Parenting Matters: Become a Dynamic Parent
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Parenting Matters: Become a Dynamic Parent
Children benefit from volunteering work; when they are older and get a first job,...
When does parenting teenagers begin?
THIS? or ...
13 quotations on the essence of leadership (read “parenting”)*
13 quotations on the essence of leadership* by Paul Stumb, Ph. D This essay...
Character and civilization
Some argue that teaching character traits in public schools is teaching religion and therefore...
Be the person you want your child to become
If you listened to the first Parenting Matters show you will have already heard this...
Evil in the world
Did you ever wonder how people today survive the craziness, and evil that’s in...
What about personal responsibility
A great big thanks to Nashville’s Sylvia Russell for today’s post. It appeared in...
Parenting is like Cooking
Recently, “The Tennessean” featured a chef I wish I could meet. When he was...
5 Tips for Teaching Kids how to Grow through Conflict
Another great post from my new friend Kerry Alison Wekelo, by way of Jean Tracy....
5 Things You Should Know When You Turn 21
I borrowed this from ZYXBOOMER, It’s a great blog, and this is a wonderful post,...
Penguins win Cup, Predators are not defeated!
After last night’s lost by the Nashville Predators I thought of my friend’s post...
Happy New Year!!!
After the very “interesting” 2016 most everyone is excited about the New Year. As...
All lives matter!
Sometimes I wonder where our country is going. This government is funding abortions against...
Why Football Matters, By John Harbaugh
Today I am sharing John Harbaugh’s thoughts on loving football. Those of you who...
Which parent are you?
Last week I saw two young men (boys really) who were planning on joining...
How can I improve my kid’s self-esteem?
In a word, you can’t! Only your child can improve his or her self-esteem!...
What’s wrong with how to parent books?
In my last post I quoted some horrible statistics and concluded that our current...
Parenting goals! Really?
Did you ever ask your self, “What are my parenting goals for my children?”...
Learning from my favorite chef!
Last week “The Tennessean” featured a chef I wish I could meet. When...
What makes a good sport?
Interesting that some colleges and high schools are discontinuing the rite of teams meeting...
Why Is Everybody Teaching Our Kids to Lie?
Yesterday I met a pleasant, handsome young man of 19 years. During the conversion...
Why Is Parenting So Hard? Or isn’t it?
I posted this last summer, but this month is one year since Clay’s accident...
A Man To Emulate
Earlier this summer Mary and I spent the weekend in the Midwest where we...
Work Ethic Part 2
As I probably told you before, I work a couple half days each week...
A Raising Optimistic Children
Jean Tracy, a fantastic Parenting guru asked me to write a guest blog about...