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CPYU Parent Page
I am often asked by parents how to keep current on the culture their kids are growing up in. There are many great websites that do this. One of my favourite is the CPYU.org. This stands for the Centre for Parent and Youth Understanding. The CPYU Parent Page is a...
Being a Teen is Hard Enough—Go Ahead and Take the Easy Road Once in Awhile
A simple article talking about the pressures our kids are under these days. Worth the read. She is challenged to get enough sleep every night after long school days full of advanced classes.She is challenged to find downtime because she chose to participate in a high...
Alyson Schafer | Brett’s Picks
Today I just want to give you as a parent an amazing resource. Please check out the video. Her website is https://alysonschafer.com/
How to Lead Kids in a Culture of Outrage
This is a great article by Tim Elmore looking at the ways to help our kids in the current "rage" culture. This is a picture of how our culture of rage now operates.We react before we reflect.We report the story before we gather the facts.We make noise before we ever...
#givingtuesday
We teach our kids to ask for help when they need it and as we watch our children mature we remind them, “If you ever need anything, just ask”. As adults, though, when we need help ourselves, we rarely ask for it. This is certainly true of me in my own life. For years...
6 great websites for parents & youth workers | Brett’s Picks
Great websites for parents/youth workers. I am often asked about how I keep current with what is going on in popular culture today. The answer is easy - I subscribe to weekly email blasts from these websites. These sites are my favourites to keep on top of what is...
5 Parenting Styles That Cause Entitlement in Kids…
A really great article on small "tweaks" we can make to our parenting. Well worth the read. There's nothing wrong with helping our kids out every so often — but when our "helping" and "allowing" become a way of life, we're walking the slippery slope of the entitlement...
My 15 top parenting books | books every parent should read
These are my 15 top parenting books. In my talk called Parenting: Navigating Everything, I cover numerous topics in the realm of parenting such as parenting styles, time, communication, and discipline. The list below includes all the books I promote and I quote in the...
new website is now live!
Just wanted to let everyone know our new website is up and running. I still have to add a few speaking dates but everything else looks good. This new site showcases much better all of the 600+ blogs, articles, and videos for parents, students, and leaders. If you do...
Reminder: Family Meeting Time
It's August which is a great time to have your yearly family meeting. We will be doing ours next week. If you have never done a family meeting here is a video which will explain how to have one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWLDdlTU7wo&t=9s
