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God as an Authoritative Parent, and Why Our World Needs Him in This Way

Recently, 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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Someday When You Are An Adult

At 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 […]

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Understanding Why Authoritative Parenting Is About More Than Parenting

Over 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 […]

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