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The Holidays Are a Magnifier

The Holidays — the six weeks of Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas, and New Years — are a magnifier. In general, happy … More

Christmas, Community, contentment, Encouraging, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, holidays, Love, Maturing, Perseverence, Relationship, Relationships, Significance, Thankfulness

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

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

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

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

Fun = Connection

Have Fun with Your Child ASAP Good parenting has an order of operations. Insides come first. A child should feel … More

Activities, Adolescence, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Kids, Love, Parent, Parenting, Preteens, Relationship, Teens

The Peril of Productionism

  My wife and I struggle with what I call productionism. It is a variation of perfectionism. It is the … More

Balance, Community, Family Life, Growing Up, Love, Parenting, Perfectionism, Productionism, Relationship, Significance, Success, Thankfulness

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

Teach Your Children Compassion

No matter the age, our children need to be trained to be compassionate. It does not come naturally. Kids are … More

Compassion, Health, Love, Maturing, Parent, Serving

Preparing for the Storm

If you have ever sat with a weather radio in a dark basement or closet during a tornado warning, or … More

Faith, Family, Family Life, Grit, Growing Up, Love, Maturing, Perseverence, Sacrifices, Significance, Strength, Trials

The Sacred Honor of Being a Parent

A Unique Relationship Parenting is a unique relationship, wherein the parent is authorized by law and by God to protect, … More

Child, Encouraging, Faith, Family, Family Life, fathers day, God, Growing Up, Home, Kids, Love, Parent, Parenting, Relationship, Significance, special relationship, Youth Sports

From the Mouths of Babes

This from a 6th grade teacher who I respect a great deal: I teach a class titled Emerging Leaders, and … More

Adolescence, Child, Encouraging, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Home, Kids, Love, Maturing, Parent, Parenting, Youth

Disappointing Birth Brings Hope

By Julie Kerckhoff Mary and Joseph had just survived an untimely, government-mandated trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem with Mary “great … More

Christianity, Disappointment, Encouraging, Faith, Family, Family Life, God, Jesus, Love, Mary, Sacrifices, Significance

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

Anne Lamott says that in her experience the two most powerful prayers are “Help me, help me, help me.” and … More

Community, Faith, Family Life, Love, Perseverence, Relationship, Sacrifices, Significance, Thankfulness

Powerful Blessings

There are countless ways that an adult can bless a young person.  In Trent & Smalley’s book, The Blessing: Giving … More

Adolescence, Encouragement, Family Life, Growing Up, Loneliness, Love, Relationship, Significance

The Blessing

Most parents deeply love their children but do not express their love in the most effective ways.  For many children, … More

Growing Up, Love, Parenting, self-esteem

Never Too Young for Compassion

Sometimes, a single, simple act of compassion can change the world for someone else.  As a middle school teacher, I … More

Beauty, Compassion, Encouraging, Love, Maturing, Parenting, Significance

Raising the Perfect Parent

Always Kiss Me Good Night: Instructions on Raising the Perfect Parent (compiled by J.S. Salt) is the best advice that … More

Adolescence, Education, Encouraging, Growing Up, Kids, Love, Parenting, Significance

Loyalty and Love Personified

John Wooden, the most-successful and most-revered basketball coach of all time, is a role model for so many men — … More

Coaching, Love, Maturing, Parenting, Relationship, Role Models, Significance, Teacher, Youth Sports

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