With Your Kids
Bullying has damaging and sometimes long-term mental health consequences for all those involved. Bullying should no longer be dismissed as a rite of passage. If your son or daughter is… Read More
What to Do When You Find Out Your Child is Being Bullied
Even if bullying is not on the radar, it’s important to talk to kids about how to deal with it should it ever happen to them or someone they know. Read More
Imagine The End | Make It Personal | Social Life
Shutting Down Gossip and Building Character
It was one of those major learning lessons in my parenting life. My wife Cathy and I were “speculating” at the kitchen table one day that one of our neighbors… Read More
Helping Kids Learn to Deal with Friends Who Are Mean
If there’s one parenting goal that I want to consistently crush, it’s to be relentlessly vigilant when it comes to my kids’ friendships. If you follow this blog, you know… Read More
There Will Be Jerks: Help Your Kids Navigate Bullying Before It Gets Bad
A simple way to expose that your kid is being bullied is just to ask them. I ask my kids all the time, “Have you bumped into any jerks lately?”… Read More