Replace the Bad With the Good

Replace the Bad With the Good

“Parenting forward” (focusing on training more than correction) is a huge win for Christian parents. Last week, we talked about one of the best ways to do this: train your kids when they’re NOT in trouble. Use those small, everyday moments to speak...
Train Before Trouble Strikes

Train Before Trouble Strikes

Teach them diligently unto thy children… when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way. -Deuteronomy 6:7 Many parents find themselves perpetually frustrated with their kids…  “Will they ever learn?”… “Why can’t they just listen?”… etc. ...
What Does It Mean to Parent Forward?

What Does It Mean to Parent Forward?

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it. -Proverbs 22:6 Last week, we talked about the importance of training over just correction. It’s interesting that the verse above doesn’t say to correct a child in the...
Shift From Correction to Training

Shift From Correction to Training

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it. -Proverbs 22:6 I can remember a season when we had reached a point of parenting frustration… “This kid just won’t listen!” Ever feel completely stuck in your parenting? You’re...
Don’t Protect Your Kids From Hard Things

Don’t Protect Your Kids From Hard Things

Since my boys were young, they’ve all helped me mow lawns over the years. They’ve learned how to cut the grass, weed eat, clean out the mowers, and change the oil, etc. But when I asked my 15-year-old son to weed-eat recently, he said, “Sure, but I’ve never done that...