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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

3 Skills + 1 Passion

For young people to achieve success in their career, it is no longer enough to have a college degree. New … More

Education, Growing Up, Significance, Success, Work

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

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

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

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

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

Ordinary Parenting

Parenting is messy. It’s often a blender full of emotions, tasks, and conflicts. That why we so often feel pureed … More

Beauty, Encouraging, Family, Family Life, Gratitude, Growing Up, Kids, Parent, Parenting, Relationship, Significance, Thankfulness

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 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

Pep Talk for Teachers and Students

Thanks, Soul Pancake and Kid President for another share-worthy video.

Education, Significance, Teacher

Ten Ways to Help Someone in Personal Crisis

Our family has been going through rough waters related to some serious medical issues, and we have only been making … More

Community, Encouraging, Family Life, Helping others, Relationship, Resiliency, Service, Significance

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

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

Embracing Parenting

Here is a sample from my latest project. It’s a chapter from my not-even-close-to-being-finished book. Feel free to give me … More

Adolescence, Child, Family, Growing Up, Home, Parent, Parenting, Preteens, Relationship, Role model, Role Models, Significance

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

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

Stop, Look, Listen

Our kids, no matter the age, need us to be with them, explaining what makes one thing beautiful and another … More

Child, Children Youth and Family, Communication, Education, Family, Growing Up, Home, Kids, Parent, Parenting, Relationship, Role Models, Significance, Teacher, Teaching

Loving Grandpa

One of my favorite 7th grade essays ever is this memoir about a grandfather. Ashley Aucker, is now a 25 … More

Adolescence, Christianity, Faith, Family Life, Grandparents, Grief, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Relationship, Resiliency, Role Models, Significance

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

Middle School: Top Ten Things to Know

The following is an open letter from my boss, Steve Hall, Head of Middle School at Westminster Christian Academy, to … More

Adolescence, Communication, Education, Encouraging, Family Life, Growing Up, Maturing, Middle School, Relationship, School, 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 Race to Nowhere

The Race to Nowhere is a film that will make you think deeply about what a good education looks like.  … More

Activities, Adolescence, Balance, Community, Education, Family Life, Growing Up, Hard Work, Parenting, Perfectionism, School, Significance, Success, Teens, Work

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