The Latest Teen Slang
Once again, I want to give you a little update on the slang words that are trending in today’s world of children and teens. I do this as a service so that you can overcome your chronic parental ignorance in…
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The Parenting Power of Good Questions
I’ve become known around my house as the guy who asks too many questions. To be honest, I think I get a little annoying. One thing I’ve learned is that I need to ask good questions. Our tendency is to…
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The Power of Reckless Words
As a dad, I’ve learned over and over that I need to choose my words care-fully. I’m usually reminded after moments of being very careless with my words. Proverbs 12:18 tells us that “Reckless words pierce like a sword, but…
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Who Teens Hope Will Listen on Mental Health
Late last year, the Pew Research Center conducted a survey of almost fourteen hundred teens, ages thirteen to seventeen, to come to an understanding of our teenagers’ experiences and attitudes around social media and their mental health. One of the…
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Episode 203: “Purposeful Parenting: Heads Up, Thumbs Down!”
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here.Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: Terms of Service: The Real Cost of Social Media by Chris Martin12 Ways Your Phone is…
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Parents, Are You Listening?
All too often I’m the guy who’s described in Proverbs 18, verses two and thirteen. I’m the fool who “finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions” and the shameful fool “who answers before listening” .…
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