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Power-Decade Parenting

Helping propel moms & dads of 3 to 13 year-olds to invest in their power-decade of parenting. Father of 3 teenagers and pastor of 20 years turned digital writer.

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Family Friday: A Parent Kids Are Thankful For

Family Friday Newsletter - 2 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead You are in a competition for the heart of your son or daughter and you have hours, days, months, and years to win it. A Parent Kids Are Thankful For A lot goes into the day we all experienced yesterday. I once was able to just show up and eat because my parents took care of everything. They bought the food, they planned the sides, and they cooked the turkey. I’m at the stage now where I appreciate...

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Family Friday Newsletter - 3.5 min read by: Finley Robinson My Favorite Parenting Framework 🔨 "Knowing your child is leaving someday helps shape how you spend your today with them." Part 1 "Coaching your kids looks like helping them discover their gifts and passions, and helping them to identify their place in the world." Part 2 WIN-Coach-Release 🥇 You are in a competition for the heart of your son or daughter. The amazing truth is, as their parent, you have the inside track. You are almost...

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Family Friday Newsletter - 2.5 min read by: Finley Robinson My Favorite Parenting Framework 🔨 "Knowing your child is leaving someday helps shape how you spend your today with them." Revisit Part 1 (Release) Here *Content Note... once we reach the end of November, I will take a break from sharing these emails for December to give a little inbox relief for the Holidays. Win-COACH-Release 🎯 Bill Moore.Ron Brewer.Gus Malzahn. These are the names of 3 of the best coaches I ever had during my...

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Family Friday Newsletter - 3 min read by: Finley Robinson My Favorite Parenting Framework 🔨 I've written about the Win-Coach-Release Framework before but wanted to revisit it, this time by starting with the end in mind. The next 3 weeks will all build together as a series. *Content Note... once we reach the end of November, I will take a break from sharing these emails for December to give a little inbox relief for the Holidays. Win-Coach-RELEASE 📈 There is a day in your future that is...

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Family Friday Newsletter - 3 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead The types of people or actions you endorse in your stories are the characteristics your kids will find honorable and repeatable. "So, How Was School Today?" You've likely asked your son or daughter that question at least once this week. You may have asked it a lot more. I guess you got the same response as I always do. In fact, 90% of the time you get a giant eye roll, right? 🙄 Somehow, this has...

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Family Friday Newsletter - 2 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead In the teenage years and beyond you will be so glad you made the effort to promote sibling friendship. One Piece At A Time One of the biggest challenges of power-decade parenting is that your life is pulled in a thousand different directions. Being intentional to build connection and character with your kids can feel like a losing effort. The ability to focus on one child at a time seems as...

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Family Friday Newsletter - 3.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead Every Girl wants to know "Am I lovely?" while every Boy wants to know "Do I have what it takes?" Going A Parent Down The first 15 years of our marriage included 3 kids close together and quite a bit of travel for me as a dad. I wasn't gone 50% of the time nor did I leave on Mondays only to return on Friday. It wasn't that severe. I would leave though, on several week long trips to Colorado,...

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Family Friday Newsletter - 3.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead To become "that" house for your teenage kids, lay the foundation now in your power-decade season. When Fear Crashes Down There is one common emotion that every parent feels and it never goes away. From the moment you find out you are going to be a mom or dad, it walks in your front door and never leaves. That emotion is fear. Croup. Broken bones. Car wrecks. Bike crashes. Rogue waves. We've had a...

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Family Friday Newsletter - 2.5 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead If you don't give your kids something to belong to they will find it somewhere else. The 3 Styles Every family has an operating system. Often times it can go unnoticed and ignored, but every family has one for certain. The purpose of an operating system, whether it be for a business, phone or family is to manage all the moving parts and resources. It is the behind the scenes rules and structure...

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Family Friday Newsletter - 3 min read by: Finley Robinson A Single Sentence from a Season Ahead A few close friends, who care about your kids, can be the difference between a small hiccup and a big mistake in their lives. No More Scale How often do you feel guilt as a parent? Somedays I wonder if parents in the 1950s felt a similar guilt to what parents feel today or if it's a more modern feeling. They probably did, but I still wonder. It's so easy to get lost in the comparison trap of...