Have you ever wondered why teens think, feel and act the way they do? If you have a teenager living in your home, chances are you have asked those "why" questions that can leave you as a parent dazed and confused. Even though the teen years can be an exciting and fun season, it can also be confusing and uncomfortable for teenagers and parents alike. The most challenging … [Read more...]
The Winning Family: 5 Questions to Teach Teenagers on Making Wise Decisions
Psychology Today reported that the average adult makes approximately 35,000 decisions each day. Children make approximately 3,000 decisions each day. Talk about decision fatigue! The truth is, consciously or subconsciously, we make decisions every minute of every day. The same is true for our teenagers. As our children become less dependent upon us as parents … [Read more...]
The Winning Family: How to Keep Your Kids Motivated
Christmas is over, and a new year has begun. Now what? For some, it’s back to the grind of work, school and whatever season of extracurricular your child’s activity demands of everyone’s time and commitment. For kids in school, January represents a new calendar year and marks the halfway point of the school year. As a parent, how can you keep your … [Read more...]
The Winning Family: Four Stages of Marriage
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average length of marriage that ends in divorce is just eight years. In my experience working with married couples over the past 25 years, I have found that there are four stages in a marriage relationship. Unfortunately, most couples never get past stage two. What are the four stages of marriage? Stage 1: Thrill Every couple … [Read more...]
The Winning Family: The 4 Seasons of Parenting
One of the things my wife and I personally experienced in our parenting journey is that there are not only different parenting stages and phases we go through, but there are parenting seasons we encounter as well. Just like nature cycles through different seasons again and again, so does our parenting. To use the metaphor of the natural seasons we … [Read more...]
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