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  • Boundaries Teach Boys Self-Discipline

    December 12th, 201106:48 PM ET
    By Rick I. Johnson
    This past season, several high-profile college head football and basketball coaches have been vilified and lost their jobs due to the perception that they harshly enforced disciplinary methods upon a player or players in their program. I'm not defending these coaches' methods as I do not know the situation, but here's what I do know. Many young men...

  • How to Reduce Negative Peer Pressure

    June 03rd, 201105:27 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Sometimes we think of peer pressure as something that only affects our kids. But it is a natural part of our makeup, and it affects us all. I visited a Harley rally not too long ago. Now, I’m in my 50s, and there were a lot of guys there even older than me. (Really.) I can tell you that I saw evidence of peer pressure there too, everywhere. Peop...

  • Relieving Anger and Tension in the Home

    June 03rd, 201105:21 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    It’s important that our homes be a place where everyone can release their tension in appropriate ways and find a respite and relief. If not, your teens will find ways to self-medicate the tension away through drugs, alcohol, promiscuity or self-harm. The pressures of their world are far greater than when we were kids, so let me share with you so...

  • Teaching Teens to Refuse Alcohol

    June 03rd, 201105:14 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Recently I read an article about a new trend in America—parents allowing their teens to drink at home. Apparently, the idea behind this is that drinking in the home setting will demystify alcohol and help the young people learn to drink responsibly. Before I tell you what I think about that trend, let me share this fact with you. 11% of the alco...

  • When Teens Seem Ungrateful

    June 03rd, 201104:59 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    “I can do this on my own!” “I don’t need your help!” “Quit treating me like a child!” How do you respond to statements like these from your teenager? Do they upset you, or do you see these as signs of a necessary process taking place? Rather than considering them a slap in the face from an ungrateful or rebellious child, I encour...

  • Empower Your Teen

    February 25th, 201107:02 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    Do you remember teaching your child to drive a car? How could you forget? Did you ever grab the steering wheel to keep your rookie driver from hitting another car…or a tree…or a mailbox…or a kid on a bike?  Hopefully that didn’t happen too often—it’s bad for the blood pressure and the insurance rates! While there may be rare momen...

  • Leading Your Lost Teen Home

    January 28th, 201104:39 PM ET
    By Mark Gregston
    When you’re lost, having someone to lovingly lead the way back home is a wonderful blessing. That, not shaming or lecturing, is what teenagers need from their parents when they are lost. A few years back I bought a GPS (Global Positioning System) device. For me, it may be the single best idea since the invention of fire. It always knows right...

  • SEEK GOD for a Mission-Minded 2011!!!

    December 28th, 201002:21 PM ET
    By Ann Dunagan
    This year, don't just make New Year's resolutions that you're likely to forget by February; instead, earnestly pray and seek God for His specific plans and purposes for your LIFE. I invite you to SEEK GOD for a more effective and focused 2011, and welcome you to utilize a FREE 15-page New Year's Guide for you and for your family, for reflecti...

  • The Purpose for Christmas is His PRESENCE!

    December 13th, 201003:54 PM ET
    By Ann Dunagan
    MISSION-MINDED FAMILIES with ANN DUNAGAN:  During the Christmas season, it's important to guard your family against peace-robbers like "stuff" and "striving" and "stress"; instead, remember that your purpose in life as a Christian family is simply to glorify God, day by day, and to enjoy Him forever. This Christmas, let's focus on God's PRE...

  • Black Friday, Money, and Missions

    November 25th, 201010:42 PM ET
    By Ann Dunagan
    As families, how we spend our money is a direct reflection of where our heart is focused. In the United States, the day after Thanksgiving is referred to as “Black Friday.” It’s often the CRAZIEST and busiest shopping day of the year. For many families, it’s the beginning of busy Christmas preparations, and annual traditions of giving . . ...
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