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Want to Increase Your Child's Self-Esteem?
What parent doesn’t? I’ve not yet met a parent who’s said, “I hope to instill such a low sense of self-esteem in my kids that they struggle with self worth for the rest of their lives.” Despite our best intentions, self-esteem issues arise in almost all of us. Why?... Read More
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Grace and Discipline
No one would pretend that raising kids is easy. It’s a constant tension between grace: I love you. I see value in you. I will never quit on you. And discipline: You can’t write on the walls in crayon. You can’t hit your brother on the head with a mixing... Read More
Stealing Life from Your Kids?
There are two kinds of people you encounter: people who give life and people who drain life out of you. You have dinner with a friend and leave feeling refreshed and energized. Conversely, you can spend 10 minutes with someone who drains you and walk away feeling like... Read More
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What Are You Missing?
Several years ago my family was going to the beach for spring break. It was a really hectic time at work, conferences were coming, deadlines were looming, and I didn’t feel like I could be gone for a week. So I decided to bring work with me and... Read More
What Makes You Kinder?
I had an ‘aha’ moment a few years ago. It was many years in the making, so let me save you some years and frustration if I can. In fact, let’s share our collective wisdom and save us all some heartache. I doubt that there’s a single parent... Read More
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Losing Control of Your Teen
None of us likes to be controlled, but there’s something inside almost every parent that’s a little controlling. When my kids were toddlers, I thought I would forever be able to engineer outcomes. I had some success in getting them to bed on time, making them clean up... Read More
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White Space
If you look six months ahead in your calendar, most likely you’ll see white space. Nothing booked – just a lot of free time. Now look at this coming week…if your week is like mine, there isn’t much white space. Between work, meetings, sports and a few... Read More
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What's Your Rhythm?
You’ve already seen on the blog that we believe parents are highly influential. In fact, while the average church leader gets about 40 hours a year with your son or daughter, a full time working parent who gets eight hours of sleep each night and doesn’t homeschool has... Read More
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What Your Kids Want Most From You
A study of one thousand young people in 3rd through 12th grade asked kids and teens this question: If you were granted one wish that would change the way that your mother’s or father’s work affects your life, what would that wish be? In a parallel study, more than... Read More