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Talking to Boys--Simple is Best

August 20th, 201002:54 AM ET

By Rick I. Johnson

Every year, our Better Dads ministry hosts an annual Single Mom’s Family Camp. We bring about 25 single mothers and their children to a free, three-day camp. During the camp our male volunteers play with the children during the day while myself and other speakers provide education, insight, and spiritual development during classes for the moms. ...
Why Teens Seek the Wrong Crowd

August 19th, 201005:09 PM ET

By Mark Gregston

Does your teenager feel valued and significant in your home? If not, they’ll look for value and acceptance somewhere else. There are plenty of people who can make them feel valued, but mostly from the wrong crowd and with the wrong motives. We parents do a ton of stuff for our kids, but what if they still don’t feel valued? Should we do even m...
CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY TO PARENTING TEENS

August 09th, 201001:16 PM ET

By Mark Gregston

When I recently asked 3,000 parents what they would change if they could start over again in their parenting, the number one response was, “I’d be more consistent.” I suppose these parents now realize that their inconsistency led their teen and their family to a place they really didn’t want to go. Whether rooted in misplaced love, or fro...
How to Beat the Back to School Power Struggle

August 05th, 201001:19 PM ET

By Empowering Parents

I’ve worked with many parents and children caught up in power struggles in the home—they argued over bedtime, homework, curfew, video game time—you name it, they fought over it. And the more these parents fought with their children, the better at arguing and manipulating situations their children seemed to get. Mothers and fathers came to me ...