Psychology Today reported that the average adult makes approximately 35,000 decisions each day. Children make approximately 3,000 decisions each day. Talk about decision fatigue! The truth is, consciously or subconsciously, we make decisions every minute of every day. The same is true for our teenagers. As our children become less dependent upon us as parents … [Read more...]
The Winning Family: How to Shift the Atmosphere of Your Home
I have been hearing about a "truck stop" called Buc-ee's for years. Some friends have gone on and on about the experience and how clean the bathrooms are. Recently, while passing through Daytona Beach, my wife, Michelle, and I made a pit stop at Buc-ee's to see if all the hype was legit. To my surprise, it lived up to all the hype! I couldn't believe how big, bright and clean … [Read more...]
The Winning Family: What’s really important to you?
Freya Stark once said, “There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.” If I were to ask you what’s (really) important to you, how would you answer that question? By default, we may say something like our faith, family, friendships and good health are just a few of the virtues that are most important to us. Even … [Read more...]
Family Shift: Why Your Parenting Style Matters
Did you know that family psychologists believe there are four common parenting styles that most parents fall into? These styles are not just limited to parents and kids; we see them in marriages, work, and friendships. For the sake of this article, have you ever considered what style of parenting best represents you? 1. Permissive Permissive parents have rules, but … [Read more...]
Family Shift: Five Lessons to Teach Our Kids by Example
Author and speaker John Maxwell once said, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” As a parent, one of the most sobering lessons we learn is that our children may not always believe what we say, but they will believe what we do. Portrait Of Happy Family In Garden At Home A friend of mine recently told me that while he and his … [Read more...]
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