Posts Tagged ‘failure’
Don’t Solve Your Grandkid’s Problems
Are your grandchildren experiencing life, in real life situations? Do you solve your grandkid’s problems? Are your grands encouraged to fully enter decision-making, problem-solving, conflict-resolving situations? When adults (grandparents included) step in, children don’t have the opportunity to step up, to be responsible and experience the consequences of their decisions. Life is more difficult in…
Read MoreRaise Responsible Kids
Raise responsible kids. It’s an ongoing task for parents. Guide kids in making good choices because as kids mature, the stakes are higher. Modeling accountability, having appropriate expectations, providing routines and opportunities for kids are all part of raising children to be responsible adults. Seven Tips to Raise Responsible Kids Model Be trustworthy, honest, dependable,…
Read MoreLOVE-HATE Relationships with Social Media
How do you feel after checking in on your social media pages: happy, sad, excited, intimidated? The emotions vary. But sometimes the newsfeed can actually be down-right depressing. Don’t other parents have vacations turn into disasters? My house will never look like a magazine spread. How can so many of my friends travel to so…
Read MoreKeeping Them Safe: 5 Tips for Helping Kids Grow in Maturity & Wisdom
“You can’t keep them safe, so you have to get them ready.” My ministry partner and co-author, Lori Wildenberg, shared words of wisdom with me a number of years ago when my kids were young. She knows I would have preferred to encase my boys in bubble wrap at that time. Now, as teenagers, that’s…
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