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September 2012

September 17, 2012

Daughters Are Like Muscle Cars

My senior year in high school I bought my dream car; a metallic beer-bottle brown...

September 12, 2012

An R-rated Movie Your Teenagers Should See

I’ve never been one of those parents who uses the PG, PG-13 or R rating...

September 11, 2012

The Power of Performance Art

I’ve always known that chalk art is a powerful means of communication, but until recently,...

September 10, 2012

10 TIPS FOR DADS

Since we focused on moms last week, here are some tips for dads this week:...

September 03, 2012

10 TIPS FOR MOMS ON RAISING BOYS

• Boys need clear, unambiguous boundaries • Boys need to be held accountable for their...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

What Forrest Guth Never Said from his Foxhole

“Do what youlove, and love what you do.” How many times have you heard that—or...

August 27, 2012

Why Teach Boys to Work?

“Work ethic” is defined as the principle that hard work is intrinsically virtuous or worthy...

August 23, 2012

When You’re Torn Between Work and Home

In my profession, part of my job means actually doing my job. And part of...

August 21, 2012

“Legitimate Rape” — Really?

“It is better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak up and...

August 20, 2012

Niceness is Not All it’s Cracked Up to be

Our culture currently promotes being “nice” as the highest virtue a man can achieve. After...

August 16, 2012

Strategic Planning for an Inescapable Event

At the end of October, 2009, I spent the weekend in Columbus, Ohio, at the...

August 14, 2012

Talking to Children about Mass Killings: A Parent’s Dilemma, Pt. 2

On September 11th, 2001, I knew that the world my children would grow up in...

August 13, 2012

The Power of Her Sex

God gave woman the power of sex. —Edwin Louis Cole One of the greatest...

August 08, 2012

Talking with Teenagers about Their Music

Parents always tell me, “My kids have those earphones on so I don’t know what...

August 07, 2012

Talking to Children about Mass Killings: A Parent’s Dilemma

In the space of a few weeks, there have been two mass killings in our...

August 06, 2012

Why do Men Cheat?

As a culture we appear to be sliding down the slippery slope of infidelity with...

August 02, 2012

Get Tough With Yourself

One harmful mindset that can keep a leader from fulfilling his calling and potential is...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

The Angry Male

Many boys and men in our culture today are angry. They are angry for a...

July 24, 2012

How to Fail as a Parent

Children don’t come with an owner’s manual, but sometimes we act like they did. Over...

July 23, 2012

10 Tips for Better Dads

Niels Bohr said, “An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which...

July 17, 2012

Helping Them Cope When Tragedy Strikes, Pt. 2

We drove home from church in silence. Charlene knew something was wrong—but she didn’t have...

July 16, 2012

10 Keys to Talking to a Man (or a Boy)

The following are some keys to successfully communicating with males of all ages. A woman,...

July 11, 2012

Why Your Wife is Reading “Fifty Shades of Grey”

What would you think if you found your wife reading the new erotic novel, Fifty...

July 10, 2012

Helping Them Cope When Tragedy Strikes, Pt. 1

How do you tell your daughter that her best friend’s family has been murdered?...

July 09, 2012

Why Boys Need Self-Discipline (Even if Moms Sometimes Won’t Teach It!)

Why do boys needs to learn self-discipline?

July 04, 2012

Book Giveaway: When Your Teenager’s Silent

When our kids were little, many of us would have given our left arm for...

June 2012

June 27, 2012

Parenting Tips… from a Serial Killer

In the last year I’ve done some research for two different books; one was on...