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February 8, 2020
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Two Tips For Better Marital Communication

by John Salmon
“That’s all you did today?” With those words the marital conflict began. Heart rates quickened. Pulses started to race. “You never appreciate anything I do around here!” Now both partners started talking over one another. Winning (and thus gaining of sense of safety and control) became the goal of this “heated discussion.” Criticism increased. Defensiveness...
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Honor
        
July 13, 2019
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Parents Be Careful What You Say (AKA, Don’t Give Your Power Away)

by John Salmon
Have you ever had “one of those weeks”? I have. We all have. Then, you come home and everything your children do and say becomes a source of irritation. Later, you tell your friend (or maybe you even say it to your children), “They were really pushing my buttons.”  And there it is, a phrase...
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Family Shepherds
        
March 31, 2018
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Dona Nobis Pacem: Grant Us Peace

by John Salmon
My wife, my daughter, and I went to a choral concert presented by the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh entitled PEACE.  We heard several composers’ choral renditions of Dona Nobis Pacem: Grant Us Peace. We also heard various testimonies and readings from three people who have invested their lives in various avenues of promoting peace within...
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Grace    Honor
              
January 1, 2018
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Deposits to Your Child’s Bank of Honor

by John Salmon
Strong families make multiple, daily deposits into the Family Bank of Honor (Read Family Bank of Honor for more ideas on making investments in the Family Bank of Honor). We not only expect children to make deposits into the overall Family Bank of Honor, but we need to make deposits into their honor accounts as well....
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Family Shepherds    Honor
        
January 7, 2017
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Build Your Child’s Success Mindset

by John Salmon
I overheard two college students talking about their classes. I was eating a bagel but I couldn’t help overhearing. Their conversation went something like this: “I can’t believe you got an ‘A’ on that test. I’m just not that good at math. But you’re smart.” “Not really. I just sat with the study group and...
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