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The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated!

Author Par Donahue Date April 14, 2015
Yesterday after church one of my friends ran up to me and  told me...
Tagged apology, Belle, Death, Mark Twain |
Friends

Yesterday we buried our best friend!

Author Par Donahue Date April 11, 2015
If you have ever had a pet you will know what Mary and I...
Tagged friends, pets, teenagers, Teens |
Easter

Happy Easter!

Author Par Donahue Date April 4, 2015
  Something interesting happened this spring; my Easter Lilies turned bright red! Worst part...
Tagged Amaryllis, Easter, Easter Lillie, Flowers |
Character, Dads, Parenting

Which parent are you?

Author Par Donahue Date March 27, 2015
Last week I saw two young men (boys really) who were planning on joining...
Tagged Character, kids become us., Parenting teens, Respect, sons |
Character, Self-esteem

How can I improve my kid’s self-esteem?

Author Par Donahue Date March 20, 2015
In a word, you can’t! Only your child can improve his or her self-esteem!...
Tagged arrogant, Character, Entitlement attitude, Parenting, self-esteem,, Sports |
Parenting

Is it better for “younger” kids to delay starting school?

Author Par Donahue Date March 11, 2015
For many years I have been encouraging parents whose kids are born in summer...
Parenting teens, Teens

Post-prom party: Fun without parental worry

Author Par Donahue Date March 2, 2015
It’s prom time again! So, I’m posting my grandson’s post-party rules. I have done...
Tagged Hosting a post prom party, party rules, Post prom party, post prom worry, Prom, Ten Commandments. |
Character, Fathers, Parenting

How to be a parent books – why character is important!

Author Par Donahue Date February 22, 2015
In my last two posts I talked about how to parent books. Today I...
Tagged Baseball, Basketball, Brentwood, Brentwood High School, Coaching, parenting books |
Books, Character, Parenting

What’s wrong with how to parent books?

Author Par Donahue Date February 17, 2015
In my last post I quoted some horrible statistics and concluded that our current...
Tagged Character, How to be a parent, How to Parent books |
Books, Parenting

“Experts” write wrong parenting books?

Author Par Donahue Date February 15, 2015
Are “Experts” writing the wrong kind of parenting books? Today’s parents are more stressed...
Tagged child arrests, Difficult parenting, Gov Mike Huckabee, John Stossel, Parenting experts, Wrong type of parenting books |
Judging, Parenting, Pediatricians

Let’s teach our kids to judge others!

Author Par Donahue Date February 7, 2015
  When we were kids our parents taught us what was right, and what...
Tagged Condemning others, demeaning, Discerning, Discriinating, Judging others, right from wrong |
Babies, Books, Education

Lucky kids!

Author Par Donahue Date January 26, 2015
I heard a broadcaster say “I wasn’t born in the south, but I got...
Tagged Dolly Pardon, Education, Free Books, Governor's Book fromm Birth Foundation, Imagination Library, Pre-schoolers, reading |
Parenting

Parenting goals! Really?

Author Par Donahue Date January 14, 2015
Did you ever ask your self, “What are my parenting goals for my children?”...
Tagged Character, goals, Lying, Parenting, Parenting goals, Self image, self-esteem, |
Parenting teens

Good Coaches Love Their Players

Author Par Donahue Date January 7, 2015
Mary and I went to one of our grand son’s football dinner Monday evening....
Tagged Boy scouts, Boys and girls club, Coaching, Football, love, mentoring, Parenting, volunteering |
Capital punishment, discipline, Judging

Who “Merits” capital punishment?

Author Par Donahue Date January 3, 2015
I have never liked the idea of capital punishment; avoiding it at all costs...
Tagged apology, Capital punishment, Christs love, discriminate, Evil, guillotine, guitto, judging, Supreme Court, vengeance |
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Who Should Face Capital Punishment?

Author Par Donahue Date December 29, 2014
I have never liked the idea of capital punishment; avoiding it at all costs...
Tagged Capital punishment, Christ, Evil, forgiveness, Godless leaders, good and evil, Judgeing, Moral compass, slippery slope |
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Merry Christmas

Author Par Donahue Date December 24, 2014
If you visit us this Christmas season you’ll notice that we have not taken...
Tagged Christmas decorations, Distractions, God Bless you, Merry Christmas |
Parenting teens, Teens

Sex and Happiness

Author Par Donahue Date December 20, 2014
It’s a crying shame, that our courts support porn as freedom of speech, (read:...
Attitude

How my aunt made me successful

Author Par Donahue Date December 17, 2014
Don’t you hate it when people tell you, you can’t do something? I do,...
Tagged excuses, never give up, Parenting, perserverance |
Christmas

How do you tell your kids about Santa?

