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Parenting

Empowering people to make strengthening choices

Teaching Our Children to do Hard Things

Teaching Our Children to do Hard Things

Our Children Can Learn to do Hard Things My last blog was about doing hard things as a key to resilience. Any success requires that we develop the discipline to do hard things rather than procrastinating, avoiding, or taking the path of least resistance. Learning to do hard things not only leads to success but […]

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The Science Behind Listening in the Home

The Science Behind Listening in the Home

Active listening serves many purposes. It is how we connect and enjoy others. It is a means to share information for making decisions and solving problems. It’s how we build unity and trust and strengthen our relationships. It’s a way of increasing motivation and personal empowerment. It’s also a way to promote deeper personal growth. […]

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Parenting Course on Audio

Parenting Course on Audio

Hi My Friend, I wanted to make a quick announcement. I’m converting some of my content into audio products and publishing them through Listenable, an audio app for people who want great educational content wherever they go. Here is a short version (1 hour and 9 minutes) of my parenting course. It’s made up of […]

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Son Who is Acting Out

Son Who is Acting Out

Hi my friend, A mother came to me a few weeks back about her rebellious son who is lying, refusing to spend time with the family, and retreating to his bedroom. She wanted to know what she and her husband should do. Of course, I started by listening. I wanted to show empathy and respect […]

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An Example of Deep Listening

An Example of Deep Listening

+ I introduced the topic of deep listening in my last blog post. I think of listening as suspending judgment and being fully present with another person to understand his or her experience or point of view. Listening well is one of the best gifts we can give another person. Not only does deep listening […]

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Creating a Safe and Nurturing Home

Creating a Safe and Nurturing Home

I had the pleasure of meeting two delightful and inspiring women back in August as I was speaking on the topic of parenting to an audience of 300-400 people. The two of them, Becky Higgins and Becky Proudfit, started a weekly podcast in October 2018 entitled “Cultivate a Good Life.” I was impressed to learn […]

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Parenting Skills to Raise Responsible Children

Parenting Skills to Raise Responsible Children

Stop over-managing and over-indulging your children and learn parenting skills to build trust, self-worth and personal responsibility.

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Our Purpose as Parents

Our Purpose as Parents

Isn’t technology wonderful? When I was a boy if I wanted to change the channel on the TV, I had to get up and go the TV. Now, all we do is point a remote in the general direction of the TV, press a button and change the channel. It is easy. Then I read […]

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