Leadership Starts at Home

My prayer is the parent and child both view their lives together as a time that fostered growth.

The foundation you establish, the standard you set, the basis of reference you create as a parent will carry on…for at least a generation.

Parenting extends beyond a few years, depending on how you define adulthood, it is likely a couple of decades.

Devising the master plan means deciding on what parental approaches to apply to match your given goals.

There is no common social definition for functional, independent, life-balanced or spiritually led. So you must define them for your child.

Whatever goals you set, verbalize them with your spouse and mutually define them - this is the necessary first steps before making plans.

I have decided to re-introduce earlier StartPoint Parenting blogs with video insets to supplement or amplify the posts starting in February.

I want to explain the general model used when interacting with my girls on topics not that simple. As I dealt with each same- intentionally.

I can sugar coat what it was, but in its purest form, it was manipulation. But the reason was justified and the situation dictated.

As a military member, moving was not uncommon. However, the most difficult of those moves occurred when my oldest was a teenager.

Every child is unique and create challenges that are specific to them. I want to share how we dealt with our gifted and talented teen.

Deciphering the art of effective communication with teens is a lively endeavor. I can't give a map, all I can do is share my experiences.

I am offering techniques my wife and I used to empower our girls and how they played out for you to consider in your situation.

As this concludes my critical shaping year centric posts, I wanted to close this out with the "add-ons" I did not include previously.

I will share how our family implemented what is likely a common approach to keep children mentally engaged during the summer

A tactic I used when guiding my daughters was talking one or two levels ahead, so when they were in elementary I talked about middle school

In my view, your parenting focus must adapt to the age of the child, because their development, maturity and circumstances changes over time

Head of household is present in the house and dictates the direction of the family from a physical, mental and emotional point of presence

These posts will be more focused on the book, and allows me to share my thoughts on various sections leading up to publication and expand...