September 10, 2019

When you or someone you love has been hurt by another, blaming is often the first reaction. But it is not helpful or accurate. Summary 1. Blaming is an attitude that fosters victimhood, anger and more. Fault is a fact. 2. People are twisted by fear and pain. 3. Solution: fix the fear and pain

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September 7, 2019

Parenting is the Most Important Job in the WorldI believe parenting is the most important job in the world, and yet almost none of us went to parenting school. No such schools existed. Melinda was recently given a certificate as a Certified Real Love Coach, and she put it up on her living room wall. Her

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September 1, 2019

The other day I passed a billboard that read: Go ask your mother.Because I said so.We’ll talk about it later. Underneath those three statements was this aphorism:There are no perfect answers in parenting. No wonder parents increasingly have no idea how to handle their children. From extensive reading in history, I’m aware that every generation of parents believes

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August 25, 2019

We all need emotional gravity, the peace and stability that comes from living the Laws of Happiness. And we must teach emotional gravity to our children. Even when it’s difficult, we must not shirk our responsibility to be loving teachers. They won’t always be grateful, but if we don’t, we condemn our children to so much

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August 16, 2019

“Confidence is required to genuinely love people. We gain it from feeling loved and practicing the sharing of that love.” People Really Don’t Understand LoveJames called to tell me that two days before his six-year-old daughter, Sareah, had been playing outside and gotten a large splinter embedded in her finger. She wouldn’t allow them to

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