I genuinely believe there is no greater parenting technique than to pray boldly for our kids. For many of us, sending our children back to school can feel like an emotional roller coaster ride. Fears and questions concern us. Will they make friends? What challenges will they face? Who will influence them? Can they keep… View Post
3 Questions I Ask About My Own Parenting, Thanks to my Mom
It was the Friday before Memorial Day. As we had in years prior, my mom, stepdad, and I planned a weekend of camping and fishing along the beautiful Susquehanna River. Mom and I decided to start the weekend early, just the two of us. That time of year can be hit or miss for the… View Post
#10: 8 Ways We Shoot Ourselves in the Foot When We Discipline Our Kids
Mister Rogers said it best, “I think of discipline as the continual everyday process of helping a child learn self-discipline.” But let’s be honest, the “everyday process” can feel awfully long. Our kids scream in ways that could peel paint off a wall—that’s assuming they haven’t already used markers to turn the wall into an… View Post
Tell Your Kids This Family Story: It Predicts Their Emotional Health and Happiness
Christi and I did an exercise in premarital counseling that was extremely helpful for us. Our counselors asked us to separately write down in one column three characteristics of our respective families of origin that we wanted to carry into our marriage. Then, in the other column, we were to write down three that we… View Post
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