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How parenting is actually about service and meeting kids needs and not about gleaning happiness.
How our desire to experience joy and contentment from having kids might, in fact, be destroying our relationships with them.
How parenting is about growing our kids, and not healing or growing us.
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Our technophilic nation and our obsessions with our iDevices.
How we are the first generation of people with this tech, but our kids are the first generation to not know life without them.
7 warning signs you might be a technophile and addicted to Technology
Tips for how to incorporate tech into your family.
SHOW NOTES
7 Warning Signs You’re Addicted to Technology
Tips for Parents – Family Technology Use Policy
Action Alert – program Trey and The Family Podcast Network recommend for computer monitoring.
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A video that has gone viral about a dad who exposes his daughter’s poor choices on Facebook.
The positives and negatives to this style and this particular approach.
Why I think this tactic is equal parts gratifying and destructive.
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Confessions by artist in doing nothing on Flickr.
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The confessions of a dad and how ideals can change the longer your parent and the more kids you have.
10 things I said I would never do…but I did.
A heartwarming and encouraging email from a listener.
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A new, abeit not too surprising trend in middle schoolers with new social media and Instagram.
A wonderful article from http://taylorandsarahbrooks.blogspot.com on their findings on kids with the popular social site Instagram.
How kids are often judging their popularity on a number: how many likes they have.
SHOW NOTES
Parents: A Word about Instagram – article referenced in show on Instagram by Taylor and Sarah Brooks.
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Marriage by San Diego Shooter at Flickr
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The importance of a solid marriage for our kiddos.
What are the tricks to a good marriage: like your spouse and be likable
Today we talk about some of the cornerstones to being likable, and liking our spouse.
Yes, I will even give examples on how to do this.
The Marriage Podcast – the show my wife and I cohost. Great show and we get some of our best feedback from this show.
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Carpe Diem by Darcy Moore at Flickr
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An FPN classic on Carpe Diem Parenting, and why it is so freaking important.
Why the article by Glennon absolutely broke my heart.
How parenting does NOT have to suck with little flecks of good. It can rock with just a little bit of suck-fest involved.
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Shame on You by jacicita at Flickr.
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The use of shame with our kids. Does it work? We think not!
How many are using shame without even knowing it.
Would you use the same techniques you are using with your kids on your workers.
SHOW NOTES
No Bad Kids – Toddler Discipline Without Shame
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Screw Up by st bernard at Flickr
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Today we take a break from philosophy and talk about Trey’s 16 biggest screwups.
That’s right, Trey lays himself out there and talks about his biggest regrets as a parent.
How self-evaluation is important to growing and figuring out where to go next.
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Baby Bully by This is Awkward at Flickr.
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How babies can and do in fact bully older siblings.
A fascinating story of a young kid I witnessed doing this very thing…to my SON!
What principles does this absolutely violate?
How do we combat baby bullies?
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