Just by seeing this image, many of you will know immediately the music video my son has repeatedly used to torment me asked me to watch with him. “Why,” you may ask, “would a reasonable man such as yourself willingly allow his senses to be so mistreated by a loved Read more…
One of the memories I cherish about my childhood family life is the way we would regularly play games together. I loved playing Hungry Hungry Hippo, Mr Mouth, Clue, Yahtzee, Stratego, Monopoly, Guess Who, Risk, and other games with my parents and my two sisters. I learned about following instructions, Read more…
(Granted – I didn’t win any costume awards a few years ago as a kind of Raggedy Andy-ish rodeo clown. But I had a lot of fun with it, and got plenty of laughs and weird looks. Believe it or not, I’m guy who likes to play things safe, and Read more…
I have recently begun leading a two month parenting class at our church. (It’s at The Chapel in the Oaks on Siegen Lane at 9:00 am on Sunday mornings. We would love to have you join us!) You know, there is really nothing like teaching a class to remind you Read more…
I wrote the following post a couple of years ago in a series entitled “Having the Tough Talks.” At that time, I had not yet begun the sex conversation with my own son. We have recently crossed that bridge, so I thought it appropriate to re-post this one with some Read more…
As the image above reflects, we are all making statements every day with our lives. The choices we make are proclaiming who we are and what are our motives and goals. And the words we use matter. Yes, our words matter greatly. What words, phrases, statements, or questions are you Read more…
Thanks so much to WAFB for continuing to offer helpful, encouraging pieces on their news broadcast! Click here to watch my recent interview explaining how parents can effectively help our children cope with the media coverage of crisis and disaster.