Every parent hopes for a great relationship and open communication with their child during teenage years. It’s easy, however, for us parents to inadvertently discourage that by continuing to speak to them as we did when they were younger and needed more cut and dried direction. As the child moves through the teenage years, our […]
Giving Your Teen Permission To Speak Freely
May 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Family, Parenting, Teens
Tags:authority·coaching·communication·parent·Permission·relationship·respect·teenager·youth
Do You Twitter?
April 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Blogging, Technology
If you have to ask, “What’s Twitter?”, then begin by checking out twitter.com. Basically, it’s short (140 characters or less) online blasts letting the world know what you’re doing at the moment. If you’re from my generation, you’re immediate reaction might be something like, “Why would I want to take time to do […]
Tags:communication·Darren Rouse·Dave Ferguson·facebook·networking·Problogger·social networking·Twitter
Create A “Dad Link”
April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Family, Parenting, Teens
Thirteen years ago I watched the movie, Richie Rich. With unlimited financial resources, Richie had a Dad Link - a technological wonder that allowed him to locate and talk to his dad whenever he wanted. He even interrupted his dad’s meeting with the President of the United States - and his dad took the call.
When […]
Tags:communication·dad
What Your Church Needs To Know
April 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Church
Churches often add to the information overload everyone faces. It’s easy to give every event and announcement equal billing. When eyes gloss over and ears become numb, we just say it more and louder.
Reel it in a bit. Everybody doesn’t need to know everything. Think about who needs to know what and when. What’s the […]
Tags:communication·email
