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The most important thing you can do with your kids? Eat dinner with them.
Such a great challenge for parents today. Eat meals together. Now I fully understand that with the schedules of school and work that you will probably never have breakfast together during the week. During the week lunch is also out. I think it is really important that...
Dear Well-Meaning (But Ignorant) Parents: This Is What Your Teens Are Really Doing on the Internet
Love to hear from teenagers and others if they thing this article is true. Really interesting thoughts here. I know, I know. Your child would never do that! Let me tell you something:You. Don’t. Know. That. You know those tiny feelings you get every day but you cope...
A Christian Parent’s Guide to Ontario’s New Sex Ed Curriculum.
A great article written on the new sex ed. curriculum. And to anyone who noticed this blog and the one I wrote (https://www.brettullman.com/christians-sex-education/) both have the same graphic but they are 2 different blogs. So much great stuff here as he breaks down...
Parents: Children are your responsibility!
One of my goals in this blog is to give equip and empower parents. I think that this image is paramount in helping parents understand that having and raising kids is "their" responsibility and not that of the church, youth pastors, other leaders, schools etc. In a...
10 Things I want my son to realize before he becomes a teenager.
Really enjoyed this blog for parents with boys. Enjoy. My son and I are finding ourselves in a unique, transitional period right now. Not quite a teenager. Not quite a child. As we stand on the cusp of zits and body hair and raging hormones, I am beginning to think...
Great Video: Json – Parent me
Parents this one is for you. Amazing lyrics. Please take a few minutes today to play the video (bottom of this blog) and follow along with the lyrics below. It will be worth your time. Look at my life Look at my pain Look at my tears These tears I shed I feel so...
Are We Raising a Generation of Helpless Kids?
Some really good thoughts here for parents. We've told our kids to dream big - and now any small act seems insignificant. In the great scheme of things, kids can't instantly change the world. They have to take small, first steps - which seem like no progress at all to...
How to Raise Religious Teens
Interesting read for those of us raising kids in the church world. What happens is belief becomes a buffet and it is clear that only some of the items make their way to our plate. Inconvenient ideas like talking to people about our faith, or giving a percentage of our...
Cheaters, Thieves, Scammers and Liars | We need to be better role models as parents
We need to be better role models as parents. Last month my family went to a farm for the afternoon during the Thanksgiving Season (Canadian Thanksgiving). This farm was awesome and had everything from a large corn maze, apple picking, tons of activities for kids and...
