Search Results authoritative Parenting • Faith May 8, 2020 God as an Authoritative Parent, and Why Our World Needs Him in This WayRecently, I published an article which posited that to more fully understand God the Father, we must also come to understand what it means to be a dad on Earth. […]...Read Full Article Parenting Jan 5, 2018 The Essential Elements for Effective Parenting“Noah’s head is bleeding.” I had just stepped inside after my bike home from work. The day had started at 5 AM with an early training session and had ended […]...Read Full Article Parenting Dec 22, 2017 When to Control — When to Let Go“Do you have any idea just how much I’ve given up so that you can do this?” In the 1960’s, a developmental and clinical psychologist born in an Irish community […]...Read Full Article Parenting Dec 22, 2017 Are We Losing Our Parental Will?Some time ago, a pediatrician that I respect greatly stopped by my office to chat. In the midst of the conversation, he smiled, and spontaneously mentioned that he had seen […]...Read Full Article Parenting Dec 21, 2017 Someday When You Are An AdultAt one point or another, most of us heard it when we were a kid. Probably more than we wanted. Whether our parents decided that our requests were too far-fetched […]...Read Full Article Parenting Dec 21, 2017 Understanding Why Authoritative Parenting Is About More Than ParentingOver the years, I have spoken much about the topic of parenting styles, and specifically about the research related to authoritative parenting as opposed to authoritarian or permissive parenting. Simply […]...Read Full Article All Articles