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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

Managing Social Media (Part 2)

Dealing With Annoying Social Media Posts (Part 2)After writing my last post on how to respond to all those annoying … More

Communication, Friends, Growing Up, Media, Relationship, social media, Technology

Look Up

Perhaps this video is a bit of an overstatement. It oversimplifies the problem, but I like the main theme. Train … More

Balance, Communication, Family, Family Life, Friends, Growing Up, Loneliness, Love, Media consumption, Parenting, Relationship, Significance, Technology

Connect With Your Young Teen

First Connect, Then Guide The best parents are the ones who are deeply connected with their children and offer support … More

Activities, Adolescence, Balance, Book, Children, Communication, Education, Family, Family Life, Friends, Growing Up, Home, Independence, Kids, Love, Maturing, Parent, Parenting, Perseverence, Preteens, Relationship, Resiliency, Role Models, Significance, Sports, Success, Teenagers, Teens, Young Teens, Youth Sports

Storm Preparation

A Creeping Crisis Some crises develop gradually. Some are excruciatingly slow. Perhaps it is the approaching death of a parent … More

Anchor, Balance, Christianity, Community, Courage, Edward Mote, Encouraging, Family, Family Life, Friends, Growing Up, Independence, Jack Aubrey, Parenting, Relationship, Resiliency, Sacrifices, Significance, Strength, Success

Raising Boys to be Real Men

Boys are misunderstood.  Too often, they are disciplined and shamed by their teachers, parents, or grandparents because it is falsely … More

Adolescence, Boy, Boys, Education, Emotion, Encouraging, Family, Friends, Growing Up, Health, Kids, Maturing, Men, Mental health, Parenting, Preteens, Relationship, Resiliency, Role Models, Significance, Teacher

I Believe in Encouragement

By Lauren Baum, in her senior English class at Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis (Class of 2011). Without any hesitation, … More

Adolescence, Encouragement, Encouraging, Friends, Growing Up, Kids, Loneliness, Relationship, Sacrifices, Teens

Questions to Ask Kids

Kids want to be known, and not just by their parents (their #1 source of value).  They want their teachers, … More

Adolescence, Communication, Community, Encouraging, Friends, Growing Up, Loneliness, Relationship, Significance

Questions Kids Have But Don’t Ask

Here are some of the big questions kids (10-14) have, although they will rarely, if ever, vocalize them.  Understanding the … More

Beauty, Career, Christianity, Community, Faith, Friends, Growing Up, Immaturity, Kids, Maturing, Resiliency, Significance, Success

Fandango: How boys make friends

fandango  |fanˈda ng gō|  noun 1. a lively Spanish dance. 2. a foolish or useless act or thing. In May … More

Activities, Adolescence, Community, Friends, Friendship, Growing Up, Maturing, Relationship, Significance

Avoiding a Mid-Life Crisis

If you are growing old well, then you are likely to help a child grow up well. 40 is not … More

Balance, Christianity, Coaching, Community, Friends, Growing Up, Independence, Maturing, Parenting, Relationship, Resiliency, Sacrifices, Significance, Success, Thankfulness

Texting vs. Talking

There is no doubt that text messaging can be, in the right situations, the most efficient, convenient form of communication … More

Communication, Friends, Technology, Teens

It’s a Wonderfully Difficult Life

  It’s a Wonderful Life strikes a chord — several chords — deep in my soul, every time I watch … More

Community, Education, Faith, Friends, Growing Up, Hard Work, Maturing, Perseverence, Relationship, Resiliency, Role Models, Serving, Significance, Success, Thankfulness

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