Our youngest daughter moved out of our house and into her college room today. I won’t get to tell her “good night” at the end of each day, hear her come down the stairs in the morning to start her day, or enjoy our “Tuesday Daddy-Daughter Days” now. On the other hand, I won’t have...

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March 10, 2012

5 Tips for the Dirtiest Job of Parenting

by John Salmon

I love to watch “Dirty Jobs” with Mike Rowe. “Dirty Jobs” gives us a glimpse of dirty jobs that most of us never knew existed and would avoid if possible, even though they contribute to our life. Parenting involves some dirty jobs—jobs like changing diapers after an “especially explosive episode” or cleaning a toddler after...

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June 6, 2011

A Therapist with Separation Anxiety

by John Salmon

My wife and I are both therapists. We love our work, but there are drawbacks when it comes to as psychobabble) and they turn it back on us from time to time. Let me give you a brief example. My wife and I left our children at home overnight for the first time a couple...

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May 28, 2011

7 Ways to Teach Dependability

by John Salmon

Infants need their parents. Their parents feed them, bathe them, change their diapers, clothe them, help them get to sleep, calm them, and so on. In spite of all this effort from parents, I’ve never heard an infant tell his mother, “I see you’re busy with dinner, Mom. Don’t worry about my bottle. I’m hungry,...

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Family by God's Design

Family by God's Design

Family by God's Design

Letting Go One Step at a Time

5 Tips for the Dirtiest Job of Parenting

A Therapist with Separation Anxiety

7 Ways to Teach Dependability