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December 2014

December 18, 2014

Marijuana Use Actually Declines?

Now that people in Colorado and Washington can smoke weed recreationally, marijuana use should be...

December 04, 2014

Is Planned Parenthood Right?

Planned Parenthood claims to have developed a sex education program cutting the number of sexually...

November 2014

November 06, 2014

The Secret to Quality Time with Your Kids

“Dad, do you have to work now, or can you just hang with me?” Let’s...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Slutty Isn’t Offensive, But Skinny Is

Subway launched a Halloween commercial where a girl objects to her friends eating unhealthy. “You...

October 23, 2014

Africa to Texas with No Screening

Last month I went to Uganda for two weeks, then flew back to Texas. On...

October 16, 2014

God and The Walking Dead

Last Sunday night over 17 million people gathered around the glow of their TV screens...

October 09, 2014

When Teens Are Addicted to Screens

Teens typically think their smartphone use is reasonable. Parents and teachers, however, think teen smartphone...

October 02, 2014

How to Avoid Killing Your Arguing Teen

It's not like my kids want to brawl with me... they just want me to...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

When Smartphones Distract Study

The debate about technology is ongoing. Young people overwhelmingly are embracing their smartphones and other...

June 19, 2014

Why All Husbands Should Read Fields’ New Book

Most men don’t read books on marital advice. In fact, the only way they’ll usually...

June 12, 2014

Creating ‘FeelSafe’ Moments

Mom drops off the last kid in the carpool and her 15-year-old slides into the...

May 2014

May 22, 2014

3 Essentials to Talking with Today’s Teens

This situation isn’t uncommon. A mom sits at dinner with her two disinterested teens, slumped...

May 14, 2014

12 Questions to Ask Your Teenagers

One of the biggest complaints I’ve been hearing from parents recently is, “My kid won’t...

May 08, 2014

Smoke Weed, Drink Shots… Why Should I Stop?

Light up that marijuana, order another round of shots, why would I want to stop...

May 01, 2014

Which Listener Are You?

Two teenagers each sit down in front of an adult in two totally separate venues....

April 2014

April 24, 2014

5 Ways to Wean Teens from Screens

I’ve rarely met a parent who claims, “I love how much time my kids spend...

April 03, 2014

Getting Teenagers Talking about Columbine

This week I've seen the word "Columbine" appearing in hundreds of articles. Why? Present tragedy...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

Shame on World Vision?

Shame on World Vision? Shame on us. If by chance you were camping in the...

March 13, 2014

Put away your phone… Mom!

The number one complaint I hear from parents today: “My kid can’t go five minutes...

March 06, 2014

Candid Advice for Teen Guys

What advice would you give a teen or tween boy today? How “explicit” would you...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Keeping Instagram Safe

Should I let my daughter have Instagram? I’m asked that question frequently at my parenting...

February 06, 2014

Spying on Your Teenagers

It’s interesting to observe how different parents feel about ‘spying’ on their kids. In my...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Learning from the Beyonce Super Bowl

Young people across the world listened to her music on their phones, they watched her...

January 23, 2014

The Songs In Your Kid’s Headphones

Do you know what the number one song on the charts is right now? Do...

January 16, 2014

3 Tips To Get Your Teenagers Talking

Here's a brand new little YouTube clip where I provide adults with 3 simple tools...

January 09, 2014

Messy Morality from Disney’s Frozen

A cuddly reindeer, a cute little snowman… and “no right, no wrong” morality. That’s the...

January 02, 2014

Top 20 “Celebs Gone Good”

Who are the role models young people look up to today? Which celebrities are perceived...

December 2013

December 19, 2013

Phil Robertson and the Freedom of Speech Lie

Here are some examples of modern day freedom of speech, acceptable and unacceptable. ACCEPTABLE: Degrading...

December 12, 2013

From the Mouths of Babes

"I don't listen to the lyrics." It's the number one excuse I've heard from teenagers...

December 05, 2013

Building Our Daughter’s Self-esteem

“You’re beautiful.” It’s something most parents say to their daughters. Sounds harmless… right? But those...