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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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When Your Child's Dreams Don't Match Your Expectations: Supporting Their Unique Path
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When Your Child's Dreams Don't Match Your Expectations: Supporting Their Unique Path children parenting Jul 09, 2025

“Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first. ” – Matthew Jacobson

Picture this: You've dreamed of your little one becoming a doctor, but they come home excited about becoming a video game designer. Your heart might skip a beat, and that's totally normal! We all ...

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Building Fences Around Your Heart (The Good Kind!)
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Building Fences Around Your Heart (The Good Kind!) children parenting relationships Jul 07, 2025

“The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.” ― Ernest Hemingway

Think about a pretty garden in your neighborhood. The gardener puts up a nice fence around it. Why? Not to keep people away forever, but to protect the ...

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A Good Example
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A Good Example good example parenting Jun 11, 2025

“Instruction is good for a child; but example is worth more.“

- Alexandre Dumas

Children learn so much more from watching you than from listening to you talk. They see everything you do-how you act when things go wrong. How you treat other people, and whether you keep your promises. When you work ...

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Your Choices Make the Difference!
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Your Choices Make the Difference! choices parenting power of choice Jun 04, 2025

“The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.” ⁃ Heraclitus

So many of us misunderstand the power our choices have. It’s your power of choice that has you listening to this meditation. Your power of choice is what made ...

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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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Looking Out for Your Grandchildren
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Looking Out for Your Grandchildren children grandchildren making excuses parental responsibility parenting Feb 03, 2025

"As the twig is bent, so inclines the tree." - Virgil

Here's a scary thought - something for those parents who are still unclear as to what their parental responsibilities entail. That child you have been given the privilege and responsibility of raising, will someday be raising your grandchildren!...

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