True story: An All Pro Dad we know was at work one day when his wife walked in, holding their infant first-born, tears streaming down her face. She handed him the bawling child, said “I’ve had it!”, and walked out. He didn’t know if she’d gone home, gone somewhere else, or left the state. They […]
A couple days ago it was 5 Things Every Parent Must Stop. Today the EpicParent reverses direction and implores his audience toward few things every parent must do: 5 Things Every Parent Must Do I’ll give you the first one… Reverse the Curse.
Categories can be dangerous, so don’t actually call your children “strong willed” or “stubborn” or “passive” or whatever… be careful of the labels we place on children. However, in an effort to understand children, creating categories (and labels of sorts) are helpful to develop a sort of parental spectrum and a language to begin conversing […]
As usual, the EpicParent nails a list of a few things that parents must stop in his iconic post: 5 Things Every Parent Must Stop I’ll give you the first one… Facebook!!
Hopefully our parental engagement with our kids include teaching them how to say please, thank you, and you’re welcome. It takes lots of practice, doesn’t it? In the process of this constant reminding, we’ve experienced some funny moments and only rarely are we able to catch it on video… last night we did! Enjoy! source […]
Parenting seems to be a balancing act between being too rigid and too relational. Mark Gregston shares about this tightrope walk we parents have done in the current and previous generations: The “Baby Boom” generation was so anxious to have good relationships with their children that they tended to set aside their primary role as parents. […]
This is great. I discovered this post over at AllProDad.com: Dr. Gary Smalley in his book The Key to Your Child’s Heart relates the following: “Several years ago, I used to speak to groups of four hundred to two thousand people in fifty cities annually. I began to notice that certain families in the audiences experienced unusually […]
Dale Hudson, Director of Children’s Ministry @ Christ Fellowship Church in Palm Beach, FL shares some of the resources he recommends for parents to assist in the spiritual development with their children at home. via Relevant Children’s Ministry source Vimeo
Jenny Funderburke over at KidMin Thoughts has been blogging recently about “Answering Kids’ Tough Questions.” I thought it would be useful to share her posts answering the questions that routinely plague young minds (and even old ones!): Who Made God? Why Do Parents Get Divorced? Do Pets Go To Heaven?
No… this never happens… does it?!
I was making Mac & Cheese for lunch. Sari was sitting at the table ready to eat and she said: “Mom said I could sit on my blanket in front of the fireplace.” Okay. Here we go. This wasn’t an unrealistic claim. Amanda could have told Sari this, but I wasn’t sure. Amanda was not […]
Macie had taken a bite of her string cheese, then set it down on the counter and was chewing next to me sitting in front of the fireplace in the living room. Sari walked by and noticed Macie chewing on something and asked me if she could have a piece of gum because Macie had […]
Parents say some of the craziest things. When I was a kid, I remember thinking my parents were crazy sometimes. I thought some of their responses to things were exaggerated and extreme. And now that I’m a parent, I understand! When you are a parent you are “on” 24/7. Your children need to be parented 24/7. This […]
“I am NOT Patience!” Sari exclaimed. “Not Patience. Patient.” I retorted. There was a girl named, Patience, in the church nursery. So whenever we would ask our girls to be patient, or to wait, we would get the response: “I’m not Patience!” Macie, our youngest, had no idea what she was saying, but because she […]
My how times have changed, eh? HT Los.
“Puppy love is very real to the puppy!” Ever heard this quote before? My youth pastor said this once and I’ve never forgot it. Meaning: the experiences and problems in our lives our very real to us in the moment. To a first-time middle school student, the start of a school year might seem daunting: […]
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A while back I came across a blog entitled: EpicParent.tv Great blog! There were (and still are) so many thought provoking ideas and conversations going on in this blog. It’s refreshing. My intent was to tackle some of these issues one at a time (and I still might in the future). But these links have […]
I really enjoy talking with kids. They are always brutally honest. When they are young it is cute. However, the older they get (elementary school age) they learn more and more and there is no “learned” filter on their thoughts or take on life and family. I have to be careful the kinds of questions […]