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Raising Countercultural Kids in the United States of Addiction (Part 3 of 3)

The trends are not looking good for the mental and emotional health of young people, across all demographics. For instance, … More

Activities, Addiction, Adolescence, Education, Emotional health, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Health, Independence, Kids, Mental health, Parent, Parenting, Preteens, Relationship, Teens, Wellness

Raising Countercultural Kids in the United States of Addiction (Part 2)

Raising Countercultural Kids in the United States of Addiction (Part 2) In the previous post, we looked at how young … More

Addiction, Adolescence, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Media, Nonconformity, Parent, Parenting, Significance, Technology, Teens

Raising Countercultural Kids in the United States of Addiction (Part 1)

In the late 1990s, author J.K. Rowling invented the term “muggle” as a derogative term for the normal people of … More

Adolescence, Anxiety, Community, Depression, Education, Family, Family Life, Friends, Growing Up, Kids, Loneliness, Maturing, Media, Media consumption, Mental health, Parent, Parenting, Significance, Success, Technology, Teens, The Good Life

Your Family. Your Culture.

The most common theme among parents of young teens lately is that they want to live differently than the culture. … More

Family, Family Life, Family values, Growing Up, Kids, Love, Maturing, Media, Parent, Parenting, Relationship, Success, Teens, Values

Parenting is Regulating

Every parent should regulate their children’s behavior until they are ready to regulate their own. It will likely be a … More

Adolescence, Chores, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Independence, Maturing, Preteens, Resiliency, Responsibility, Significance, Teens

Peace in the Parenting Journey

Being a parent is overwhelming in mid-December, when everybody’s activities and pressures are multiplying. During the holidays, our expectation of … More

Children, Family, Family Life, Parent, Parenting, Perfectionism, Process, Raising Kids, Significance, Success

Motivate. Don’t Manipulate Your Kids.

Once again, his room isn’t clean, not by any standard. Her backpack, jacket, and shoes are scattered about the floor … More

Adolescence, Balance, Communication, Encouraging, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Immaturity, Independence, Kids, Love, Maturing, Preteens, Relationship

Perpetual Parenting

It’s likely that you are being a great parent even when you aren’t thinking about it. You may be doing … More

Adolescence, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Kids, Parenting, Relationship, Role Models, Teens

Kids in Cars Talking Life

The car is where the best stories have a chance to run and really stretch out their legs freely. It’s … More

Adolescence, Communication, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Parent, Parenting, Relationship, Significance, Teens

Why Young Kids Should Learn to Use Dangerous Things

A friend recently posted on Facebook a picture of her three young children helping their dad build a deck. The … More

Adolescence, Child safety, Consequences, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Parent, Parenting, Resiliency, Teens, Work

Connect + Guide + Enjoy = Good Parenting

You are never done parenting. There is never enough time, energy, money, or wisdom to do it all right. Parenting … More

Adolescence, Children, Encouraging, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Kids, Love, Parent, Parenting, Relationship, Significance, Success, Teens

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