What? Your son or daughter wants to work? Really? Let them! Work is a good thing. It teaches our kids responsibility. It teaches them to be on time, do quality work, and manage their time and money. But, working can [...]
For most people in the United States, it means a four-day weekend. But the history of Labor Day goes back to the late 19th century—it honors “the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our [...]
It’s not easy teaching our kids patience. In a culture where we all want our kids to be happy, we don’t want to force our kids to wait. Let’s face it—when they’re young, who wants to hear them cry and [...]
Today, many businesses are having trouble hiring young people who want to work. Many business owners tell me they hire young people, but they last just a few days or weeks because the work is too hard, not what they [...]
Our kids say this all the time when it comes to homework, don’t they? The question is, do they need our help or do they want us to DO it for them? I remember a number of years ago, my [...]
If you're a parent, you've probably heard that a MILLION times. Kids are just selfish. Actually, we can be, too. Unfortunately, our Western culture has turned many kids (and adults, for that matter) into an entitlement society. My own daughter [...]
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 [...]
The Bible is pretty clear about its message on work. “Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.”1 “In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.”2 “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for [...]
When I say Sabbath, you probably think, “I’m glad I don’t have to do that anymore. We live under grace.” Or, “I’m too busy for that.” Pastor Dave DeSelm wonders, why is the fourth commandment the only one we think [...]
While many of us parents would be thrilled to hear that our kids want to be missionaries, do we really mean it? I overheard a family talking about their oldest son who had just graduated with a degree in engineering—who [...]