Quarantine Crazy: The 6 Struggles Most Families Are Facing

Quarantine Crazy: The 6 Struggles Most Families Are Facing. For as long as I have not seen or smelt the sea (only 10 km’s away), I have found myself spending almost all my time with just six other people – my wife Julie, and our five kids, aged 5-11. Like thousands of other lock-down or…

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Here’s How I Will Try Inspire My Kids To Not Have Sex Too Soon

Here’s How I Will Try Inspire My Child To Not Have Sex Too Soon. I had sex way too soon, and I don’t want the same for my kids. I am guessing most parents would not want their kids to have sex while they are still in school, yet we are not sure how to…

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Home Bound and Still Happy – Here’s How

Home Bound and Still Happy – Here’s How A billion people are now ordered to be home bound. It is likely Julie and I will be stuck at home with 5 kids for a month. Just a few days in, we are not faring well: More than usual, I have verbally lashed out at my…

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8 Rules to Deal With COVID-19

8 Rules to Deal With COVID-19 1. We can’t stop it. It is very likely that in the coming year or two, you or at least half of the people in your home will get the virus. The drastic measures to reduce the spread of the virus are good attempts to delay the full wave….

The Nitty Gritty Sex-Talk You Need To Have With Your Preteen

The Nitty Gritty Sex-Talk You Need To Have With Your Preteen Fact: our children are exposed to online porn on average by the time they’re 9. That’s why they likely know lots about sex long before puberty, tragically from very shadowed, sex-distorting sources, usually online porn. As parents we can do a lot to help…

Talking About Puberty And Masturbation Just In Time

Talking About Puberty And Masturbation Just In Time A few months ago, Julie and I agreed to speak to a Grade 7-9 youth group about “relationships.” The day before the event, we asked the youth leader for greater clarity, “What exactly must we speak about?” “We need you to speak about the M-word,” she answered….

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How To Talk About Sex To Your Preteen, Pt 1

How To Talk About Sex To Your Preteen, Pt 1 A few dads have recently asked my advice about what to say to their 11 year old son about sex. That’s great parenting. These dudes are trying to get their ducks in a row before they dive in and say some potentially unhelpful stuff. I’ve…

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What Women Want

What Women Want Valentine’s Day upon us, if you’re a guy, don’t tell your partner you read this – just blow them away by improving your game. I am guessing you already know that it’s a case of happy wife, happy life! If you’re a woman, why not boldly send this link to your man?…

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What Men Want

What Men Want Valentines Day, just around the corner, is not just a chance for a romantic dinner, it’s a reminder to married couples to celebrate and deepen their sacred bond. That’s why Julie and I have dusted off two of our favourite marriage books by the authors Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn. Today (“What men…

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Allan Mullins Memorial Drive

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21 hours ago

See how well Julie and I have trained our kids? We have wondered why one of the twins who earlier this week, when picked up by his granny after school, refused first any pre-made meal of his choice at Checkers, then any flavour icecream at the Creamery, then asked if he could stay in the car when she drove him to her house, then declined to eat or drink anything at all once inside. Now realizing his error, he tells Julie, “Mommy you said YOU would pick me up, so when granny picked me up, I wondered if she was maybe … a FAKE granny, a stranger just pretending. I was starved and thirsty, but I thought she was trying to put me to sleep with sleeping medicine so she could steal me, so I ate nothing.” ... See MoreSee Less

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4 weeks ago

So Julie masterfully introduced her message at church this morning about “how God parents his kids” by speaking about three modes that parents use when dealing with their kids’ faults: Mode 1: Shaming: “How could you do something like this!” “Don’t be like those people.” Mode 2: Permissiveness: “You’re just a child, do what you will, you’ll be fine in the end.” Mode 3: Evocateuring: “This is not who you are.” “This is not what your life is about.” (Guess which one is God’s way of parenting us?)Anyway, afterwards she asks one of my kids who sat in her message what way he feels she most parents him. He says Mode 1. Ha! But then he re-assures her: “But don’t worry, next time you Mode 1 me, I will Mode 3 you back and remind you that you’re better than this.” ... See MoreSee Less

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4 weeks ago

Would you let your unattended minor wander around a Red Light District with prostitutes and drug pushers on every corner urging them to "come and see at no cost"? Most parents nowadays do! My oldest primary school age kids tell me that most of their friends have Tik Tok on their phones. The only reason this may be is that parents are sadly clueless about the soulless algorithm that "guides" the minor using the app. ... See MoreSee Less

How TikTok Serves Up Sex and Drug Videos to Minors

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The popular app can quickly drive young users into endless spools of adult content, including videos touting drug use and promoting pornography sites, a Wall Street Journal investigation finds.

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Quarantine Crazy: The 6 Struggles Most Families Are Facing

Here’s How I Will Try Inspire My Kids To Not Have Sex Too Soon

Home Bound and Still Happy – Here’s How

8 Rules to Deal With COVID-19

The Nitty Gritty Sex-Talk You Need To Have With Your Preteen

Talking About Puberty And Masturbation Just In Time

How To Talk About Sex To Your Preteen, Pt 1

What Women Want

What Men Want

Allan Mullins Memorial Drive

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