Who doesn’t want that? We all want to have great relationships with our kids, but it’s a two-way street, isn’t it? I know we’re supposed to have unconditional love for our kids—and we do—but that doesn’t mean we give up [...]
Is your son or daughter a competitive athlete? That’s great! Sports teach discipline, teamwork, and perseverance. But let’s not forget—their identity isn’t in stats, trophies, medals or scholarships. It’s in Christ. Celebrate their hard work, but make sure they know [...]
Do you know the difference between punishment and discipline? Yeah, it’s obvious, but the reality is a lot of us parents PUNISH and aren’t actively disciplining our kids. For example, if our son or daughter skips school for the tenth [...]
I’m a grandparent, and so are a lot of my friends. There seems to be a common theme, though, when we talk about our grandkids. When they come for a visit, our kids—for whatever reason—stop disciplining them. They let them [...]
There are a lot of parents who have a hard time saying yes, but there are a few parents who can’t say no. Neither extremes are good. The first makes life miserable for kids. Think about it. If your mom [...]
It’s not easy watching our kids fight. While my older kids were growing up, the three of them couldn’t get along as a trio. It was always two against one. I’ve noticed that when there’s a huge age gap, kids [...]
I sat in the back of church one Sunday and watched a family struggling. One of their boys was being defiant at EVERY turn. He was told to stand while singing with the rest of the church. He wouldn’t. Finally, [...]
It’s 7:30, and you’re getting ready to leave for work. You have a tight schedule, and any delay is going to make you late for that important meeting. Your 17-year-old daughter is still in bed. Do you wake her up [...]
For my 50th birthday, I decided I was going to train for a 25k road race. That’s running 15 ½ miles without stopping. I started off running three miles, gradually increasing it all the way to fifteen. The training was [...]
One of the saddest parenting stories in the Bible is the one about Eli the priest in 1 Samuel 2. The Bible says his sons were scoundrels. They were greedy and immoral. What did Eli do? He talked to them. [...]