Parents: 7 Tips for Great Parenting
Welcome! In this post Josh shares 7 tips (his “7 A’s”) to help parents develop great parenting skills to build healthy, affirming relationships with their kids. The “7 A’s” include Affirmation, Acceptance, Appreciation, Availability, Affection, Approach Their World, and Accountability. If we parents focus on these areas, we’ll significantly improve our family relationships. To watch […]
Parents: 5 Delusions That Hurt Your Relationship With Your Kids
Josh McDowell shares five parenting delusions that sabotage parents in having a close relationship with their kids. An important take-away: As parents, we can’t give what we don’t have. If you need to grow your parenting skills, we have some really fab, free parenting resources for you at the bottom of this post! Parent Delusion […]
Josh’s Special Message to Dads
Happy Father’s Day! Are you aware that the research from the last 10 to 15 years has reversed 300 years of thinking? We used to say that moms were the more critical caregiver as kids were growing up. But researchers now say that dads can have just as much influence, if both parents have an […]
Josh’s Special Mother’s Day Message
Moms, you deserve honor and affirmation every day! “Hi, Mom!” You know what’s interesting to me? That in all my years of watching sports, whenever the television camera keyed in on a player on the bench, I only ever heard ONE player say, “Hi, Dad!” EVERY other time the player said, “Hi, Mom!” You wanna […]
Parents Influence on Self-Worth: See Yourself As God Sees You
Ladies, in our series exploring our true identity, let’s look at the influence that family, specifically our parents, has on our self-worth. If your parents cherished you, you likely have a positive, healthy self-image. If instead you were coddled, you might possess a sense of entitlement. But if your parents constantly berated you or criticized […]
