Dear Gen Z: You Are Not a Doomed Generation
There is no such thing as a doomed generation, because generations are collections of individual people who have choices. You may not choose the circumstances of your life, but you choose the attitude with which you live.
When it Comes to Kids and Tech, Policy Matters
Policies are important because they set the tone for a school’s culture. Policies establish norms, set expectations, and send a powerful message about what school leaders value and what they care to protect.
A Role of True Significance
In your child’s life there is only one you. Don’t get sucked into neglecting the things of long-term significance for gratification of the immediate.
Not Yet a Man
I know these pains and pangs of growing up are not red flags but rites of passage. Knowing it and living through it are two different things.
Becoming Wallpaper
I am a beginning for my kids, but I was never meant to be the end. I am a jumping off point, a place to come back to, and an observer of all within my view.
Admiring a Masterpiece
Our kids ought to know that they fill us with wonder and awe. They ought to know that they truly are God’s gift—not to the world, but to us, their parents.
Parenting The Kids Who Are Not Like You
To put it simply, it is my privilege to parent her well even when, even though, it may not come easily to me.
No More Beating Around the Bush
I felt the realness of my connection with my girl when I sat down to read to my kids that night before bed. Intimacy begets intimacy—what a profound principle to remember.
For the Parent Who Disappoints
There is no pain so deep as pain endured alone.
A Long String of Firsts
Isn’t that, after all, what childhood really is? A marathon string of firsts tied together over years and years as our kids grow and encounter an ever more adult world?