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Reducing Anxiety

Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. Every human … More

Adolescence, Anxiety, Growing Up, Independence, Maturing, Mental health, Resiliency, Self-Discipline, Self-management

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

Taking Control of Your Digital Life

Part 3 in the series on becoming “tech-wise” The first two posts in this series laid down a philosophical framework … More

Adolescence, Balance, Family, Growing Up, Maturing, Media, Media consumption, Parent, Parenting, Preteens, Screens, Screentime, Smartphones, Technology, Teens

Why Technology Worries Us So Much

Since 2010, human behavior has changed. In these last 7 years, we have experienced the complete integration of smartphones, the … More

Adolescence, Balance, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Health, Maturing, Media, Media consumption, Mental health, Self-Discipline, Smartphones, Technology, Teens

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

Living on 1 Dollar Per Day

Young people in America need to know more about real poverty, and this video is possibly the best I have … More

Education, Empathy, Growing Up, Hard Work, Maturing, Resiliency, Thankfulness

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

The Power of Kindness

Josh was a normal teenager whose father died. His mother moved them from their home in the country to the … More

Adolescence, Bullying, Growing Up, Kids, Kindness, Maturing, Relationship, Resiliency, Significance

Advice for Middle School Kids

Recently, I asked my Facebook friends to give me advice for my 7th graders. Here’s what my friends have learned … More

Advice, Character, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Resiliency, Teens, Wisdom

The Distance Run

I coach middle school cross country, which is not a glamorous job, but it is uniquely rewarding. For young distance … More

Adolescence, Coaching, Growing Up, Hard Work, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Perseverence, Resiliency, Sacrifices, Sports, Teens, Youth Sports

Tips for Motivating Young Teens

It takes more than a poster to motivate kids. Ask any schoolteacher. Early in their careers, young teachers will spend … More

Adolescence, Education, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Motivation, Parent, Parenting, Teens

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

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

Families Should Be Tough

My wife is kind and compassionate, but she is one of the toughest people I have ever known. She does … More

Family Life, Hard Work, Maturing, Parent, Parenting, Perseverence, Resiliency, Sacrifices, Serving, Significance

The Connected Family

2014 is the first year in American history in which everybody has a mobile device. We are at the saturation … More

Adolescence, Balance, Family, Family Life, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Relationship, Technology, Teens

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

Middle School Sports – The Good Stuff

Adolescence, Encouraging, Growing Up, Maturing, Middle School, Relationship, Sports, Youth Sports

Helping Your Teen Deal with a Sports Injury

So, your teenager is injured and is out for the rest of the season. Of course, his or her initial … More

Activities, Adolescence, Athletics, Family, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Teens, Youth, 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

Career Guidance for Young Teens

The Need for Early Guidance A few kids know from a very early age what they want to pursue as … More

Career, Education, Employment, Growing Up, High school, Maturing, Parenting, Skill, Student, Success

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

Weak Language

  We often chastise young people for using “strong language,” but there is an equal or greater problem with kids, … More

Adolescence, Communication, Education, Growing Up, Immaturity, Kids, Language, Maturing, Parenting, Profanity

It’s Never Too Late to Reconnect With Your Child

I could tell that things weren’t right with me and my boy. He was avoiding me. I was annoyed with … More

Communication, Family Life, Maturing, Parenting

Mister Rogers

I’m a huge Fred Rogers fan, so I was skeptical when I heard about the video remix recently done about … More

Balance, Encouraging, Growing Up, Maturing, Parenting, Significance, Teacher

Protecting Kids From the Inside Out

Unlike consumer products, parenting comes without instructions or guarantees. We all want our children to grow up happy, healthy, successful, … More

Adolescence, Child discipline, Christianity, Communication, Education, Encouraging, Faith, Family, Family Life, God, Growing Up, Hard Work, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parent, Parenting, Perfectionism, Role Models, Serving, Significance, Teacher, Work

What Does it Mean to Grow Up?

This is the time of year when I start to see some signs of maturity in my 7th grade students. … More

Adolescence, Growing Up, Maturing

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