Category Foundation
Stay Curious During Tough Conversations
I remember a tough conversation I needed to have with our third-grade son, Daniel. I wasnโt very happy about the company he was starting to keep. His behavior was getting worse as he hung out with what I concluded must beโฆ
โSpread Yourselves THICK!โ
โEverything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial.โย I Corinthians 6:12 Ourย oldest child, Daniel, made a grand pronouncement one morning upon learning that we all had to go to church early, and stay through three services, because of ourโฆ
Sometimes I Cry About My Parenting Mistakes
There are some mornings when I wake up with a knot in my stomach and questions on my mind. Sometimes I even cry about my parenting mistakes. Maybe youโve been there too. (Or questions and worries nag you while youโreโฆ
Feel Like Swearing at Your Kids? This Is for You.
As a parent coach, primarily working with parents of teens, Iโve found commonality in the issues parents want to addressโespecially wanting their kids to obey. NOW! For the past 20 years, Iโve been doing some form of helping parents andโฆ
Tired of Not Feeling Christian Enough?
Here’s a confession: throughout my life I have periodically wrestled with the suspicion I was somehow “not Christian enough.” In some ways, it sounds silly, because being a Christian isn’t a quantity that you can have more or less of.โฆ
Need vs Want
I plopped down on the couch with a friend and lamented about my latest parenting challenge. โI just need to learn to calmly follow through with a clear consequence. I keep getting in this nagging cycle. I need to stopโฆ
Christmas greetings from Connected Families
Messes. Youโre likely surrounded by a bunch of them. Piles of dishes in the kitchen. Wrapping paper on the floor. Tired and over-sugared children. Stressed relationships. Just like parenting, Christmas is both messy, and beautiful. Today we celebrate Jesus comingโฆ
How to Break the Cycle of Crabbiness and Negativity
โIโm bored. No one wants to play with me. I hate my classes and that teacher. Iโm no good at anything! Everything is just dumb!โ Sound familiar? Kids can be pretty good at complaining and crabbing their way to getโฆ
Should We Demand Immediate Obedience?
Do you require immediate obedience from your kids? Does God require immediate obedience from our children? What does the Bible say about obedience? My thinking on this topic has changed over time. โDelayed obedience is disobedience.โ Or so they said.โฆ
Encouragement from a Dad Who’s Been There
Hey, dads!ย Iโve been thinking a lot about you lately. You see, Lynne and I have this amazing opportunity to speak to groups of parents all over the country. Most of these workshops, however, are filled with a majority ofโฆ