Rich Howard, Author at OneFamily

30 03, 2026

The New OneFamily Podcast

By Rich Howard|2026-03-30T13:51:31-06:00March 30th, 2026|Family Culture, Marriage, Parenting, Podcast|

Last week, we launched the very first episode of the OneFamily Podcast! In our debut episode, we explore how something as simple as eating together can transform your marriage and family. Research shows that families who share meals just a few times each week experience stronger relationships, better communication, and improved emotional well-being. Yet in today’s busy world, meaningful mealtimes can easily slip away. We also share our personal journey — from hectic, grab-and-go dinners [...]

2 12, 2024

OneFamily – One Million Families Reached in 2024!

By Rich Howard|2024-12-02T17:12:03-07:00December 2nd, 2024|Family Culture, Letters|

1,009,951 Families Reached! Our goal for 2024 is to reach one million families. By the end of the year, we are projected to exceed that goal by nearly ten thousand families! This is a significant milestone for OneFamily, made possible by the incredible support and encouragement from families like yours, who inspire others to attend classes, events, and share through social media. At the core of OneFamily's mission is creating a transformative impact on families. [...]

18 11, 2024

CouchTime & Family Conversation Cards 2024

By Rich Howard|2024-11-18T11:07:50-07:00November 18th, 2024|Marriage, Personal, Relationship|

New! CouchTime Conversations Cards! As we head into the holiday season, we are excited to share that we have added CouchTime Conversation Cards to our conversation card line up! This is a great way to enhance your CouchTime and strengthen your marriage relationship. If you are not familiar with CouchTime or Time of Non-conflict, you can learn more by visiting our resource page. Our Family Conversation Cards are also available in English and Spanish! When [...]

14 10, 2024

Planting Seeds: Critical Conversations

By Rich Howard|2024-10-14T10:49:02-06:00October 14th, 2024|Family Culture, Letters, Parenting, Relationship|

Throughout our parenting journey, one parenting tool that we have utilized the most is planting seeds. While the generic concept of planting seeds is not new, our friends Dave and Lis provided us with a perspective that took the concept to a new level in our parenting with a 2 step approach: Planting seeds – Initiate a significant idea or topic with a question Cultivation – Ongoing conversation follow up This tool has been particularly helpful [...]

28 09, 2024

Marriage and Parenting Classes & One-Nite Seminars!

By Rich Howard|2024-09-28T07:53:03-06:00September 28th, 2024|Marriage, Parenting, Relationship|

Equip yourself with practical and applicable tools to improve or create an effective parenting strategy and a stronger marriage! _______________________________ ONLINE CLASSES 6:30-7:30pm PT, 7:30-8:30pm MT, 8:30-9:30pm CT, 9:30-10:30pm ET Early Bird Discount ends 9/30! (Classes will not be recorded) Starting 10/10, Thursdays 7:30-8:30pm MT, - Parenting the Middle Years (Expanded to include 7yrs through Teens) - https://events.humanitix.com/online-midyrs-1024 Starting 10/15, Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm MT, Parenting Toddlerhood Transitions (18mos to 5 yrs) - https://events.humanitix.com/toddlers-oct2024 ONE-NITE ONLINE [...]

9 09, 2024

The Blessing of Grandma & Grandpa/Mom & Dad 2024

By Rich Howard|2024-09-09T08:05:36-06:00September 9th, 2024|Family Culture, Letters, Parenting, Relationship|

Sunday, September 8, 2024 was Grandparents Day. Unfortunately, this special day usually passes each year with little notice. Grandparents are blessing and should probably be honored more that we do. Sometimes, we can let our own relationship with our parents affect their relationship with our children. Here is a letter we posted previously that may provide you with some insights that you may or may not have considered in the Grandparent/Mom & Dad relationship dynamic. [...]

24 04, 2024

A Parenting Gold Mine

By Rich Howard|2024-04-24T17:20:36-06:00April 24th, 2024|Family Culture, Letters, OneFamily Events, Parenting, Relationship|

"This conference was a parenting gold mine!" "So many takeaways..." “A game changer…” “This will definitely help us…” These were just some of the comments we received from this weekend's GFI Parenting Conference. Over the course of two enriching days, nearly to 200 parents garnered valuable insights and fresh information for their parenting journey. Now, we bring to you a special opportunity. For a limited time, we are offering complete access to all conference presentations. [...]

3 08, 2023

Back to School and Back on Track

By Rich Howard|2023-08-03T13:56:51-06:00August 3rd, 2023|Family Culture, Letters, Parenting|

Back to school has always been very similar to the start of a new year for our family. It marks the start of a new school year with renewed expectations and resolutions not only for our boys, but also for us as parents. For the kids, it’s a great time to get them refocused on their schedules, routines and revisit some lessons that were learned or challenges faced in the previous school year and over [...]

10 07, 2023

Help OneFamily Impact Families!

By Rich Howard|2023-07-10T13:02:01-06:00July 10th, 2023|Family Culture, Marriage, Parenting|

62% of parents today say parenting is much harder than they expected 88% parents say parenting is tiring and stressful 77% of parents say their greatest worry is the mental health of their children and fear they will be bullied 52% of parents say they feel judged in the parenting by their spouse 77% of parents believe children are better when raised by both parents According to a recent Pew Research Center studies on Marriage [...]

10 12, 2022

Family Conversation Cards

By Rich Howard|2022-12-10T12:01:25-07:00December 10th, 2022|Letters, Parenting, Personal, Relationship|

When our boys were about 6 and 4 years old we began a new family tradition that helped us engage in meaningful conversations with them. Little did we know how this tool would create many wonderful memories, help us communicate more effectively with our kids and take our parenting efforts and relationships with each of them to a higher level! As we head into Christmas and the New Year, we are excited to share that [...]

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