There is no such thing as perfect parenting. Feel free to check that out with my kids. What I will cop to is near perfect intention. My parenting intentions were almost always solid. Exhaustion (often from parenting!) and ignorance might be the only contributors that prevented a perfect score here. Alas, my kids didn’t get […]
Read MoreAn Open Letter to Parents: It has taken me 16 years (that’s how old my son is), but I think I have finally come up with a New Year’s resolution that would enable all of us to better shape our children’s growth and development. This year let’s all resolve to allow natural consequence guide the […]
Read MoreI recently saw the movie “Bombshell”, the story of a media giant’s abuse of women, power and privilege. In reflecting on the film, I was particularly struck by the depiction of an environment of oppression that was created by those at the reigns at Fox News. The abuses that occurred in that environment ranged from […]
Read MoreI spent the first 18 years of both of my children’s lives trying to give them my experience. I have concluded that this attempt has been a horrible failure as it relates to changing their choice of behavior. As I have watched others struggle with child rearing, and struggled myself, I have concluded that natural […]
Read MoreNote: I wrote this a few years back when my daughter was moving up to Frankford Middle School in Plano ISD This fall I entrust another child to PISD as she moves to middle school. As a parent, I would prefer to continue with Indian Princess. As a counselor, I recognize that adolescence has begun, […]
Read MoreMarriage counseling would be far more effective if we could give people a course on personal growth before they focus on relational growth. In light of this awkward awareness, if the truth be known, I am probably only a marginally effective marriage counselor. The only redemption in accepting this statement is that I am not […]
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