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What do the Super Bowl and parenting have in common?

February 5th, 2010

My good friend, Tony Dungy makes a great connection between being a parent and preparing for/playing in the  Super Bowl.

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Looking Beyond Challenges

February 3rd, 2010
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Eye Level and Echo… Try it!

January 28th, 2010

Are you tired of repeating yourself over and over to your kids?

Try this. Step one – get at eye-level with your child, then start talking. If he looks away, or steals a glance at the TV, start over.

Step two – echo. Let your child repeat what you’ve said. That way, you know he got the message.

It works like this… get at their eye level and say, “Billy, please clean your room.” “Yes, Daddy,” he says. Now here’s where the echo comes in. “So what are you going to do, Billy?”… “I’m going to clean my room.”…

Eye level, and echo. A two-step communication plan that really works.

Hope this helps you as it has helped me!

Mark

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Bringing Closure to Emotional Wounds

January 27th, 2010

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The Worst Thing a Parent Could Do…

January 26th, 2010
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Self-Definition

January 20th, 2010

How do you define yourself?

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What Haiti has taught me…

January 19th, 2010

With well over 100,000 men, women and children now dead in the Haiti natural disaster, there are a few things I’ve known, but in times like this, they move to the forefront of my mind. Here are some of them:

  • We never know when it will be our last day on earth, so we should live like it is.
  • Life is very fragile. Never miss an opportunity to give a hug or say “I love you,” especially to someone who’s hurting
  • We can’t control many things in life, so we should stop trying to control everyone and everything around us
  • Loving God and loving others is most important. We must even love unloveable people
  • We are dependent creatures…dependent on other people. There is only one independent Being in the universe, and it’s not you or me.

So today I am curious. What has Haiti taught you?

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A Last Speech… Full of hope.

January 18th, 2010

What brings you hope?

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The Adoption Option

January 15th, 2010

Are you and your family considering adoption?

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Keeping Promises Builds Trust

January 14th, 2010

What are other ways to build your child’s trust?

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