Not Alone (Parenting is Tough…)

Originally posted on trippatkinson.com. Parenting is tough… but you don’t have to do it alone. There is a jar that sits in my office that is filled with ping-pong balls, 168 to be exact. That is the number of hours in a week. 165 of the balls are white and 3 are orange. The white […]

(Not So) Great Expectations

Originally posted on trippatkinson.com University of South Carolina Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Frank Martin, has made headlines recently for the following quote about expectations of kids… You know what makes me sick to my stomach? When I hear grown people say that kids have changed. Kids haven’t changed. Kids don’t know anything about anything. We’ve […]

If I Could Get a Mulligan on Parenting Teenagers

Originally posted on achuckallen.com I sure wish that I could have a “do-over” when it comes to raising teenagers…specifically high schoolers. Now that all of our girls are out of the house, I’ve really thought about what I would have done differently if I knew then what I know now. Many of you know that I […]

3 Powerful Parenting Lessons

Originally posted on achuckallen.com After 28 years of parenting and 10 years of blended family parenting, I have learned some heavy duty lessons. I’ve learned what TO do. I’ve learned what NOT to do. I’ve eaten most of the brash statements that I made about “when I have kids, _______.” Yep, those were hard to swallow. Here […]

Five Parenting Foundations

By Walt Mueller, CPYU President. Used by permission. Parenting in today’s world is not an easy task. Here are five elements that are essential foundations to parenting as you travel through the few short years you have with your children. Your approach to parenting should be biblical. From the moment they are born, our children […]

The Gift that Keeps Giving

Tim Elmore shared the following story with Tripp Atkinson: Two years ago, our daughter Bethany turned thirteen. Prior to her birthday, we had already noticed signs of her becoming a teenager. There was a hint of an independent spirit; she had formed definite opinions on every topic; she requested a cell phone and a personal […]

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