strongerby1

We expect our kids to treat each other better than they treat their best friends.  There is no single relationship in our lifetime that will outlast that of a sibling relationship… not your spousal relationship, nor friendships, not even your parental relationship will span more time than that of your siblings.  Chances are, like me, [...]

What drives a kid to sell-out to a coach or teacher or even their friends, but rebel against their parents?
Kids don’t rebel against authority, they rebel against lack of relationship.
Yup R-E-L-A-T-I-O-N-S-H-I-P is the key to what drives and directs your kids, good and bad.  In fact, I would say there is no more important a factor [...]

My middle daughter Mackenzie will be turning 12 at the end of the month, and we are celebrating her coming into young womanhood with a rite of passage party, and a big challenge.  The expectations are unmistakably high, but I can tell you she is absolutely excited about living up to these qualities already having [...]

In our culture, we’ve lost the true definition of moving from childhood to adulthood by creating this ambiguous thing we call a ‘teenager’.  Did you know the word teenager wasn’t even in use until after WWII?  Go here to find out more about the history of the teenager.
In fact, when I look at what the [...]