Parenting Articles

Have your ever heard of the 10,000 rule? Malcolm Gladwell popularized the phrase in his book Outliers.  The 10,000 rule is the idea that it take roughly 10,000 hours of practice at something to master it. You don’t become great by accident. Most people would consider The Beatles the greatest rock-n-roll band of all time. It ...

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Our culture loves creating scapegoats. When the economy goes bad, we point fingers at the President. When kids don’t make high enough grades, we blame teachers. When a marriage crumbles, it’s always the other person’s fault. When we feel afraid, hurt, or disappointed, a scapegoat is never far out of reach. We do the same t...

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I recently had the opportunity to lead our Wired Generation workshop for a group of elementary school parents. We talked about risk behavior for teens and tweens concerning cell phones, gaming systems, email, and online blog sites. Afterward the most interesting comment was from a mom who remarked, “I thought I had a few...

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Yeah, I know. I wrote a book on technology for parents, yet I haven’t even been on social media lately. At least, I wasn’t on for a season, and I feel I’m all the better because of it. So here’s the story. For several months I took a social media sabbatical. I didn’t delete my accounts; I just let them sit ther...

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I was able to let go of the illusion of my own importance. I am regularly asked by young leaders how I “manage” my social media. What platforms do I use, how do I get noticed, who do I follow are all questions I am peppered with. These are all valid questions considering how much social media shapes our world. A religious bl...

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I was able to invest more deeply in a few instead of grasping for influence from the many. Recently, I read an article on a well known ministry blog. Speaking to up-and-coming leaders about the importance of social media, the author wrote, “If you are silent on social media you will increasingly be seen as aloof and disconne...

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I was able to be “in the moment” instead of trying to preserve the moment. Life is filled with tens of thousands of moments. Most of those moments are the mundane and ordinary ones that give us a connection to others. Sitting in a waiting room full of strangers at the doctor’s office isn’t high on anyone’s list of pref...

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