Core family values should be at the heart of your parenting.  These values help you to define the “WHY’ of your parenting and establishes a character foundation that every member of the family should be familiar with. Whether you have toddlers or teens, it’s never too late to define and establish your Core Family Values (CFV). Where to begin Brainstorming and creating a list Begin by compiling a broad list of values you want to [...]

We’re Broncos fans here in our house, even though they’ve hardly been worth cheering for almost a decade. Nonetheless, they’re our team. We used to hate the Raiders, you know, football hate. Not that we genuinely celebrated injury to an opposing player or ill toward Raiders’ fans, but just normal football spirited team favoritism. The idea that children have an innate pull to be on a team is beyond dispute. Take most any 3 or [...]

One of the greatest parenting joys is when your child lets you into their private world. What is the private world?  Generally speaking, it is a special place where we all hold deeper thoughts, treasured memories, and feel the most vulnerable. It is the essence of who we are. The private world is what we share with our spouse and only our most trusted and closest friends. As our children begin to grow and become [...]

When we took our first parenting class, our kids were nearly 5 and 2 years old.  Since then, we never stopped revisiting and reinvesting in the practical parenting principles we learned. Initially we were completely overwhelmed with all the things we wanted/needed to implement with our boys.  We learned over the years that focusing on one or two concepts at a time was manageable and helped us to make the progress we desired with much [...]