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10 Easy Steps to Spoil a Child

Have you ever wanted a spoiled child? It is easy. Here’s a 10-step quick formula guaranteed to produce results: Give children everything they want. Never tell them no. Fight with your spouse over...

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Andy Andrews – The Noticer Returns – And Giveaway

Andy Andrews book “The Noticer” has to be one of my all time favorites. I gave or referred that book to dozens of people. When I heard about “The Noticer Returns”, Andy’s newest book, I couldn’t want...

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5 Tips to be a Better Dad This Week

Five tips to be a better dad today this week: Review your calendar for the week now – Make sure your family is getting some of your best time. Plenty of it. Children often spell love T I M E. They...

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5 Suggestions for Teaching Children Honesty

When our boys were in middle school, we did not allow them to roam the mall on their own without an adult in the building. I know, call us bad parents, but we believed their safety was more important...

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5 Tips for Teaching Children Cooperation

My boy’s can “fondly” remember the time we drove from our driveway heading to an undisclosed location on vacation. I decided in advance not to tell them where we were going, but to let it be a...

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4 Easy Reminders to be a Great Parent

Parenting is hard. I have two wonderful adult children, but I’m still wondering why God blessed us with such grace. But, looking back I’ve learned there are a few principles that actually work. The...

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7 Ways Parents Injure a Child — Without Even Knowing It

A couple recent posts struck interest with readers beyond my normal audience. Both posts dealt with ways one spouse injures another. You can read the husband’s post HERE and the wife’s post HERE. One...

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Relationship Series: Parenting

Relationships : Parenting from ron edmondson on Vimeo. Related posts: Relationship Series – Marriage Sermon One Minute Parenting Advice Parenting Encouragement: A Sermon Complaining and Arguing: A...

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7 Suggestions for Talking to Children about Sex

I’ll never forget the first “sex talk” I had with our oldest son. The “talk” occurred at my office at the company we owned at the time. It was after hours when no one was in the office but him and me....

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25 Things Mom Used to Say

Moms are great! Gotta love ‘em. But, seriously, they say funny stuff. I was remembering on vacation recently some things my mom said…some of them I’ve repeated. Which of these are familiar to you?...

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A Message from an Old Guy to Young Parents

I’m an old guy now. Officially. Not really — at least I don’t think so — but to some. My kids are grown. Out of the house. Recently, we were having a meeting about church activities and a young man...

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20 Things Good Dads Do!

What good dads do — like nobody else can do. They joke. They challenge. They inspire. They build. They provide. They encourage. They discipline. They listen. They counsel. They validate. They play....

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Finding Family Time in a Busier Than Ever World

Finding family balance in a busier than ever world. It’s tough. Cheryl, the boys and I were talking recently. They wanted to know how we did it? How did we keep the balance between a busy life and a...

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7 of the Best Gifts a Dad Can Give a Child

I love being a dad. I have a lot of titles, but this is one of my favorites. Long story short, I grew up much of my childhood without a father in the home. It left some scars, but one thing it did was...

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Intentional Living in Family and Relationships

Intentional Living – Family/Relationships from ron edmondson on Vimeo. The post Intentional Living in Family and Relationships appeared first on Ron Edmondson. Related posts: Intentional Living with...

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7 Suggestions for Parenting Adult Children

I was talking to another dad recently. We were comparing notes. Both of us are empty nesters. We recognized — equally — that being the parent of adult children is sometimes more difficult than when the...

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5 Things I’d Do Differently If Raising My Family Again

What would I do differently I were raising my family again? I’ve been asked several times recently for my advice on raising a family. The only advice I have is from personal experience. My boys are...

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10 Ideas for Raising Children to Become Generous Adults

I have had conflict most of my life between what I think I want and what I really need. Most people share this conflict with me. That conflict also appears in our children as well. We don’t have to...

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Oneness in All Relationships

As believers, our goal should be oneness in all relationships. Join me for an explanation. Love Helps – Oneness from ron edmondson on Vimeo. The post Oneness in All Relationships appeared first on Ron...

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How Our Words Build Oneness – Or Not

As part of a relationship series, I share how the quality of the words in a relationship always impact the quality of the relationship. Love Helps – Words from ron edmondson on Vimeo. The post How Our...

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