by Jay Payleitner Looking back on 2010, I didn’t laugh quite enough with my kids. How about you? Well no matter how you did, I’m thinking it would be a good idea to launch 2011 with a refresher course in joke telling. After all, it’s a father’s...
Author Elizabeth Marquardt recently wrote about the importance of marriage for children, based on extensive research. Specifically, she addressed the questions, “Should parents stay married for the children?” And, “Is a ‘good enough’...
Happy Thanksgiving! This week we celebrate a holiday that should carry a lot of meaning for us and for our children. If we could learn to be thankful, it would change our perspective on what we have, what we don’t have, and how we should respond to those around...
November 20 is a holiday that gets too little attention: National Adoption Day. This is its 11th annual celebration. According to an official statement from the White House, this is an effort to “lift up adoption as a positive and powerful force in the lives of...
by David Walters Do your children know your philosophy on life? Do they know what your core values are, and where you stand on important topics that impact their lives? Have you ever thought about putting it in writing? About 2 years ago I started to write a book to...