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
What’s the Real Cost of Our Digital Babysitters? Developing a Summer Screen Strategy
Have you ever tried to take an iPhone or iPad away from a toddler or young child? How did that work out for ya? I had a huge parenting win this morning. Rarely do I allow our nearly four-year-old son, Landon, on my iPhone. When I do, I’m watching it with him so that I… 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
15 Conversation Starters for Tucking Your Kids into Bed
An emotionally safe parent is a parent who pursues her child’s heart. If we don’t talk to our kids as toddlers, we can’t expect them to talk to us as teenagers. The reality hit me this past weekend how uncomplicated it is to be an emotionally safe parent. While speaking in Michigan, I had a… View Post
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