Michael Foust
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Positive parenting
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…
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Positive parenting
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…
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Positive parenting
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.…
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Positive parenting
5 lessons from Proverbs that will make you a better parent
For most of my life I’ve thought of the book of Proverbs as a collection of “moral nuggets” – a…
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Positive parenting
‘Can I help?’ 5 reasons to let kids help with chores
Some of the most frustrating moments in my life have involved household jobs that required far more time than I…
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Positive parenting
5 reasons why fatherhood is far better than football
I remember my first big-time football game as if it were yesterday. I was 13, sitting beside my dad and…
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Positive parenting
4 tips for telling kids the Easter Story
I won’t ever forget the first time I told my oldest son about Christ’s death and resurrection. It was right…
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Positive parenting
6 reasons to break that smartphone addiction (and spend more time with your kids)
Perhaps I should have seen it coming. My 5-year-old son and I were getting on our bicycles, preparing to take…
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Positive parenting
7 ways to trick your children into loving books
What’s your favorite picture of you as a child? Is it the black-and-white picture of you in 1970s plaid pants,…
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Positive parenting
Go play outside: 7 keys to raising nature-loving kids
My parents likely didn’t set out to raise a kid who wanted to be outdoors—it just came natural for them.…