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June 13, 2015

Family Homes Filled with Sacred Places

by John Salmon
Our homes are filled with sacred places, places set apart for special purposes. We often take these sacred places for granted. Unfortunately, we disregard the sacred places of home to our own peril. When we neglect the sacred places in our homes, we miss the opportunities they offer for intimacy and growth. We fall “out...
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May 16, 2015

Welcome to the Dead Zone

by John Salmon
Cell phones, computers, and other technology have many benefits when we carefully manage their use. However, technology devices seem to be taking over our lives. Check out  these mobile device statistics I recently read (7 Important Reasons to Unplug): • 84% of cell phone users claim they could not go a single day without their...
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May 4, 2015

A Family Activity that “Does All That”?

by John Salmon
Would you like a great family activity filled with fun? One that gives you and your family lots of fresh air and a little fun exercise? An activity that can help your family grow more intimate and your children more mature? An afternoon activity to bring a smile to everyone’s faces and give each person...
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April 20, 2015

“Steak” Your Claim on Family Dinner

by John Salmon
Have you seen the advertisement for the “Delmio Pepper Hacker”? I want to purchase one. Watch the 2-minute video advertisement and see if you might like one for your family as well. You know, you can reclaim dinner time without the Delmio Pepper Hacker. You can establish dinner time as a tech-free time—no technology at...
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February 28, 2015

Nurture Your Children’s Success

by John Salmon
Every parent wants to raise successful children. We want children who work to the best of their ability, children who willingly face a challenge and learn from it. However, 36% of children in the US will not attempt a difficult, strenuous task. Instead, they quit. Take a moment and think of the irony. We want...
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February 14, 2015

Hide-N-Seek with a Twist

by John Salmon
What do you get when you cross hide-n-seek with a treasure hunt? A fun family activity entitled “Hide-N-Seek with a Twist.” (I know the title is not all that exciting, but the activity is a blast!) This family activity involves hiding, finding, and the treasure of affirmations. Here is how it works. Each family member...
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January 26, 2015

Hot Sauce Vs. the Power of Relationship

by John Salmon
When you build strong, secure relationships with your children, you promote world peace. Does that sound like an overstatement? Well, consider Mikulincer’s research. Mikulincer asked 120 undergraduate Israeli Jews to give both an Israeli Jew and an Israeli Arab a sample of hot sauce. He used these two groups because “research has shown that [these...
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January 10, 2015

10 Habits for a Happy Family

by John Salmon
I remember singing this chorus as a kid: “If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap, clap).   If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap, clap).   If you’re happy and you know it then your face will surely show it.   If you’re happy and you know...
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December 27, 2014

A Page From the NBA Playbook for Your Family

by John Salmon
Michael Kraus (a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California in 2008) discovered a surprising way to gauge the potential success of your favorite NBA team. He tested many possibilities. Higher paid players did not predict success. Neither did preseason expectations or early season performance. The greatest predictor of a successful season for a NBA...
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