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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

Good Sports

Football is just a sport. However, it is a platform for parents and coaches to teach some of life’s most … More

Adolescence, Christianity, Coaching, Community, Education, Sports, Teens, Youth Sports

Family Matters

Imagine two American families, living on the same street, both successful in pursuing the American dream. Their Christmas cards are … More

Community, Family Life, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Relationship, Role Models, Sacrifices, Serving, Significance, Teens

The Value of Pain

As I walk through the halls after school, there is a barrage of faces along my path.  Some I know … More

Adolescence, Consequences, Education, Encouraging, Growing Up, Immaturity, Parenting, Perfectionism, Resiliency, Significance, Teens

Failure’s Top Ten List

1.  Not Everybody Gets A Trophy Somewhere along the line we became a society that preached instant gratification. Like a … More

Adolescence, Balance, Christianity, Coaching, Communication, Education, Failure, Growing Up, Hard Work, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Perseverence, Significance, Sports, Teens, Work, Youth Sports

Video Games

I grew up with the Atari 2600 video game system.  It was the cultural phenomenon of 1978, right along with … More

Activities, Adolescence, Education, Growing Up, Kids, Maturing, Media, Media consumption, Parenting, Rest, Technology, Teens

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

Beyond Beauty and Athletics

Athletic talent is instant karma for the social status of any young man.  In modern American mythology, the quarterback is … More

Beauty, Growing Up, Maturing, Media, Role Models, Sports, Success, Teens, Youth Sports

Kids Need Community

“No man is an island,” said John Donne, in reference to the ripple effect of the death of one man … More

Adolescence, Community, Education, Growing Up, Independence, Kids, Loneliness, Maturing, Parenting, Relationship, Resiliency, Role Models, Significance, Teacher, Teens

Just Believe in Yourself

“Just believe in yourself, and you can achieve anything.” “Pursue your dream, and don’t let anyone tell you that you … More

Activities, Adolescence, Balance, Communication, Education, Growing Up, Hard Work, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, School, Success, Teacher, Teens

Teenage Media Addiction

Children of the Screen As much as I like FaceBook and text messaging, I know that it needs to be … More

Activities, Communication, Community, Consequences, Loneliness, Media consumption, Preteens, Relationship, Teens

The Power of Choice

Children lack power.  They can control very little in their lives, until they get a license to drive and the … More

Adolescence, Communication, Consequences, Kids, Parenting, Relationship, Teens

Role Models

Charles Barkley, the great basketball player and television personality, once said at the height of his NBA career, “I’m not … More

Adolescence, Christianity, Communication, Encouraging, Growing Up, Kids, Relationship, Role Models, Significance, Teens

Don’t Baby Them

BENEFITS OF STRUGGLING “A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat and … More

Adolescence, Consequences, Growing Up, Hard Work, Immaturity, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Perseverence, Serving, Teens

Growing Up and Away?

A friend of mine recently expressed frustration with the way that everyone seems to write off their kids around the … More

Adolescence, Growing Up, Kids, Parenting, Preteens, Relationship, Teens

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