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Becoming an Extra Parent

By Dr. Karen Struble, Clinical Psychologist  In recent years the number of Western-world...

Flexible Diligence & Parenting

By Michael Sullivant One of the skills we are meant to learn during the parent stage of...

More Than Our Momentary Failures: Lessons from Parenting in the Child Stage

By Joel and Joca Prudhomme  Before having children, I was sure that I would be a great dad. What...

Child Maturity – Learning What Truly Satisfies

Child Maturity – Learning What Truly Satisfies    Have you ever been hungry, and...

Beyond Comfort - How Difficult Tasks Fuel Growth

Beyond Comfort- How Difficult Tasks Fuel Growth      By Michael...

Understanding Child-Level Maturity

Last month we discussed the first stage of the maturity process, infant maturity. This month we...

Responding to a Connection Invitation

Responding to an Invitation to Connect  “Mom! Dad! Look! Look at me!” is the cry of a young...

Inside Out 2 - Pernicious Anxiety

By Michel Hendricks In my previous article on the movie, Inside Out 2, we looked at the brain...

Do You Know When to Yell?

Story is from this video LC#1_Session#4_JWilder_Attachment.mp4 (dropbox.com)    Do you...

Shortcomings of Enveloping Our Identities in Sticky Sin to Build Spiritual Community

(Part 5 of 10 from the article, “Through the Eyes of Heaven: Does ‘Talking It Through to Find...

Sharing Wounds and Pain to Develop Attachment and Intimacy

(Part 4 of 10 from the article, “Through the Eyes of Heaven: Does ‘Talking It Through to Find...

A Sweet Spot For Kids

by Marlene Allen, Life Model Works Board MemberTwelve-year-old Tess had one question for me as her...

Parenting Kids Through Summer

By Chris M. Coursey, THRIVEtoday President Summertime is meant to be fun for our families. We...

Relational Discussion or Enemy Mode Argument?

My enemy mode tendencies almost did some damage recently. Becoming relational takes time as neural...

9 Questions about Forgiveness

Forgiveness is a big deal, and it is a bigger topic than one might consider. Dr. Jim Wilder...

The Tendency Towards Intensity

There are times even the best parenting advice and guidance does not work.As parents, we need to...

Raising Resilient Children

I want to have a heart to heart with you about raising resilient children. These are children who...

Remaining Relational with Flattened Flapjacks

Last night my family enjoyed our weekly tradition of breakfast for dinner. As my boys were...

When Brotherly Love Heads South

I just walked out of the shower this morning when I heard my son sobbing in his room. I was...

I Missed My Son's Stop Sign

Recognizing overwhelm signals (Skill 9) and staying connected during intense emotions without...
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