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    Raising compassionate children

    Studies on self-esteem have found that increased self-esteem is related to poorer performance on tasks, more relationship problems, more engagement in risky behaviors, and more aggressive and violent behavior. Instead...

    Let go and let God

    Parents today are often criticized for raising a generation of children who struggle to do things on their own, who return home from college incapable of earning a living or...

    Love or fear

    Parents today are often criticized for raising a generation of children who struggle to do things on their own, who return home from college incapable of earning a living or...

    Stay humble

    Parenting can be a humbling experience in many respects. At times, you may lash out at your children when they frustrate your goals. When this happens, and you seek forgiveness...

    The defiant child

    Children have different temperaments, which influences how their parents respond to them. A child with an easy temperament who is complacent by nature tends to receive more praise from their...

    Self-love vs. self-hatred

    Be caring, compassionate and mindful with your children and they will most likely emulate that with others. Tune in to get tips on how you can expose your children to...

    Single parenting

    Being a single parent is a hard and challenging job. This week on The Struggle is Real, we talk to Desmond Clark, former NFL player for the Chicago Bears. He...

    Setting boundaries

    Boundaries within the family are important. Children will chip away at your privacy and will invade all of your space, time and energy if you let them. You have to...

    Spend time wisely

    As parents, we want the best for our children. Which means we spend and focus most of our time on them. The problem is that focusing so much on our...

    Parent burnout

    When spouses are not getting their love needs met by each other, partly because they’re attending to the demands of their children, each partner will often look elsewhere to have...

    The magic of childhood

    Childhood is inherently magical, even when it's not perfect. How much fairy dust do we need to sprinkle on our children to make it more magical? Tune in to find...

    False intimacy fallout

    Are you rejecting your kids by disregarding or ignoring them? Kids grow fast, if you don't spend time with them now, it may be too late later. Tune in for...
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