Parents and Sports: How to Let the Kids Have Fun Again

The real value in extracurriculars.
Are Too Many Extracurricular Activities Taking Over Life? Or Is It Entitlement?

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise… Ephesians 5:15 One mom’s story of her kids “owning” their sport …whatever you
Is Your Child Entitled to a Trophy?

A young mom queried me intently after our talk on Entitlement in kids. “What do you do about the culture around us that guarantees that
Should My Kid Get a Participation Trophy Just for Showing Up?

One former NFL player, James Harrison, sent out an Instagram message regarding his two sons receiving “participation trophies” even though they didn’t win anything. Harrison, the
One of my favorite parenting videos

At Connected Families we teach that focusing on getting right behavior as your primary goal is a setup for power struggles and frustrations of all