Author Par Donahue Date December 10, 2014
How are you going to tell your kids about Santa? If you already told...
Tagged Santa Clause |
Christmas

Shop Small Saturday

Author Par Donahue Date November 28, 2014
  Sure hope you all had a great Thanksgiving Day. Ours was wonderful. Today...
Tagged Bargains, Black Friday, e-books, parenting books, Shop Small Saturday, Shop Small Saturday Specials, Shopping |
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Looks like I’ve got some “splanin” to to do

Author Par Donahue Date November 25, 2014
In my last post I told how voting can teach kids to argue. Not...
Tagged Arguing, civility, Parenting, Arguementing, Politics, Election, Religion, Ethics, Arguing, Art of argument, Teaching teens |
Uncategorized

How Voting Can Help You Teach Your Kids How to Argue!

Author Par Donahue Date November 11, 2014
  Now that the election is over and we’re all quieted down, I hope...
Tagged Apathic voters, Apathy, Voters,, Misinformed voters, Parenting, Arguementing, Politics, Election, Teach your kids how to argue., Uninforme Voters |
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Kids love to talk

Author Par Donahue Date November 4, 2014
  Yesterday morning as Belle and I walked past our neighbor’s house I thought...
Tagged dinner |
Teens

Sexting

Author Par Donahue Date October 28, 2014
I can assure you that my 16 year old, Belle, is not texting. She’s...
Tagged Parenting, Teens, Tweens, Computers, Phone, Tablets, Sexting., Sexting, Sexual activity, Teens |
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Ebola

Author Par Donahue Date October 18, 2014
According to the World Health Organization’s latest update, there have been almost 9,000 confirmed...
Tagged Ebola Death, Ebola, Influenza, Flu, Vaccines,, Flu, Par-fact |
Dads, Drugs, Parenting teens, Teens

Are sins of our fathers’ still visited on our sons?

Author Par Donahue Date October 9, 2014
One of the things I like most about my job is the unique opportunity...
Tagged alcohol, Drugs, Mom, Parenting teens, Parenting, Teenagers, Hands-on parents, Forgiveness, Sins of parents, Porn, Religion, Sin, Teen high risk behaviors, Teen pregnancy, Teens |
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The boy who hated flu shots!

Author Par Donahue Date September 27, 2014
It’s that time again, time for all of us to get our flu shot!...
Tagged Flu, Parenting, Immunizations, flu shot, expectations |
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Is Marijuana Really Bad For Us and Our Kids?

Author Par Donahue Date September 16, 2014
A recent article in the medical journal Lancet Psychiatry links Marijuana use to poor...
Tagged Cannabus, Drug use, Mariajuana, smoking, taxes, Suicide, graduation, illicit drugs, Mairjuana, Teen drug use |
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Bravo Lion King!!!

Author Par Donahue Date September 2, 2014
Last week after Mary and I visited West Point we treated ourselves on our...
Tagged Broadway Plays, Kids become us, parenting, Lion King |
West Point

Why I sleep well, and so should you!

Author Par Donahue Date August 29, 2014
Mary and I had the privilege of visiting West Point last week to attend...
Tagged Class rings, Humility, USMA, West Point, West Point, USMA, God, God and the Military, Pipe organs |
Babies, Dads

Teens, Sex, Fathers, Marriage: All That ‘N a Baby Carriage

Author Par Donahue Date August 20, 2014
I hope you liked the series on Teens and Alcohol. Today I am borrowing...
Tagged Marriage, Teen pregnancy, Teens, Sex, Parenting, Fathers |
Uncategorized

Adult Responsibility and Teen Drinking

Author Par Donahue Date August 17, 2014
  Today we finish the chapter about teens and alcohol. Most everything said about...
Tagged Parental infuence,, Parenting teens, Should kids be allowed to drink at home? Teens brains, Teens and alcohol, Teens drinking |
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There’s Much A Parent Can Do

Author Par Donahue Date August 15, 2014
I hope the statistics didn’t frighten or bore you, but that they surprised you....
Tagged Hands off parenting, Hands on parenting, heads in the sand parenting, Parenting, Teens, Alcohol, Ostrich parenting, Hands on parenting |
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Teen Alcoholism

Author Par Donahue Date August 11, 2014
If you are looking at this blog for the first time, let me fill...
Tagged alcohol, Alcoholism, Teens and alcohol, Teen drug use, Parenting, car accidents, Cost of alcohol use, cost of drug use, homocide, Suicide |
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