January 28, 2010 Posted By: Mark Merrill

Eye Level and Echo… Try it!

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Are you tired of repeating yourself over and over to your kids? Try this. Step one – get at eye-level with your child, then start talking. If he looks away, or steals a glance at the TV, start over. Step two – echo. Let your child repeat what you’ve said. That way, you know he …

January 27, 2010 Posted By: Mark Merrill

Bringing Closure to Emotional Wounds

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January 26, 2010 Posted By: Mark Merrill

The Worst Thing a Parent Could Do…

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January 20, 2010 Posted By: Mark Merrill

Self-Definition

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How do you define yourself?

January 20, 2010 Posted By: MarkMerrill

What Haiti has taught me…

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With well over 100,000 men, women and children now dead in the Haiti natural disaster, there are a few things I’ve known, but in times like this, they move to the forefront of my mind. Here are some of them: We never know when it will be our last day on earth, so we should …

January 18, 2010 Posted By: Mark Merrill

A Last Speech… Full of hope.

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What brings you hope?

January 15, 2010 Posted By: MarkMerrill

Keeping Promises Builds Trust…

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Recently, Lane Kiffin left the head coaching position at Tennessee to take the job at USC. He was only at Tennessee for one year. On our All Pro Dad Facebook page, the question was asked, “Do we now live in a generation where commitments are disposable?” I think we do. I’m not ‘bashing’ Coach Kiffin for leaving …