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Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk anger parenting Jun 10, 2024

My son spilled a whole glass of milk on the couch this morning.  Again.  This is maybe the second or third time that he has made the same mistake, and I have to admit, I was upset. ...

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The One Parenting Mistake You Can't Make growth and healing parenting Jun 04, 2024

I’ll never forget the moment I stood in the delivery room holding our baby boy in my arms for the first time.  He stared at me intently as if to ask, “What the heck just...

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Are You an Enabling Parent? hope parenting problem solving Jun 04, 2024

I’ll never forget the moment I stood in the delivery room holding our baby boy in my arms for the first time.  He stared at me intently as if to ask, “What the heck just...

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Achieving the "Awe" Experience gratitude hope parenting Jun 04, 2024

I walked into the delivery room with my wife 15 years ago with little awareness of what was about to happen.  I knew we were about to have our first baby but I had no idea what effect that...

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Response to the South Florida Shooting anxiety depression kid's mental health parenting Jun 04, 2024

Another school shooting has yielded new fears for the safety of our children and more questions about how we should respond as a nation to what amounts to a crisis of violence.  One quick...

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Everybody Gets A Trophy competition kid's mental health parenting Jun 04, 2024

We were down 27 to 28 with only a few seconds left on the clock in the first game of a single elimination tournament.  It was win or go home and even though I was only coaching ten-year-old...

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