Parenting From The Source

School violence is rampant in our country either as mass shootings, fights on the playground, or bullying. What has happened that causes kids to choose violence to resolve their personal problems? Violence in John Wayne Movies I love John Wayne movies even though they have violence, guns, and blood. One rainy weekend a few years [...]

“Right and wrong is determined by the situation. There are no absolutes.” The young man spoke with conviction words that echoed the beliefs of a secular culture. Today the prevalent opinion is that right and wrong are always relative. Adam and Eve Decided What Was Right and Wrong. God created Adam and Eve to live [...]

The anger that causes a person to turn a gun on a crowd is frightening enough to those of us who hear about it on the news. But, what if you are a parent whose teen son is exhibiting the warning signs of deep-seated anger that could turn violent? Professional Help for Anger Family therapists, [...]

Anger exploding into violence is becoming far too common in the United States and around the world. Theories about what causes a person to become a mass murderer include playing violent video games, being bullied, and growing up in an abusive home. It can be one of the above and any number of other causes. Suppressed [...]

High school students often expressed to me their anger about a teacher who punished them for breaking a rule, when another student doing the same thing didn’t get in trouble. I explained that their punishment was unrelated to the behavior of other students. They simply did something wrong, were caught, and were punished. I’m sure [...]

Anger—was that the emotion driving James Holmes to step into a Colorado movie theater and begin firing? Is it the emotion that drives so many people to maim and kill innocent bystanders? Anger seems to boil beneath the surface in people and then suddenly explode in destructive actions. We also see anger in such behaviors [...]

How does your child or teen prepare for a frightening experience? There are tests, speeches, first dates and dances, plays, solo tryouts, interviews, and many more fear-provoking events. In my last post, I wrote about Joshua and Caleb. They were able to enter the Promised Land because they trusted God. The other spies, who believed [...]

Courage was what the children of Israel needed to enter the Promised Land. Moses sent twelve spies to see about the land and the people who inhabited it. Although they found rich land producing abundant fruit, they also found fortified cities and giants. (Numbers 13:1-33) Ten of the returning spies were frightened by what they [...]

Paul was talking about chores when he wrote: “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward,” (Colossians 3:23) This Scripture lays a foundation for what we teach our children about [...]

Chores can be divided into three categories, personal chores, chores that are the person’s contribution to the home, and extra chores for which a child or teen can be paid. The third group is a great opportunity for parents to teach their kids the skills necessary to be a good employee. Trainee Pay Is for [...]