Family Voice
Here’s an article we pulled from the archives that is worth taking a second look. Leave us a comment! What does your family voice sound like? by Carey Nieuwhof There’s this thing that I believe every family has. I don’t actually know what to call it. If we... Read More
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Preparing Your Kids for Life Online
Almost every parent I know worries about technology and their kids. When should my child get a phone? Facebook? Be allowed to game? Get their own tablet or computer? How do I know what’s really going on? I think our natural default as parents is to think about... 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
Nothing Is Actually Free
Years ago, one of my best friends and I were talking about something I got for free. I can’t remember what it was, but it was something like a free donut, a free lunch or free movie tickets. He said, “Sure, it’s free to you. But somebody paid... 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
Best Friends?
Most of us like to be liked. At least I do. And all of us start the parenting journey with this dream that we are going to have the best relationship ever with our kids. I have run into more than a few parents over the years who talk... Read More
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Emotional
I’m not the most emotional guy. But emotions can play a powerful role in shaping our response to what’s happening around us, in us and in our families. If there’s a song that makes me tear up every time (did it again, writing this post), it’s Harry Chapin’s Cat’s... Read More
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Shifting Rhythms
As a parent, you fight hard to find a family rhythm because what you make time for ultimately shapes what your child will value. In the first few years, parents fight hard to try to find a rhythm. In the pre-school and early elementary years, parents hone... 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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The Freedom to Be Wrong
(Photo by Andrew Balet. Used with permission.) I remember walking through this laboratory of Thomas Edison as a child. (It’s been painstakingly preserved outside Detroit Michigan.) It’s the room where the lightbulb, phonograph and thousands of other things were invented. I remember imagining what it might have been... Read More