Puberty
Why is Your Family So Important?
The Church teaches that the family is a vital, foundational society. But is your family important? Should the importance of your family change the way you approach it? This article invites you to reflect on the importance of your family.
Read MoreAre You Teaching Your Family the Way of Love?
Teaching children about selfless love is not an easy task. It’s even more difficult when you realize how important your own example is. How can you become a more selfless parent to lead your children on the Way of Love?
Read MoreTeaching Manners
Showing good manners is part of social maturity. It is the we express the kind of love the Greeks called storgè – basic respect for human dignity. Since human dignity is so important, every culture has created a set of norms intended to show respect. Unfortunately the modernist culture our young people are immersed in…
Read MoreThree Strategies for Building Self Worth
How do we go about building our child’s sense of self-worth and self-concept, especially as they enter young adulthood? Strategy 1: Dialogue Building self-worth begins with the basic message that your son or daughter – and every human being – is inherently good and loved by God. Sometimes we assume that our children somehow know…
Read MoreUsing a Family Media Plan to Protect Your Children – and to Teach Virtue
Does your family have a media plan in place? I love technology. When used and managed properly, technology can change the dynamics of a family in very good ways. Last Christmas the one gift I wanted to get for my family was a large, flat-screen television. But we didn’t connect this television to cable or…
Read MoreLoving Children Requires Self-Control
The world today often portrays love as just another emotion. It should come to no one’s surprise that many people—even many parents— think that love is nothing more than following your heart or indulging in what makes you feel good. While it is true that a part of love includes feelings, the better portion of…
Read MoreHumility and Parenting: Taking an Accurate Look at Yourself
Download the PDF(opens in new tab) This past year has been a difficult parenting year for my wife and me. Our children have provided some unique obstacles for us. They gave us ample opportunity to grow in parenting virtues. One lesson that we learned came from a rather abrupt statement from a Christian parenting coach…
Read MoreBeing Before Doing
Click Here to Download the PDF Even though I am both a teacher and a public speaker today, as a child I never thought I’d ever feel comfortable speaking in front of people. You see, I didn’t grow up with a lot of self-esteem. I was a smart kid and did great in school. But…
Read MoreThe 8th Commandment: Do Not Bear False Witness
I can remember it like it happened yesterday and not 40 years ago. My 10-year-old brother was hiding under a table in the basement. He had his hands over his ears and his eyes were squeezed shut. I climbed under the table with him, placing my hand on his knee. He lifted his head in…
Read MoreHelp Your Child See and Respect Dignity in All People
Raise Them WellSocial Maturity TRAIN THE YOUNG IN THE WAY THEY SHOULD GO;EVEN WHEN OLD, THEY WILL NOT SWERVE FROM IT (PROVERBS 22:6). A mother of a 4-year-old is anxious that her child will take toys away from other kids at preschool. A father of an 8-year-old son learns that bullying is happening at school. A…
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