Short Term Wins
If you’re really going to help your kids value determination, you’re going to be swimming against the cultural tide. When it’s easy to quit, easy to change and there are a thousand other options at our fingertips, sticking it out to the very end is just difficult no... Read More
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Finding Your Personal Best
As 2010 winds down, you’re probably doing what many of us are doing: reviewing the year. What went well? What didn’t? I love doing this because, like you, I want to improve as we move into a new year. So how do you get better? The most popular... Read More
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Five Tensions Task-Oriented Parents Face
I remember taking a personality profile for work shortly after I started into my first full-time job. It told me what I already suspected: When it comes to working on a task or spending time with people, I’ll almost always choose the task. I actually do value relationships,... Read More
Resisting the Rescue
By Tim Walker The other day in the drop-off, car-rider lane at my boys’ elementary school, one of my kids realized that he accidentally threw away something he needed for school. My first instinct was to jump the curb, go home and dig through the trash to find... Read More
Piano Lessons
By Cara Martens Like many kids, I was enrolled in piano lessons at a young age. For the most part, I liked it. Not that I liked practicing, but luckily I could cram beforehand and usually finesse my way through. I had the same piano teacher my last... Read More
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The Cure for the Common Complaint
My kids and I spent a month this summer living with their grandparents. There were cousins to play with, a new puppy, cable and On Demand, and a gorgeous pool out back. Popsicles appeared every 30 minutes and fruit snacks abounded. My children were living the high life... Read More
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Out of the Box
Have you ever noticed that we tend to put ourselves in a box? Think about it. It’s so easy to define ourselves by specific things or circumstances that show up in our lives. In my personal box, there’s my incredible wife, my two teenage sons, my house, my... Read More
A House Divided
It used to frustrate me as a kid. I would ask my parents if I could stay up later than my bedtime to hang out with my friends. If I didn’t get a “No,” I would usually get “I have to check with your dad.” Having a devious... Read More
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5 Ways to Overcome Child-Centered Parenting
We’ve already seen that child-centered parenting maybe isn’t the best approach to parenting. A child who grows up to believe she is the center of the universe will have a far more difficult life than a child who grows up to understand she has a place among many... Read More
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Love…No Matter What
LOVE: Choosing to give someone your time and friendship, no matter what. In a few days, my family is headed on 14 hour road trip. We’ll pack up the car with snacks, “goodie bags” filled with books and games for the kids, and lots and lots of music... Read More