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I was at a convention recently and heard a fascinating summation of a new breed of parents. Of course, what captured my attention and scared me was that I could see myself in some of what he was describing. The speaker was Dr. Tim Elmore. The topic was parenting the iY Generation. iY’s are the children born in the latest wave (after 1990) of Generation Y or the Millennials. Elmore has done a lot of homework on this generation. I…
I thought this was a very interesting article from CNN and I would love to further question the constituents polled by Pew. I wonder why so many Millennials value raising children above marriage? Is it because they are discouraged about marriage? Have they experienced more relationship heartache than previous generations? Or are they just following a popular trend? It seems dangerously out of order. I have a theory that there are several “markers of maturity.” This first marker is getting…
Ten days left. That’s all I have left. Got to keep pushing – so the weights went on today. I know it seems silly, but do you have any idea how much those ski boots weigh? This is hard. The one I am taking skiing is the one that wrote the Hero paper. So, I don’t care how much my pacemaker has to kick in to get me up and down that mountain – I am motivated! …
Unless they are ready. I have taught three children to drive. It is not my favorite thing to teach. Not because my kids weren’t good drivers. No, I don’t enjoy it because it is contrary to my every instinct, as a mom, to put my child in a dangerous situation. And driving is dangerous! But, it is a part of life and we can’t sweat it. But we can think about it real hard! So, I did. Here is what…
Yep, the reality is its your mombligation to teach manners. And with all the reality TV out there if you don’t teach manners you will have a real mess of a child. Am I being harsh? Remember this is just me (or my opinion). And I think reality TV is often focused on rude, mannerless people. You may have found a show or two that are paragon examples of civility. Chances are those are not the shows that your children find…