Create A Rhythm | Fight For The Heart
How To Become A More Relationally-Focused Parent
As I shared in my last post, like some of you, I am a task-oriented, A-type person. It took me a while to figure out that the habits and practices we get rewarded for in the workplace can be the very things that work against us (and our... 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
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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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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
What Every Dad Should Know About His Daughter
Several weeks ago I was dropping my daughter off for a birthday party. As I was leaving a man stopped me asking for directions. He was standing with one of my daughter’s school friends. Immediately recognizing her, I put my hand out and introduced myself explaining that our... Read More
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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
Emotional Decisions
So you want kindness to characterize your attitudes and actions, but how do you get there? We live in a fairly emotional age. We’ve coined terms like emotional eating and emotional spending. And the dominant ethic seems to be that we should do something if we feel like... Read More
Positions v. Interests
Anger is such a difficult emotion. The fact that someone didn’t clean up their socks or take out the trash or lied about an issue is a problem for sure. But my response can make a bad situation worse. It’s easy to dig in and argue hard, but... Read More