An Interesting High School Club
Way back in the early 1800’s, several groups of textile factory workers in England took to destroying machinery in cotton and wool mills believing that the arrival of those machines threatened their jobs. They were led by a named Ned…
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Trend Alert: Holiday Communication
Thanksgiving and Christmas… They’re almost here. And if your family is like mine, the holiday season affords you more time than usual to spend together. Your kids are home for a few extra days of vacation, you spend more time…
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Texting vs Talking to Our Kids
When you were a kid, how did you know it was time to come to dinner? In my family, it depended on whether we were inside or outside when the dinner hour arrived. If we were outside somewhere in the…
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When Do Our Kids Feel Loved
It’s been my experience that research findings often confirm what we’ve known to be true through observation, intuition, and common sense. That’s certainly the case with a new study entitled “When Do Adolescents Feel Loved?” that’s been published in the…
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Constructive Offline Conversations
Last May, the day after the horrific school shooting took place in Uvalde, Texas, social media lit up with a back and forth that shows just how divided we are as a nation. I got to thinking about the best…
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Kids and Communication
I was recently at a social gathering where I sat across the table from a teenager and an adult who were having a conversation. I paid special attention to the non-verbal ways in which the older man and the young…
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Dinner Conversation Sparkers 5
If you’ve ever been at a loss for how to spark dinner table conversation with your kids, I want to offer a little help. All this week I’ve been sharing provocative quotes that can trigger conversations about the Christian faith…
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Dinner Conversation Sparkers 4
If you’ve ever been at a loss for how to spark dinner table conversation with your kids, I want to offer a little help. All this week I’m sharing provocative quotes that can spark conversations about the Christian faith and…
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