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How to Stay Joined at the Hip and Heart with Your Teen
I’ve learned a lot from my wife, Susan. One thing she’s taught me is how to maintain a “heart relationship” with each of our children—a deep, enduring relationship that beats strong through the transitional teen years. Here are a few lessons I’ve learned. 1. Don’t take it personally. “Why doesn’t she want to hold my hand?”...
What Do the Super Bowl and Parenting Have in Common?
At first glance, the Super Bowl and parenting may not seem related. However, Tony Dungy makes a great connection between being a parent and preparing for the Super Bowl. Both involve setbacks and disappointment throughout the process, but the determination to stay committed to the ultimate goal is what leads to success. Here's more of what Tony h...
How to Be More Than a “Good Enough” Father
What makes a father more than “good enough”? How can you be a father who is great? Dads, start by making a list of your priorities. What is the first item on your list? Is it your relationship with God? That is an amazing start. If the next item is your family, you are on a roll. If you are married, your relationship with your wi...
One of the Things I Love Most About Family First
One of the things I love the most about working here at Family First is the opportunity to impact thousands of families around the country with our monthly dads & kids and moms & kids school breakfasts called All Pro Dad’s Days and iMOM Mornings. We’re in about 1,200 schools nationwide, and each month parents and kids come together to...
How to Tackle Tough Topics with Your Teen
How do you tackle tough topics with your teen? Having gone through the teen years with five kids, I’ve found there are a lot of difficult topics that parents and teens have to navigate through together. Talking about alcohol, drugs, pornography, premarital sex, and many other issues can be very uncomfortable, but very necessary. So, what should...
Own Your Family Calendar or it Will Own You
If you’re a father, you probably have more than one job and certainly wear many hats. You have your job which provides income for your family. You also have your full-time job as a dad. As a father, you must have the mind-set that being a dad is your most important job. Most CEOs have certain management responsibilities. As CEO of your famil...
5 Ways to Prepare Your Tweens and Teens for the Unexpected
One of the essential skills children must learn as they are growing up is how to adapt when life throws them a curveball. It’s easy to get knocked off course when things don’t go as planned. But if your kids have a framework to deal with the most common unforeseen events, they’re much more likely to succeed. Here are 5 ways to prepare y...