children and mission trips

You know, I love this question because there is a lot more behind it than just right on the surface. Being able to expose your kids to short-term missions is […]

affection from dad

Unfortunately, it’s not the exception in a lot of families that fathers have a difficult time showing affection to their kids, too often it’s the rule. But let me tell […]

praises too much

You know, when it comes to this whole thing of praising too much or praising too little, you want to do a balance between the two, because the mother that […]

Making time for the kids

It’s not uncommon to come home from work tired. You see these kids ready to play and have fun and get attention, and we’re just out of gas. And when […]

learning disability

So many parents are finding out when they take their kids to school, especially their sons, that teachers are very quick to label these kids as being ADD—some kind of […]

Home School

I see something I think is very toxic in a lot of parents. It’s what I call “fear-based parenting.” Because, you see, fear-based parenting causes us to make our decisions […]

strong willed children

Welcome to parenting strong-willed kids. I’m so glad that you are part of the fraternity and the sorority, because, you know what? We have some strong-willed kids. In fact, we […]

spanking

DARCY KIMMEL: Boy, this conflict in couples is not uncommon, because it usually goes back to how we were raised. Either we are modeling how we were raised, or we […]

grandchildren and divorce

DARCY KIMMEL: Wow, that is something that really can break your heart, when your children go through a divorce and your grandchildren are involved in that. You know what? It’s […]

cussing