Family Friday Newsletter - 3.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead "Is there anything I can do to help" is one of the greatest phrases you can teach your kids to ask as they grow up. A Future Look 👀 The power-decade of parenting has some crazy time-warp realities built into it. Here are a few that we picked up on... The amount of time from birth till your child can buckle their own car seat is the same amount of time they will spend in high school. Somewhere...
13 days ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 3 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead Choose your stories wisely because your stories shape your children's futures. Fearing Frustration One of the approaches that my wife and I believed in was raising kids who could "figure it out." We didn't start out that way because, like most parents, our natural response to a child who couldn't find something was to jump in and solve the problem. As they aged though, I became convinced that we...
20 days ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 3 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead In the competition to win your child's heart, your opponent isn't who you think it is. Highest Leverage If you had 45 minutes to sit across the lunch table with anyone today, who would you choose? A lunch date with your spouse? A quick catch-up with a best friend? A week recap with your business partner? A mentor that you haven't talked with in a while? I have found there is something special about...
27 days ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 2 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead The Question: "What did you guys do to create the lasting connectedness you have with your kids?"My Reply: Whatever we did, we always did it together. Truths From Trees Sometimes there are great parenting lessons that are hidden inside other family groups. For instance, animal families have their own special names. Lions: A Pride 🦁Whales: A Pod 🐋Beavers: A Colony 🦫Monkeys: A Troop 🐒Rhinoceroses: A...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 3.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead Weekends that generate opportunities for hands-on-your-sons & hearts-near-your-daughters always help you avoid the feeling that you haven't done enough for your kids. The Individual Unlock I'm not 100% sure when gender reveal parties became super popular, but I know that they weren't around at all when we were pregnant with our kids 15+ years ago. I'm honestly neutral on the concept though the...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 1.5 min read by Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead Picking 1-2 specific areas of character for each child for the duration of the school year will pay huge dividends. Young Adult Kids As our kids were entering junior high school, it was clear that our family was changing. We were no longer in our power-decade of parenting. Our influence, voice, time, and role was going to be different. We needed a new vision and a new approach. Our kids required...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 3 min read by Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead My family and I are headed out on our long-awaited beach vacation today. It's a good reminder that there is a big difference between trips and vacations with young kids. The Building of Character 🤠 My girls loved to play dress up when they were little. In our home, we have a wild room we call the "skit closet" and inside we keep a staggering amount of old play clothes. We have costumes from when my...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 3 min read by Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead Good and brave parents push their young kids past what they are not able to see yet. Our 5 Biggest Mistakes Power-decade parents are very much slaves to the intense present of their current lives. On occasion, they pause and have some concern about their family's future too. It was no different for me and my wife when we were in your stage of parenting. What you rarely have time for when raising...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 2 min read by Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead There is a reason that movies romanticize puzzles around the fire and playing catch in the backyard. They are the small moments that add up in a growing family. The Guarantee One weekend this summer I found myself at the lake with some young dads. It was the kind of weekend where the conversation was rich and the fun overflowed. As we sat around in the living room, the topic of conversation steered...
2 months ago • 3 min read