Real World Parents Seminars
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Convo Starters
Wisdom, Fame, and Fortune
The nonstop coverage of this week’s celebrity deaths provides an excellent teachable moment to reinforce to our kids that living for fame and fortune brings only short-term benefits. Given the opportunity, be ready to talk about your memories of Michael, Farrah, and others—and why the pursuit of wisdom and understanding is so much more valuable than chasing possessions, status, and…
Movie Reviews
My Sister’s Keeper Review
Based on book by Jodi Picoult, this film tackles some of the ethical issues surrounding genetic family planning, but ends up focused much more intently on one family’s struggle to accept the inevitable reality of one daughter’s illness without losing their connection to each other. It will provide much to discuss with any family members willing to endure the emotional experience of taking it in.
Family Activity
Show Us Your Day
Do your kids like to take pictures with a digital camera or with their phones? It’s often surprising—at least to me—when a child first starts taking pictures of things in their normal, everyday environment.
It reminds us again that they see their world through a different perspective from our own. The angles are different (especially if they’re still young…
From the Blog
Summer Brain Drain?
There’s a helpful article from Al Mohler over at ChristianPost.com called “Avoid Summer Brain Drain.” He points to new research suggesting that nearly all students lose up to 2.5 months of…
Dads Makes a Measurable Difference
Here’s a late entry for your Father’s Day musing. It’s a fascinating, encouraging article from Reader’s Digest on why dads involved in raising their kids make such a big impact…
Teens and Hugging
I can’t imagine what the gatekeepers of our parents’ generation—the ones who blackballed dancing because of all that close physical contact—would have thought about “the hug.” As this New…
Upcoming Seminar Locations
- Aug 29 2009 - 10:00 AM
YEILD Kershaw Kershaw, SC - Sep 13 2009 - 2:00 PM
First Reformed Church Landis, NC - Sep 19 2009 - 9:00 AM
Our Savior Lutheran Church Mankato, MN - Sep 20 2009 - 5:00 PM
Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church Winston-Salem, NC - Sep 26 2009 - 9:00 am
St. Andrew’s Mt. Pleasant, SC
