One of the most fundamental values parents teach their kids beginning in those chaotic, “Why-won’t-you-listen-to-me?” toddler years is “Don’t lie.” Yet, I can’t keep my end of the bargain. Sometimes, I find myself lying to my kids. Just last Saturday, I was playing with both of them outside in the sandbox. Our children will turn… View Post
How To Talk To Your Kids About Screens—Where Everybody Wins
I received a call from a dad whose middle school daughter got really upset at him for not allowing her to go to a football game one Friday night. In the exchange, she lashed out, “I hate you.” How would you respond if this was your daughter? If we’re really honest, many of us would… View Post
Kids, Screens, and Summer: The 3 Decisions Parents Must Make
I remember the summers of my early teen years like yesterday—playing wiffle ball games with my cousin and neighborhood friends, even keeping our statistics on a legal notepad. Yes, we were a bit competitive. When it wasn’t our turn to play outside, we were inside having Tecmo Bowl tournaments on Nintendo 64. A lot has… View Post
Why Families Should Live on Purpose, Not by Accident
Whether awesome—or crazy—we were unsure. Last weekend, Christi and I had the privilege of speaking together at a family conference in North Carolina. That part was awesome. Where we felt unsure was taking the kids along with us. Plane rides. Diaper changes. Missed naptimes. Sleeping with our kids in hotel rooms. Not to mention preparing… View Post
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