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The Prodigal’s Dad – Lesson One: Example
The simple, yet profound, challenge for us is this: We need to aim our own daily lives at the target we want our teens and children to hit one day.
parenting encouragement
Five Keys to Training Teens to be Responsible
If you are frequently frustrated by your teen’s attitudes and actions of disrespect, laziness, sloppiness, disobedience, etc., TAKE HEART! Here are the five basic keys to steering them onto the right path – the path of personal responsibility:
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Weathering the Storms of Parenting and Family Life
Perhaps you took the time to look at this post because you and your family are going through a storm. Your son seems to have lost all moral direction. Your daughter never listens to anything you say anymore. Your teens seem to genuinely hate you. Sometimes you find yourself genuinely Read more…
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To Snoop or Not To Snoop
So, you’re already very aware of how important it is to oversee and guide your teen’s digital world – especially regarding his or her smart phone. What you want to know is: how far should you go with monitoring activity? Do you stick with simply asking questions and discussing? Do you periodically look through your teen’s phone for yourself? Do you look several times a week? Do you inform your teen their smart phone is “open” to your inspection, or do you do it without their awareness? In this video post, I offer guidance to help you make these decisions well.
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5 Lessons from the Prodigal’s Dad
In the next few weeks, I will be offering follow-up posts to further unpack and explain the profound lessons I gather from this story. But for now, let me simply list for you the qualities of this Dad that offered the hope of real transformation in the life of his wayward son:
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The vlogging journey has begun..
My first video post! An introduction to me, and to my parenting philosophy – “Morpheus Parenting.”
addiction/recovery
Seven Tips for Discussing Weed with Your Teen
If you don’t want your kids smoking weed, you need to take charge of leading them in a better direction. Here are some of the most important points to include in your discussions with your kids about smoking/vaping:
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They Don’t Care How Much You Know…
Until they know how much you care! Parents, your kids need you to get this into your heads, keep it there, and let it change the way you interact with them. Your teens don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care! I’d love to say Read more…
dynamics of adolescence
Six Simple Adjustments That Will Revolutionize Your Family Life
1. Put phones away during mealtime. Before you roll your eyes and say you’ve heard that one plenty of times already, ask yourself this: “Have we actually tried this in our home? Consistently?” You have no idea how much this digital connection device is disconnecting your family conversations until Read more…
dynamics of adolescence
3 Great Ways to Wreck Your Teen’s School Year
We all want our kids to have a great year in school this year. We are hoping they will make good grades, have healthy friendships with solid kids, succeed in their extracurricular activities, and be generally liked by their teachers. Seeing them grow emotionally and spiritually throughout the year would Read more…