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Positive parenting
Playing favorites
My kids have been asking me, “Who’s your favorite?” One of them even gave me a picture frame with the words “from your favorite son” on it. So I guess I should let them know…
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3 simple ways to teach kids to pray
Children were a focus of Jesus’ ministry. He used the loaves and fish from a boy to feed the 5,000. He healed at least one sick child and raised another one from the dead. He…
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4 ways to raise selfless kids
My youngest son is 3 years old, and he, like all of us, struggles to put others first. His selfish moments, though, tend to be louder—and at the same time, funnier. For example, there was…
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Should you ‘let’ your child win in 1-on-1 games?
My biggest hobbies as a teenager were, in order: football, basketball, baseball, hockey … and any other sport that was stuffed in the local sports page. I was a sports nut, and my family didn’t…
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5 family-affirming New Year’s resolutions
My first New Year’s resolution took place as a young adult, when I pledged to read the Bible—from Genesis to Revelation—in one year. I remember enjoying Genesis and Exodus, struggling a bit with Leviticus and…
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3 life-changing ways to maximize kid time
All of us want to live life without major regrets, but only some of us actually do something about it. I read recently about a man who quit his demanding and time-consuming $100 million job…
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‘Dad, will dinosaurs be in heaven?’
Sometimes I wonder if we Christians have missed the mark when it comes to discussing dinosaurs. I think about this often because I have a 6-year-old who, honestly, wishes he were a triceratops. Too often…
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4 ways to make every kid in a large family feel special
There’s a humorous but wise adage that many parents who are having their third child eventually hear: “Man-to-man defense no longer applies. You’ll have to switch to a zone.” The meaning in a nutshell? The…
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