Family Friday Newsletter - 1 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead Grace-filled homes recognize that individual growth can take years and leave room for "the imperfect and never finished." Stories Shape Futures Kids gravitate towards great stories. So many of them follow The Heroes Journey. Classics like Moana or Toy Story are legendary kids movies because of how well they accomplish this. Stories in the lives of your kids, end up shaping and molding them. Stories...
12 days ago • 1 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 3.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead In the power-decade of parenting, half-credit is so much better than none at all. First, Pull The Weeds 🌿 My father loves to garden.... but I do not. Since we live next door to each other, though, I am the beneficiary of his green thumb. Gardening is a lot of ongoing work that I don't enjoy. There's something specific to do in every season, and the cycle never ends. It's not complicated, it's...
19 days ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 2 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead Summer is the perfect time for kids to be forced to figure it out. A Volume Of Words Repetition. It's how all people learn new things. Handwriting. Presenting. Cooking. Tying shoes. Throwing a ball. In families, the repetition of words matters ... a lot. They help form the thoughts and emotions that everyone carries in the back recesses of their minds. Repetition leaves life-long grooves. As a...
26 days ago • 2 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 2 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead The stories you choose to share with your kids do more to shape their futures than you realize. Build The Connection The teenage season of parenting gets a ton of bad press. My wife and I were told several narratives by others that proved false in our family. After our power-decade season of parenting had wrapped up, we expected something different, but were surprised by the teenage years. They...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 3.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead When you feel like all you've been doing as a parent is trudging uphill, that's your sign to stop and have more fun with your kids The Guilt The summer schedule is descending, and power-decade parents everywhere are now caught in the emotional battle. Yeah, for more time with kids, and Oh-No, for what to do with all the time with the kids. The increase in the amount of time together during the...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 2.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead Being aware and demonstrating that you are present in your kids' everyday lives is an act of kindness and grace. Winning The Weekend Maycember is a very full month in our home. 3 Birthdays, Mother's Day, and a Wedding Anniversary... not to mention all the sports, graduations, and parties that pile in as well. So, as the month shifts into 6th gear (yeah, I still drive a manual transmission car ;)...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 3 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead Every little boy or girl is asking one basic question. It's up to parents to be the first ones to answer it for them. Lasting Ideals My Mother Embraced Moms naturally have the gift of belief in their kids. They see the good and overlook the bad. They go to endless lengths to be supportive. They possess a relentless love for their children. But they also have something that goes unspoken or...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 3.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead The most comforting advice my pediatrician father ever gave me as a dad was this ... "there is a w-i-d-e range of normal with kids." The Last Day I originally wrote and shared this when my son was finishing his senior year of high school. Even though that moment has passed, I'm convinced the lessons we learned are as relevant as ever. Today is a significant Friday. To be honest, it only felt real...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Family Friday Newsletter - 3.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead A volume of time with mom and dad will unlock great things for your kids. "Figure It Out" Our kids heard me say this in our home more times than I can count. It was used less when they were little, but with each year they grew older, they heard it more and more. I know they grew tired of it, and I'm certain I said it with the wrong tone many, many times. That doesn't mean it wasn't one of the...
2 months ago • 3 min read