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Do You Praise Your Kids Too Much?
Yesterday I was listening to the radio and was reminded of that fact that the people with the highest self-esteem tend to be those on death row. Those who feel best about themselves are often...
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How Bad Were the Awards at Your Child's School?
Photo by EdenPictures Since writing the two columns on the “terrific kid” awards, I’ve received a bunch of emails telling the latest story of woe from different schools. The emails seem to be divided...
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So Smart We're Stupid
Every Friday my syndicated column appears in a bunch of newspapers in southeastern Ontario. Here’s this week’s! There’s an awesome scene during the movie The Incredibles where the parents are fighting...
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Training Up Children in the Way THEY Should Go
Proverbs 22:6 says: Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it. What does that verse mean? Sometimes we read it totally in a moral framework: if we...
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Can You Have Half a Brother?
Today’s guest post is from Joanne Kraft, who shares some great tips for blended families. While speaking at a women’s conference an adorable young mom came up and introduced herself to me. It wasn’t...
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Fight the Frump: Get Dressed!
What are you wearing? If you’re like me and you check the computer first thing in the morning, while you’re sipping your coffee (or hot chocolate in my case), I’ll give you a pass if you’re still in...
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Can You Praise Your Kids Too Much?
I’m on a bit of a hiatus this summer, trying to get some major writing projects done. I even took a break from writing my column this week! So I’m going to post some things I wrote a few years ago,...
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Genetic Curse?
Is the genetic curse real–are we destined to copy our parents? In my quest to take a bit more vacation this summer, I’m rerunning some older columns. This one, which addresses this whole “genetic...
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The Battle of Insecurity as a Mom
Today’s guest post is from Sarah Ball, aka The Virtuous Woman Exposed, talking about insecurity as a mom. I dare you to get through this without laughing! I had 2 health care appointments recently –...
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Helping our Daughters Navigate Through a Sexually Aggressive Culture
Today please welcome Sarah Ball, aka The Virtuous Woman Exposed, as she shares about how to help protect and teach our daughters in a sexually aggressive culture. My husband was shocked to hear from me...
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