Category Archives: Parenting

10 Things Parents Can Do for Their Kids to Help Them Succeed

I have four children, so I get it.  Parenting is hard. As James Dobson once wrote, it’s not for cowards.  That beautiful little sleeping newborn is actually the beginning of a full grown human being, with wants, desires, attitudes, feelings, and emotions.  And as that baby grows up, it will ask more and more ofContinue reading “10 Things Parents Can Do for Their Kids to Help Them Succeed”

10 Things You Can Learn from Disney’s “Frozen”

It’s the biggest movie in years, crossing over from family and little girls who love princesses to being a global phenomenon.  It’s a two-time Oscar winner with thousands of YouTube covers of its songs, and beginning its 16th week in theaters, even after it was released on Digital Download, it was number 6 at theContinue reading “10 Things You Can Learn from Disney’s “Frozen””

What the Seattle Seahawks Can Teach Parents and Kids Everywhere

I’m not a football fan.  I don’t obsess about records or scores.  I can remember the names of players from my childhood better than the players who currently take the field.  And yet, living in Seattle, it’s hard not to give in to the 12th Man. They’re everywhere.  The people I work with are obsessed. Continue reading “What the Seattle Seahawks Can Teach Parents and Kids Everywhere”

I Really Don’t Care How You Feel About Santa Claus

As a former children’s pastor, I had many interesting conversations with parents about the difficult conversations they’ve had with their children.  A lot of parents seem to have huge concerns and issues with Disney and Harry Potter.  They worry about certain television shows and video games.  But what really surprises me is the number ofContinue reading “I Really Don’t Care How You Feel About Santa Claus”