There’s just no respect.
A friend of mine was sharing that with me not too long ago. He was talking about his teen son who wasn’t treating him very well. Then he proceeded to tell me about some of the things he was doing. [...]
I’m not liking this season of life.
I’m in my fifties. I know, I sound a lot older, don’t I? Well, seriously though—when I was in college, I thought my life was so difficult. I didn’t have prospects for a steady full-time job. Who would marry this [...]
The attitude is just off-the-chart bad!
Some say, “Teenagers. That’s normal.” Well, it wasn’t “okay” for youth in the Bible. Deuteronomy says if your son or daughter won’t listen, take them to the village elders where they can be stoned—can you believe it? Sometimes out of [...]
My kids would die without their cell phones!
What have we done? We’ve created a connected generation. According to Common Sense Media, of teens who have smartphones, they’re spending a little more than 4.5 hours on their phones every day.1 That’s 4-plus hours a day that they’re not [...]
My kids don’t stand for anything.
That’s a HUGE concern. We all want our kids to be solid believers. But how can we expect them to know everything we know when they’re so young? Well, we can’t. But we can lay the groundwork for it. The [...]
How do I teach my kids to be responsible at school?
That’s a GREAT question. Our kids are so different. Some kids come out of the womb responsible. Others need a little training. Others have to have their hands held all through school. Here’s what we did. We held their hand [...]
My kids keep coming back—what do I do?
The last thing we would ever want to see is our kids homeless. We’ve allowed our kids to return home for a season to get back on their feet. When is it too long? Well, in my opinion, when our [...]
How do I teach my kids to be responsible at school?
That’s a GREAT question. Our kids are so different. Some kids come out of the womb responsible. Others need a little training. Others got to have their hands held all through school. Here’s what we did: We held their hand [...]
Don’t limit just to limit.
If your son or daughter has a cell phone, you know you need to limit their time on their phones. Well, this week we’re talking about things we can do this year to make our families better. In addition to [...]
Don’t reveal your secrets.
Reality discipline's a great tool. It shows our kids the decisions they make will affect their lives directly. Case in point, B should never happen before A.1 In other words, if your daughter is supposed to clean the upstairs bathroom [...]