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1. 7 Things Your Son Needs From You, Dad

... ed me to give it a try. I felt like I was no longer alone in the struggle. His presence was all I needed to change my attitude. There's nothing like the father-son relationship. As a boy grows up, there  ...

Created on 17 December 2018

2. False Wisdom You Should Never Teach Your Kids

I have a hard time with clichés. You hear them all the time. Something sounds good, so people start saying it over and over. They even become mantras some live by. Normally, we hear them in response to ...

Created on 12 June 2017

3. Must-Have Qualities for Building Trust With Your Kids

...  meet the needs of your teens. I know many parents who snoop through diaries, obsessively check online activities and spy on their kids in various ways. We parents have all been detectives at some point ...

Created on 17 March 2017

4. Vital Lessons on Forgiveness You Can Teach Your Child Right Now

In the movie Pay It Forward, a seventh-grade boy named Trevor comes up with an idea to change the world. He helps three people with big things they can't do themselves. In turn, they are not allowed t ...

Created on 20 February 2017

5. This Temporarily Painful Conversation Could Save Your Marriage

We all have secrets. Things that we did, things we've thought, and all things we hide. Show me a closet with no skeletons in it, and I'll show you the closet of a liar. No one gets out of this life wi ...

Created on 15 February 2017

6. 7 Creative Ways to Motivate Your Apathetic Child

... t their MBA. "Type A" driven parents like me need to be really careful not to impose their personalities on their children and expect they will be just like us. Also, we should not try to make our dreams ...

Created on 13 February 2017

7. 10 Indispensable Parenting Tips Andy Griffith Can Teach You

... homes. The primary reason for that is the character of Sheriff Andy Taylor, played by the late Andy Griffith. Andy was the father we all wanted and the father that we would love to be. He was funny, wise, ...

Created on 08 February 2017

8. 5 Essential Levels of Communication for Your Marriage

... five levels of communication: 5. Common conversation. This is the lowest level. You don't really share anything at this level. These are conversations you'd have with anybody, even strangers. Things l ...

Created on 26 January 2017

9. 5 Ways Porn Slowly Damages Your Connection With Your Children

... s No. 1. That should make us all sick. We are talking about kids. This means a majority of people looking at porn on the internet want to watch kids. When porn site visits outnumber Amazon, Netflix and T ...

Created on 25 January 2017

10. 5 Keys to Hurdle Your Greatest Challenges as a Parent ...

...  and confused. Sometimes life hits hard, especially when you're a parent. Have you ever had really tough parenting challenges that have led to major family issues—the type of challenges you really did ...

Created on 23 January 2017

11. 4 Things to Remember When on a Date With Your Daughter

It's challenging being the father of a daughter. But it's even more challenging when you're the father of a 14-year-old stepdaughter. My stepdaughter Faythe's biological father abandoned her when she was  ...

Created on 18 January 2017

12. The Devastating Effects of Alcoholism Through a Child's Eyes

When I found her body, I was 34 years old. She had been off the grid too long, and I knew something wasn't right. The lights were all off. The doors were locked, and I had no working key. The policema ...

Created on 10 January 2017

13. At All Cost, Avoid Saying These Things to Your Wife During a Fight ...

... I started to make fun of each other. The verbal jousting quickly got competitive, even heated. Finally, I said something regrettably cutting, hurtful and humiliating towards her. What I said is unimportant, ...

Created on 28 December 2016

14. 8 Communication Skills Today's Children Lack

...  and miss out on the opportunity to connect. In the process, they miss out on telling stories, living adventures and sharing hurts and challenges. 2. The ability to think and communicate on the fly. Mos ...

Created on 30 November 2016

15. How You Can Battle This Toxic Element in Your Marriage

... place, and they stare at the television as bedtime quickly creeps up. He looks her way and has a romantic intention, but it evaporates as fast as it came. "Too much work," he thinks as he mentally resign ...

Created on 28 November 2016

16. 10 Ways to Teach Your Children About Respect

... s exactly what we try. Families can't function without respect, but the more we push, the more elusive it seems to be. So what's the answer? Why won't children fall into line? What kind of plan can pos ...

Created on 16 November 2016

17. 5 Things Parents Should Quit Doing to Their Children

... to be their parent. Don't try to dress like them or "stalk" them and their friends through excessive or awkward use of social media. Guide them through their experiences, but give them room. 3. Stop all ...

Created on 11 November 2016

18. How You Can Bring the Spark Back to Your Marriage

...  Keep your schedule from getting overbooked by saying no to nearly all weekday activities. Every day when you come home from work leave your phone in another room and talk to your wife face-to-face. 3. ...

Created on 10 November 2016

19. Overcoming Obstacles to Make the Most of Long-Distance Fathering

Many years ago, Major League Baseball pitcher Terry Mulholland was selected as the starting pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game. Mulholland planned to reject the invitation and pass up ...

Created on 01 November 2016

20. Husbands, Never Forget These Things Once You Are Married

... this memory. It's cool when I see a picture of our kids four or five years ago and relive the memory. My first response to seeing the memory is usually, "I forgot all about that," whether it's a moment ...

Created on 27 October 2016