She Laughs at the Time to Come
April is National Autism Awareness Month. Autism is a condition which is now thought to affect a staggering 1 in 88 children. With so many parents and families affected by an increasing rate of autism, we wanted to highlight a few stories this week on Orange Parents, not... Read More
Fight For The Heart | Imagine The End
5 Ways to Build Integrity as a Parent
The more integrity you have as a parent, the more your kids will appreciate your leadership in their lives. Don’t get me wrong, having integrity doesn’t mean everything goes swimmingly as a parent. It’s just better for everyone in the end, and you end up becoming far more... Read More
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Is Technology Killing Your Family?
I kind of like technology. You might say I’m a bit addicted. Three people live in our house–me, my wife, and our teenage son. Ten years ago, we had one family computer that sat in the living room, and I had a laptop for work. Today, between the... Read More
Fight For The Heart | Imagine The End | Middle School (6th-8th)
Children are Like Dogs
The middle school years are a time of transition—both for your kids and you as a parent. One of our staff members heard the following excerpt at a parent middle school orientation, and if you’ve raised a child through the middle school years, you’ll find this analogy is... Read More
Parent for Life
For some reason when my kids were little, I used think that I only had them until they turned 18. Like my job would suddenly end. When they were babies and I imagined the end, I imagined them graduating from high school and then I was done parenting.... Read More
Imagine The End | Make It Personal
Humility Wins
Anyone who ever played for UCLA basketball coach Wooden knew he was more about building character than he was about winning basketball games, although he did both pretty well. His teams won ten championships during a 12-year period, the final one in his last year of coaching in... Read More
Determined Parents
One of the reasons its so critical to help our kids live a determined life is that almost nothing happens on the first try. Fast forward twenty years and imagine your son or daughter grown up. Their character (including their determination) will directly impact what happens at work,... Read More
Try This At Home
It’s tempting as a parent to think we need to reward knowledge and outcomes, to teach our kids to play it safe until they are guaranteed a good result. Scott Belsky, CEO of Behance, disagrees. Belsky thinks knowledge and outcomes matter to some extent, but he got tired... Read More
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Afraid of the Dark
by Sarah Anderson I am mama to a two-year-old who is going through a bit of a rough stage. He is becoming more aware of being alone at night. And he is afraid. Of the dark. Of strange noises and imaginary monsters. So in order to calm these... Read More
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When Should You Give Your Kids Their Own Phone?
Ten-year-olds today live in a significantly different world than ten-year-olds even a few years ago. Today, when you get a phone you don’t just get something to dial if you’re going to be late for dinner or you’re in danger. You get everything with it—Facebook, movies, a full... Read More