Good cop/bad cop parenting is another way of saying that parents disagree about what’s best for their kids. Do you find that you and your spouse are often opposing each other when it comes to dealing with your kids? In many homes, mom and dad become good cop and bad cop. Maybe in your home,…
What are Competitive Youth Sports Doing to Our Kids?
Competitive youth sports are drawing kids in at earlier and earlier ages. Or maybe I should say, they’re drawing the parents in sooner and sooner. In an article titled What Rep Sports are Really Doing to Our Kids, author Courtney Shea says this: It all starts so innocently: A kid joins the neighborhood house league,…
It’s Time to Change Your Mind About Raising Kids
Raising kids is not an easy task. There’s opportunity for parents to make lots of mistakes because, after all, we are human. Over the past 12 weeks, we’ve talked about the biggest mistakes that parents make, taken from the book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, by Tim Elmore. The mistakes are: Mistake #1: Parents not letting…
12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #12: Preparing the Path for Your Child instead of Preparing Your Child for the Path
The last of the 12 parenting mistakes is one that is very easy for parents to fall into. What does it mean to prepare the path for your child versus preparing your child for the path? In his book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, author Tim Elmore says that preparing the path for a child is…
12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #11: Being a Controlling Parent
Being a controlling parent is a very common mistake that parents make. They will give up sleep, sacrifice money, and carve out time, but giving up control? Much harder to do. In his book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, author Tim Elmore talks about the importance of parents not doing too much for their kids, taking…
12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #10: Preventing All Pain
Preventing all pain is what parents want to do. But is it really what’s best for their child? In his book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, author Tim Elmore talks about the importance of not preventing all pain. This week I will address #10 of a 12-part series on parenting mistakes. Here are the first eight: …
12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #9: Praising the Wrong Things
Everyone agrees that praising your child is important. They need encouragement. In fact we all do! Encouragement keeps us moving forward and working hard. In his book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, author Tim Elmore talks about the importance of praising the right things. This week I will address #9 of a 12-part series on parenting…
12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #8: Over-Parenting
Over-parenting…is there really such a thing? After all, parents are supposed to take care of their kids. Take care of yes, but there is such a thing as over-doing it. In his book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, author Tim Elmore talks about parents who over function so that their children do not have to struggle….
12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #7: Skipping the Struggle
Skipping the struggle? Really? But I want my child to be happy. I want to take care of them and see that they succeed. Skipping the struggle seems so…well, NEGATIVE. In his book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, author Tim Elmore talk s about parents who over function so that their children do not have to…
How to Make Your Family a Dream Team
Your family can be a “dream team” with some intentional parenting. This post is written by Matt Brown from liftyourgame.net, a site that helps athletes improve their performance in a variety of different sports. You probably know one or two families in your wider social circles that seem like “dream teams”. You might see them…