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Proud Daddy
Follow Saturday was a fun day for me as a dad and a husband. I, once again, participated in Sacramento’s “no swim” triathlon called Eppie’s Great Race… but this time my wife and my daughter did it...
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Top 10 Zombie Apocalypse Survival Activities
Follow The Walking Dead premiere broke all the records Sunday night, with 16.1 million total viewers, 10.4 million of those in the 18-49 demographic. That makes “Dead” the most-watched show in the...
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A Heart for the Unnoticed
Follow Do you notice that kid who seems to disappear under the radar? In the shadow of a tragic teen suicide, and a weekend training youth workers to notice and connect with teenagers, I was...
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Thankful
Follow One thing I really love about Thanksgiving is the fact that it triggers much of the country to stop and reflect about what they’re thankful for. Here’s the top 7 items on my “thankful for” this...
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Lieutenant Colonel Christmas
Follow Most people love Christmas, but in my house, Ashley LOVES Christmas… sometimes a little too much! I know, I know… how could someone love it too much? If you lived in my house in late November...
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Son of God Movie
Follow I usually try to keep up with upcoming films, but this one caught me off guard, a new film about the life of Jesus, coming to the theater this February. The film is titled, Son of God. I saw...
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Instagram Contest
Follow WINNERS POSTED! (at bottom of post) I feel like giving something away! Last week in Chicago my 16-year-old got on my case for Tweeting and posting pics on my Pinterest… but not Instagram. So I...
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Ashley’s Unconventional Speech
Follow Last Friday night Lori and I got a chance to escort Ashley onto the football field at halftime for the Homecoming “Royal Court” while the commentator read her speech. I guess I should have know...
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Death of the Dining Room
Follow As families and friends gather together for the holidays, the big question I have is… where will they gather? Their dining room? The kitchen? It’s funny how much you can tell about a society’s...
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Somethin’ a lil’ different with my teenagers
Follow We were bored and looking for something to do for the day, something… different. 20+ years as a youth worker, I go back to my youth worker connections when I want to do something fun with my...
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Top 10 Things I Learned After 1 Week in an RV
Follow Just got back on a really fun trip, just me, Lori and my parents for one week in an RV, traveling 1,000 miles across four states, from Boise, through the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. We all...
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52 Ways to Connect
Follow The book, the workshop… it’s happening. Last night I taught my brand new parent workshop, Connect with Your Smartphone Obsessed Kid, for the second time. I’m excited with the feedback I’m...
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Aidan for Vice President
Follow Last week my brother Thom (pastor, dad, Star Wars nerd…) emailed me asking for ideas for his 10-year-old son Aidan’s Vice Presidential campaign at school. My brother is amazingly creative (many...
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On the Road with Mom and Dad
Follow Eleven days, ten nights… over a week on the road with Mom and Dad. Poor Ashley! Ashley is my 16-year-old, and for the last six days, she’s been in five cars, one plane, four hotels and three...
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5 Days of Get Your Teenager Talking- DAY 5
Follow Each day in my blog this week I have given you a little somethin’ you can use to provoke meaningful conversations with young people. (Click here for Monday’s, Tuesday’s, Wednesday’s, or...
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On Focus on Family This Wednesday
Follow This Wednesday I’ll be on Focus on the Family’s daily broadcast with Jim Daly talking about how to connect with your tech-absorbed kid, and my new book on the subject. So pop on your local...
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When Teens Doubt
Follow It’s sad, but I hear it more and more each year. Every weekend at my parent workshops I get at least one question about it… and I constantly receive emails asking the same thing: What do I do...
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Talking with teens AND parents about social media
Follow How can we get teens AND parents to engage in conversation about the devices that are dominating most of their waking hours? (yeah… even parents) I’ve been teaching parent workshops for about...
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5 Days of Get Your Teenager Talking- DAY 5
Follow Each day in my blog this week I have given you a little somethin’ you can use to provoke meaningful conversations with young people. (Click here for Monday’s, Tuesday’s, Wednesday’s, or...
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Ashley’s Unconventional Speech
Follow Last Friday night Lori and I got a chance to escort Ashley onto the football field at halftime for the Homecoming “Royal Court” while the commentator read her speech. I guess I should have know...
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