I heard a story today on the radio that made me incredibly sad. The woman told the host that because of her religious and political leanings, her daughter wasn’t allowing her to see the grandkids. I thought to myself, what [...]
I remember a time in my life where I was doing something, I wasn’t being a very good example. What made it worse is I thought I was getting away with it, but my kids saw me do it. A [...]
For the first time in over 25 years my mom and dad live near us. My family’s thrilled. As a parent and grandparent what are we doing to honor our parents? Now, if you’re like me, we find ourselves becoming [...]
Kids. They’re frustrating sometimes. They can bring such joy, but also—not so much. It’s frustrating when our kid has the ability to do something, but they won’t even try. They’re smart but, for some reason, they either don’t think they are, or [...]
I realize that there are a lot of kids who have issues and screaming in a restaurant can’t be helped sometimes. So, if this is you—I’m not talking to you. But this Parent Minute may be for those of us [...]
As we get older and more experienced, it’s easy to look at other families and say things like that. What you may not know is these kids could be autistic or challenged in other ways. Maybe the littles ones are [...]
While working at home writing Parent Minute scripts, I noticed three neighbor kids playing. They were kicking a ball, laughing. And then, all of the sudden, the youngest started SCREAMING. Immediately, mom came out. I’m not sure what happened but [...]
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this. Frankly, I’m not sure what I think of it. While I need to be a dad who’s willing to discipline my kids, I also want to be approachable. I want [...]
Kids generally look up to us parents and grandparents. Have you ever noticed one of the kids in our lives have discovered a characteristic that we’re not very proud of, but they’re imitating it? Yep, I have too. I’m pretty [...]
The biggest heartbreak of a Christian parent’s life is watching their kid walk away from the church. A survey by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University found that 52 percent of parents who call themselves Christians believe in [...]