Christmas is oh so in the air right now as my kids are pulling in from seemingly everywhere to celebrate Christmas at home. My daughter returned only 2 nights ago from a semester spent in South Africa. One son returned from college in San Luis Obispo which is obviously much closer, but still 5 . . . → Read More: Cody: Wise Sage & Forever On-Duty Companion
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Even though you may be much more wise, accomplished, learned, etc. than your young children (which is the way it should be, right?), and you find yourself disciplining them and teaching them, they always deserve your respect. God made us in such a way that when that is absent, it hurts us deeply. Respect . . . → Read More: Your Children Deserve Respect Every one of us has certain areas of our lives that are very precious to us. The more precious an item, the less inclined we are to share that area with anyone who we do not completely trust. If you had a watch or other fine jewelry that had been given to you by . . . → Read More: Our Children’s Private World We open the first of our parenting classes each session by declaring, “Every kid wants to be part of a great family!” The bottom line is that our kids, regardless how they have come into “our family,” almost desperately want their family to be a great family! In this respect, we are no different . . . → Read More: How To Make Your Family a GREAT FAMILY The Mom and Dad titles as well as your child’s expectations of what those titles imply last forever. Repeat…lasts forever. Many years ago, Jim worked with a high school youth group in Southern California. There was a troubled girl in the group who always looked at life as a cup half-filled. In general, she . . . → Read More: Mom and Dad Are Forever School is out, summer has arrived, kids are bored and now what? Your plans don’t have to be complex, in fact simple plans usually turn out to be the best kind. Here are some suggestions of what YOU can do with your children this summer. Get ready, get set, now GO! 10 Things To . . . → Read More: 10 Things to Do With Your Kids This Summer In Part 1 of ‘You Are Not Alone‘, it would seem that loneliness is all around us regardless whether we are in Junior High or at the other end of life. What is the solution? On the surface, “being alone” is all about “me.” Regardless of the details, being alone entails being focused on . . . → Read More: You Are Not Alone- Part 2 It’s a question that bothers us all from time to time: Am I alone? Just Starting Out I remember when Linda and I first got married. Within less than 2 years, we pulled up from everything that was familiar to us and moved to San Diego. We already had our first son. Neither . . . → Read More: You Are Not Alone School is not Real Life . . . → Read More: Career Advice for Teenagers – Part 4: Experiencing Real Life Finding a successful career to pursue may be challenging for teenagers, but the rewards, oh the rewards once they have found it, can be quite powerful and life changing. In Part 1 of my Career Advice for Teenagers series, I discussed the importance in the delivery of your advice to your teenager. Part 2 . . . → Read More: Career Advice for Teenagers – Part 3: Setting Expectations |
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