The power of identifying a big-picture goal for parenting is immense. To have a child who is Respectful, Responsible and Fun-to-be-around has the power to declutter my parenting life. Where is my child lacking? Is he fun to be around, but utterly disrespectful? Or, is...
Proverbs 22:6 tell us to "train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." I recall hearing a number of sermons on this as a kid and wondering what was going to happen when...
Most parents have faced or will face a battle over homework that will last from Kindergarten to 12th grade of high school. It is exhausting, frustrating, and for some families may set the ground work for relationship difficulties between parent and child for years to...