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June 1, 2013

A Dozen Lessons Our Children Need to Learn

by John Salmon
Family shepherds want to teach their children important life lessons. Here are 12 lessons I believe important. The greatest pleasures in life are earned through hard work and patience. Relationships require effort, kindness, patience, and forgiveness. It is alright to struggle, experience frustration, and even fail. In fact, failure is the seed of success. Treat...
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June 1, 2013

My Life Is About To Change

by John Salmon
Please, allow me a slight digression from my usual blog. This is a transitional week for my family…my life is about to change! Yes, the time has come for my oldest daughter to graduate from high school. We are very proud of her. She is bright and intelligent, a lovely person and a talented musician. She...
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May 25, 2013

Are You Manipulated or Accepting of Your Child’s Emotion?

by John Salmon
“No, you can’t have a cookie. We’re eating supper soon.” As soon as the word “no” came out of my mouth, my daughter’s eyes watered, her lower lip protruded, her chin began to quiver and a tear gently rolled down her cheek. I watched…my heart went out to her…what should I do?    “Give me your...
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May 18, 2013

4 Benefits of Negotiating with Your Child

by John Salmon
As parents, we play an ever-changing role in our children’s lives. We remain limit-setters and boundary markers throughout our children’s lives; but, our limit-setting role changes as our children mature. We want them to internalize “non-negotiable boundaries” and learn to establish more negotiable boundaries independently. So, we negotiate some boundaries with them. Yes, negotiable boundaries...
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May 4, 2013

The Most Powerful Discipline Weapon Known to Man

by John Salmon
If you are looking for the most powerful discipline weapon known to man, you have come to the right place. It will sound simple…too simple. In fact, I’m almost embarrassed to even mention this disciplinary tool. Still, it is powerful. This disciplinary weapon is powerful enough that most adults still recall how their parents used...
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April 27, 2013

Planting Seeds of Beauty in Our Daughters

by John Salmon
“Women are their own worst beauty critics.” A new Dove campaign helps reveal this truth by having women, after having a short conversation with another woman, sit behind a veil and describe their physical appearance to an FBI sketch artist. After he sketches the woman based on her own description, he makes a second sketch...
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April 20, 2013

5 Ways to Help Your Teen Build Identity

by John Salmon
The teen years are full of exploration and questions. Most likely, your teens will even engage you in “discussions” about the answers to those questions. You will watch, listen, and discuss questions like: What values do I believe? What career will I pursue? What lifestyle will I live? What kind of person do I want...
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April 6, 2013

Do You Use Accountability as a Club or a Staff?

by John Salmon
Accountability helps children develop into mature adults. It teaches them wisdom and gives them insight into the consequences of various behaviors. Accountability enables children to know right from wrong, to courageously stand for right, and to live out values of virtue and integrity. With that goal in mind, parents hold children accountable. But, do you...
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