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So, Are We Raising Up a Generation of Leaders?

Probably not...we are probably not raising up a generation of leaders. The reason is simple...we are raising up a passive, do-for-me generation. I may be the only person alive who has

Child Discipline

I'm a big fan of anyone who gets it! Today I ran across this article by Mrs. Silver which I found to be pretty nice on the topic of disciplining children. You can

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Why Your Kid Might Not Respond to Your Good—or Bad—Parenting

httpv://youtu.be/Pu4lRmwjLJA So, I saw this article title and said to myself, "Free Will." Clearly I'm wrong. You see, everything is about your genes...you are a victim (even if it turns out to

Parenting Teenagers: Teen Years are a Parent’s Second Chance

Parenting Teenagers is a trial of mythic proportions, true? Really, isn't parenting teenagers just a matter of building on the parenting you've already done while you thought of your children as

Children Becoming ‘Addicted’ to Computers

Edward R. Murrow is noted for saying, "The obscure we eventually see, but the completely apparent takes much longer." We really have to put the article from over the pond in

Seriously, Does the Educational Environment Matter?

I know the answer is, "Of course!" But honestly, does anyone act like they really believe it's true? My experience is that parents and administrators and couples and bossess are all

5 College Majors that are Useless . . .

A recent article slammed a few majors as being useless degrees. The next two links will take you to the article and a thoughtful challenge. httpv://youtu.be/0ZPoeiYy3bc The Article 5 Useless College Majors -

Are We Over-Correcting Our Children?

This just happened...and, as the news goes, this is the kind of strange exception to love and nurture in parenting. News about good parents doesn't sell, of course. 2 Charged in

Jesus was not an altruist, so why would you teach your kids to be one?

What is Altruism? Well, as of today when I checked, Merriam Webster claims: Altruism is currently in the top 1% of lookups and is the 83rd most popular word on Merriam-Webster.com. And, it's

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