The Modesto Bee and News-Herald reported in 1978 that Thomas Hansen of Boulder, Colorado sued his parents for $350,000 on grounds of “malpractice of parenting.” Mom and […]
If you’re a kid, you want good parents. Here’s a snippet from a guy who seemed to get the vast responsibility he had as a dad: “By […]
Preacher Bob Martin once began a sermon by highlighting the need for having the right tools for whatever we’re trying to do. He explained: “Have you ever […]
For a long time there’s been a tendency in the church to believe modeling (how we live) is more important than actual teaching. I strongly disagree with […]
The people who have the greatest spiritual influence in the lives of children, and are the primary “pastors” to children, are parents. That’s the way God intended […]
My mother passed from this life nearly 43 years ago. Perhaps it’s taken that many years for me to finally face the reality that while in many […]
It was about five years ago this month I was making my decent down a hill into the greater Las Vegas area from spending time in Minnesota, […]
You may have heard the phrase “helicopter parent,” referring to a parent who is always “hovering” around their child, never giving them any personal space or freedom […]
For years I taught a parenting seminar for churches and large child care companies that focused on two things: understanding your child’s God-created temperament, and understanding the […]
Long ago, parents became addicted to using television as an easy, readily available, cheap babysitter. Millions of infants and toddlers have been camped in front of TV […]