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TIME FOR PARENTS TO STEP UP!
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TIME FOR PARENTS TO STEP UP! children parental authority parental credibility parental responsibility parenting personal growth power of choice Oct 06, 2025

"The programming from your youth is not hardwired into who you are, so you can reprogram yourself." - Detroit Flanagan

When you use the excuse that "that's just the way I am." You think you are being truthful, but you are not. What you are really saying is "I'm too lazy to put forth the effort to c...

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Parents Using LEVERAGE
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Parents Using LEVERAGE children grandchildren parental authority parenting Jul 28, 2025

“Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.” -H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

 

Last time, we talked about parenting leadership and the concept of respect in your own home. Now, as promised, let’s delve into the concept of leverage.

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DETROIT BODY MIND SOUL
Parental Credibility
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Parental Credibility children leadership parental authority parental credibility parenting Feb 21, 2025

Being good parents is far from easy. To borrow from Vernon Law's famous quote about Experience, "Parenting is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lesson afterward."

From a child's standpoint, it must be very frustrating to have parents who won't do what they're told, or what is suggest...

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