Category Archives: Building Relationships
Podcast 101: Grandparenting—How to Do It Right
Great Grandparenting: How to Do It Right To coach grandparents the ways to have the greatest and most lasting influence on their grandchildren, looking at level of involvement, the role they...
eZine #47: Talking To Your Kids About Sex & Dating
Sex Talk—Talking To Your Kids About Sex & Dating Talking to our kids about sex needs to be a continual discussion. Many think that doing “the talk” once covers them and...
Podcast 090: Family Missions—Serving Together
Podcast 90: Family Missions—The Power of Transformation through Serving Together Taking your kids to a foreign country? Are you serious? Could we really make a difference? What will it do for...
Parenting: Rebellion in Children—How Parenting Rules Are Related
The Heart of Discipline: The Principle of New Covenant Parenting—How Rules Relate to Rebellion in Children One of my goals as a parent is to see my children be well-behaved and...
eZine #37: The Blending of Two Families
eZine #37: The Blending of Two Families This month’s topic is the Blending of two families. The Brady bunch made it look easy! But realistically bringing two families with their own...
Parenting: Part 2—Redefining Boredom
Boredom Creates Opportunities for Us and Our Children In my pursuit to change our response to the word “boredom” in our home, I continually find more benefits of unscheduled time, particularly in...
Parenting: Part 1—Redefining Boredom
Surprising Tools for Raising Successful Children by David McVety I can’t count the number of times that my wife, Melissa, and I have been so caught up in our hectic lives...
Podcast 075: Setting Boundaries in Your Relationships
Unhealthy Attachments: Setting Relational Guardrails Rails are there for your safety – to keep you from going off track. Our world is running wild in relationships and complicating many lives and...
Podcast 066: A Family Response to Terrorism
Facing Fear and Anxiety: A Family Response to Terrorism To help families talk out and face the growing uncertainty and anxiety coming to children in light of the increasing strife in...
Podcast 065: Helping Kids Achieve Balance with Electronics
Face Time vs Screen Time: Helping Kids Achieve Balance with Electronics Great tips to help parents determine healthy rationale for putting guidelines on their children’s use of electronics. Where do you...
Parenting: 5 Things Wise Grandparents Do
5 Things Wise Grandparents Do (and why Grandchildren Rock!) Had I known that grandchildren would be so much fun, I would have had them first. This often-quoted humorous expression warmly shows...
Podcast 060: The Joys of Being “Dad”
We discuss the great gifts of being a father realizing the benefits of parenting well and the impact it has on future generations. It’s a great tribute to Dads beyond Father’s...
eZine #25: Post Christmas Thoughts
Finally Enough Time to Sit and Process Its important for us to debrief after any event - in order to have a more effective one next time. Well, Christmas is over and the New Year approaches....
Parenting: Helping Kids Handle Peer Pressure
A Candid Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie “My son is entering Junior High this fall. How can I prepare him to withstand the negative influences that often...
Parenting: FAMILY FOOTPRINTS—The Non-negotiable Steps for Leading Well at Home
I grew up enjoying the childhood activity of ‘follow the leader’. Back in the prairies, it was especially fun to play after a fresh snowfall on our way to and from...