5 Distorted Messages You’re Sending Your Teens About Dating
I remember when my son had his first “girlfriend.” My wife and I had a very strict rule barring all physical contact in teen dating.…
Category: Fatherhood
5 Ways We Stink at Discipline
I feel like I’m constantly arguing with my teenage daughter about something. Sure, she will bring a bad attitude and disrespect into the house. But…
5 Ways to Connect with a Difficult Kid
Do you remember the ’80s movie Three Men and a Baby? There’s this scene where Tom Selleck’s character is reading an issue of Sports Illustrated to a baby. As…
5 Scenarios Where Kids Don’t Need to Be Rescued
I consider it a monumental win if we get out the door on time. It doesn’t seem to matter where we are going; we’re likely…
Pillars of Character to Build in My Daughter
One of my wife’s and my most treasured relationships is with a married mother of five teenagers. One word comes to mind whenever I attempt…
3 Ways Dads Shame Their Kids
With every word I spoke, I felt my son become more distant. He held a lifeless gaze out the window as we drove home. I…
3 Signs You’re Successfully Working Yourself Out of a Job as a Parent
At three years old: “Daddy, will you please help me?” At five years old: “Dad, I don’t need your help. I can do it all…
7 Family Activities to Do the Week After Christmas
Merry Christmas to you and your family! I hope today is filled with lasting memories that you get to make with your kids. I plan…
3 Ways to Evaluate Yourself as a Dad
While standing in the kitchen this morning holding a plastic cup, my five-year-old son asked me, “Dad, did God create this cup?” Now, I could’ve…
5 Uncomfortable Things Your Child Needs to See You Do
I remember when my daughter took tenth-grade biology. Like in all high school bio classes, the students had labs and lab partners. Her lab partner…