Family Friday Newsletter - 3 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead Teach your kids early on that special things are worth waiting for. The Daily Discouragement 😤 Let's be honest: Everyday life as a power-decade parent is tough. You provide for physical needs.You slow down for emotional needs.You create fun and memorable moments.You attempt to bring calm to the total chaos. And yet, your kids give practically zero demonstration that they are "getting it." Rare are...
8 days ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 2.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead What other people say about your kids when you aren't around is the best evidence of who they are becoming, so don't be discouraged. Hot & Cold It has been a cold, snowy week in my part of the country. Translation: kids have been home from school and out of routine way too long. I've sent a lot of texts to my friends with kids in your 3-13 season, checking in on them. These cold and dark weeks...
15 days ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 2.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead A few close friends who care deeply about your kids can be the difference between a small hiccup and a big mistake in their lives. Farming Facts I come from a farming family. My great-grandfather purchased our family farm and his son, my grandfather, expanded it even more. I think it's the farming legacy of my family that instilled in me the value of long-term investments. There is an old wise...
22 days ago • 2 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 1.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead Spending 45 minutes in your child's school lunchroom creates an outsized amount of leverage for you as a parent. Take A Break I was out of town with my wife this week, so all I'm sending today is a short list... 12 reasons that parents should take some time away together to invest in their marriage. I know that not everyone who reads along each week is married or is still married to their child's...
29 days ago • 1 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 3.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead You combat entitlement by helping your kids feel, experience, process and deal with frustration without bailing them out. The Discipline Dilemma "Discipline" is a complicated subject for power-decade parents. I was texting a friend the other day about the gentle parenting movement that has landed in our culture today. So many of today’s ideas are a reaction to what was broken about yesterday’s...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 3 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead Wonder if you're focusing on the right things as a parent? Get rid of the scale. Pursue meaningful moments instead. The Cartwheel Story It is a rare sight today to see a mom shopping with all of her kids hanging off the grocery cart. It doesn't happen as often today as it used to thanks to Walmart Grocery Pickup. Now, moms have been taking their kids to buy groceries forever, but some shopping...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 2.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead A family that puts structures into place and commits to keeping the whole team together, will win in the long run. Family Controversy In our family, girls are allowed to get their ears pierced at age 12 and not a moment sooner. Are we crazy? Possibly.Are we an outlier? Likely.Do we have a reason? Definitely. How much thought have you put into the appropriate age for a girl to have her ears...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 2.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead There is one common emotion that every parent feels that never goes away, and that emotion is fear. Parents Understand Tough Love Awhile back, a viral video from TikTok made its way to my FYP (my kids tell me that means For You Page) and it stopped me cold. It was of a first-time mother horse and her foal. I had no idea how powerful and deep her maternal instincts were and it was the perfect...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 2.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead During the second phase of your power-decade of parenting, the 20-foot rule will help you find some of those early years of family proximity. The Adult vs Kids Table The holiday season always has a lot of family togetherness, sometimes too much even. The pictures, presents, and meals are abundant. So too are the family memories and sometimes the family fights. One of the unique situations for...
2 months ago • 3 min read