tough love

Raising Cain, er, Raising Teens

Several months back, I launched a group blog for Christian parents with tough teens. It’s a small niche. Very small. Either Christians aren’t talking about it, homeschoolers aren’t talking about it, or it’s truly a smaller problem than we first thought. I believe the former two. As Christians, God sees

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Tips for Seeking a Mentor For Your Teen

5 Tips for Seeking a Mentor for Your Teen

Teenagers give lots of mixed messages, and often it seems like the last person they want to talk to is a parent. Often it seems they want nothing to do with any adults, but if you look around, you may notice there are one or more adults they actually do

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Video Games and the Rules Change

The boys came home from the store with Dad a few days ago, and learned that I decided to make some changes.  What I’ve seen lately is that my kids don’t like to play outside. It’s not that they don’t know how, but sometimes it sure seems that way. Not

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A Mom's Reflection

A Mom’s Reflection on Daughters

Since yesterday was Mother’s Day I got to see that rare side of our teenage daughters. You know, the “I Really Do Love My Mom Even Though I’m a Stinker Lately” side? Yep. Our family, like probably many if not most of yours, has it’s trials and lately we have

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