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When does parenting teenagers begin?
THIS? or ...
10 Things Every Father Should Know
BY PARNELL DONAHUE, Steven, the father of a 2-year-old boy, wrote me to ask: “What...
CORRECTION
My apology to all my readers. Listening to this Podcast will open you mind...
AN INVITATION
Today I am inviting you to see and enjoy what has kept me from...
When you come to the end of a perfect day
When you come to the end of a perfect day By Anonymous After living...
13 quotations on the essence of leadership (read “parenting”)*
13 quotations on the essence of leadership* by Paul Stumb, Ph. D This essay...
Four compassionate tips to help working parents survive the pandemic
Todays guest blog is from Janice Russell. She writes: parentingdisaters.com. 4 Compassionate Tips...
Playing sports safely in the heat!
Last week Mary and I spent a few minutes in the hot sun walking...
Love is not blind
Many years ago when I was a teen, I heard a seasoned adult talking...
THE MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF THE NATIVITY SCENE
This wonderful, but a little long, discussion is borrowed from THE HOLY FATHER...
Merry Christmas
I sent this note out last Christmas and it is still germane so I’m going to use it again.
Think about it and enjoy this joyous season.
Suicide prevention week!
One morning at work I saw two 17 year old boys whose dads had...
Lucky Tennessee kids (and kids in most States)
I heard a broadcaster say “I wasn’t born in the south, but I got...
what great dads do!
The following is taken and adapted from Pat Fagan’s Faith & Family Findings newsletter....
Character and civilization
Some argue that teaching character traits in public schools is teaching religion and therefore...
Groundhog day!
So my advice to myself three years ago was to change my prayers. I...
ATVs, four wheelers, and accidents
Last night, just after dark, I took our dog, Frosty, for a walk....
The Silent Tragedy Affecting Today’s Children
The Silent Tragedy Affecting Today’s Children The blog below was sent to me by...
Be the person you want your child to become
If you listened to the first Parenting Matters show you will have already heard this...
Pediatrician to host parenting talk show
That’s the headline of a recent press release from Catholic Media Productions. And, it’s my...
Sexual assault = Shame on us!
Another front page article in the Tennessean last week about how colleges are not...
Bullying – Everything You Wanted to Know and More
Bullying is everywhere these days from Kindergarten to presidential politics. It makes my...
Be a Dad
Another true story about a great teenager from my practice some years ago. Alec...
How can I get my teenagers out of bed in the morning?
“How can I get my teenagers out of bed in the morning?” Tom asked in...
Plan a post-prom party?
Post prom party! This is the tenth year I have posted this great plan...
Evil in the world
Did you ever wonder how people today survive the craziness, and evil that’s in...
Parenting is like Cooking
Recently, “The Tennessean” featured a chef I wish I could meet. When he was...
Tell them once!
One afternoon some years ago when Belle was still a young...
Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk
Multiple the babies above by 9,000,000 and you will have almost as many babies...
Breast cancer and birth control pills!
Can there be an association between women taking oral contraceptives and increased risk of...
A confession, an apology, and a new look at Christ
Some time ago Mary and I hired a man to help us with a...
Sex, Depression, and Suicide
Some years ago I attended a meeting on depression and sat through some very...