- Q: What is the most important step you can take to protect your kids in their online experience? - A: Maintain an active relationship with them based on ongoing dialogue of respectful, clear instruction and questions

Ever get into a funky place where you seem restless, irritable, and discontent? Well, I do.  Sometimes for long stretches, I am sad to say.  And I have found that when I get into one of these

Here's Shep - enjoying his new "big boy" room for the first time.  A fresh coat of blue paint (what I'm calling "Rubbermaid Blue") picked out by him and a new comfy lounging/reading chair have transformed his

Here are three key ways (there are certainly plenty more) to sweat with your kids to produce big results in your relationship and in their developing character.  If you live anywhere near my neck of the woods

These images represent joy.  They are snapshots of diligence and reward.  But most importantly, they are pictures of faith in action! Yesterday, I took Shep on a fishing "trip" to the local YMCA catch and release pond,

Here's a little Christmas idea for your kids this year...give them the gift of limits on their screen time. Don't expect them to jump for joy and sing your praises as if you just bought them the

(Thanks to WAFB Channel 9 for inviting me to share this message with their viewers!) Click here to watch WAFB bullying interview with Dr. Butner Q. Is bullying becoming a worse problem in our society today?  If

Hoping you can somehow forever avoid talking to your kids about sex?  You aren't alone.  But you also need to face your fears, say a prayer, dig deep, and dive in with your kids.  You may want

This poem from Rudyard Kipling came to mind today, so I thought I would pass it on: “If” (Rudyard Kipling) If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on

I just discovered these great resources today from Ron Deal and Successful Stepfamilies.  While I have not read them yet, I have read Ron's first book, The Smart Stepfamily, and it is fantastic.  I have also had