Derek on June 5th, 2011

I just love the skit guys. You can find more at www.skitguys.com. In this video they are trying to show us how to be effective parents. Uh…right.

If we want to see a change in our children, we need to change first.

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Derek on June 4th, 2011

Our best role as parents is to be a coach when our kids are having conflict with each other.  Having difficult conversations is a communication style that has to be taught and learned.  They don’t learn appropriate techniques if they have to figure it out how to deal with conflict on their own.  It simply [...]

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Derek on June 2nd, 2011

The other night I was pondering before I went to bed and asked myself…”what did my kids learn from me today?”
Did they learn Dad comes home from work tired and grumpy?
Or…did they see joy, peace, and thanksgiving?
Did they see stress, anxiety, and strife regarding a life challenge?
Or…did they see me pray and read the bible [...]

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Derek on June 1st, 2011

One of the things he learned was very interesting. We shouldn’t have to wait to have a near death experience to realize the importance of being a great parent.

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