I asked three of our kids what they thought about compromises. Here are their thoughts. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/5Yl3nRP0584
Tag: connection
Make Play a Part of Every Day
The team discusses how playing with our kids is a great way to connect with them. Play is fun and disarming and makes us enjoy our kids as much as it makes them enjoy us. Play is the language of children but is sadly something most of us are no longer fluent in. [podbean resource="episode=f7ku6-8e4cf2" type="audio-square" height="400" skin="8" [...]
Maybe You Just Need a BB Gun
Our kids love spending time with their grandparents. I remember thinking that a weekend with my grandparents was just about the best thing ever when I was a child. Kayla has childhood memories of spending time every summer with her grandparents. It’s a rare child who doesn’t love their grandparents. Kayla's parents and my parents [...]
Why Can’t You Just Move On?
We have just completed another commencement season here in Texas. High schools and colleges were graduating people by the thousands most weekends between mid-May and mid-June. In the midst of it all, I attended a high school graduation and was very impressed as I listened to the kids speak and as I heared about their [...]
Do You Want to Connect With Your Kids? Try Apologizing to Them
The Bible says the children are a blessing from the Lord. That’s a big, scary statement and as their parents we have the responsibility to raise them well. Let’s look at parenting from 10,000 feet. There are essentially two very broad but different approaches to parenting: Do as I say Do as I do In [...]
Do you have too many Rules?
One of the first things that your child learns is trust. Think about how that trust is established, they have needs and you meet those needs. Simple really. Here's an example; your baby is hungry (they have a need) and so you feed your baby (you meet their need). Our job as parents is to [...]