Stop And Ask How They’re Doing
The pandemic has lingered on for months and months and months – about a year now, actually! WOW!!! To say it has brought many layers of changes to our everyday lives is an understatement....
The pandemic has lingered on for months and months and months – about a year now, actually! WOW!!! To say it has brought many layers of changes to our everyday lives is an understatement....
How much has family life has changed since today’s parents of teens were teenagers ourselves? Ummmm…TONS! One of the huge changes I’ve really been noticing lately in my own family is how many different...
dynamics of adolescence / inspiration / marriage / relationships / parenting encouragement / Speaking Engagements / teen media issues
by Roger Butner · Published April 10, 2020
dynamics of adolescence / inspiration / parenting encouragement
by Roger Butner · Published July 29, 2019
As we get ready to start another school year with our families, I want to share a personal and professional encouragement with you on something that can really revolutionize your family life: exercising regularly...
addiction/recovery / Christian parenting inspiration / dynamics of adolescence / parenting encouragement / spiritual formation
by Roger Butner · Published June 11, 2019 · Last modified June 17, 2019
As we begin looking at how cultivating a life of service to others guards our teens against the allure of addiction, let me tell you why I chose this image to illustrate the point:...
addiction/recovery / dynamics of adolescence / parenting encouragement / spiritual formation
by Roger Butner · Published May 21, 2019 · Last modified June 17, 2019
Addiction. We seem to hear more about it all the time. New forms of addiction. New addiction treatment options. Someone famous has been crushed by an addiction. This is what addiction is costing society....
addiction/recovery / dynamics of adolescence / parenting encouragement
by Roger Butner · Published March 25, 2019 · Last modified June 19, 2020
If you have not yet heard about vaping or “juuling,” you haven’t been paying close attention to what’s happening with teens and pre-teens today. Yes, I said pre-teens. Vaping (sometimes referred to by its...
1. Specific correction of where they are off-track. Giving them generalized or vague feedback about how they are “screwing up,” “disappointing you,” “missing the mark,” etc. is not helpful to your daughter or son. ...
dynamics of adolescence / inspiration / parenting encouragement / spiritual formation
by Roger Butner · Published July 30, 2018
As parents, we should aim to inspire our kids whenever we can. It isn’t easy. It takes purposeful effort. It takes seizing the right moments. It often takes discipline. But our kids, from infants...
My own teenage son is currently 14 and getting closer to looking eye to eye with me every day. (Seems like he’s grown a foot since we took this pic six or seven months...