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. And things just
BEHOLD! The humble wall calendar. 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
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 with your teen.
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: Facebook reminded me
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. And on and
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 most popular device
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. It is unclear,
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 ago.) My wife
As parents who love our kids, our aim is to raise them to become fully capable and responsible adults who will strive to make a positive impact on the world around them. Right? And that sort of
"Evan Almighty" has been one of my family's favorite movies for quite a while. If you've never seen this heartwarming family film about God (Morgan Freeman) choosing a modern day Noah named Evan Baxter (Steve Carell), you
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