In my counseling practice, I not only run into all types of kids, but also all types of parents. No matter the type of family; step-family, single-parent family, two parent family, multiple children families, single child families....most experience what I call the "nice parent problem"...
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...
When I was a kid I remember my dad doing many things with me. We played boardgames, played basketball in the driveway, built a treehouse and worked together every Saturday. I recall his lectures about men needing to do things that aren’t always fun. I...