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...
14 days 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...
21 days ago • 3 min read
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...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
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...
2 months ago • 3 min read
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...
2 months ago • 3 min read
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...
3 months ago • 3 min read
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...
3 months ago • 3 min read
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...
3 months ago • 2 min read
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,...
3 months ago • 4 min read