The Secret to Disciplined Kids Isn't Always More Discipline
Helping our kids learn to love the things that will make their futures great.
Setting the Bar
Setting the Bar translates timeless wisdom and modern research into practical guidance for living well and raising the next generation.
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6 Links and Recommendations. On smartphones, parenthood, AI, and What Schools are For.
Re-Norming #3: Get Up and Help
One expectation that paves the way for kids to have better careers, marriages, friendships, and families.
Re-Norming #2: One Parenting Rule We All Need to Remember
1 parable, 1 principle, and 1 rule that should become common sense again.
Re-Norming: Please Discipline My Child
Why norms and standards matter now more than ever.
Rite of Passage Planning Guide
Why Preparation Matters
Total Parent Move: A Formula For Grit
What Steve Young’s father can teach us about parenting for grit and why we need to stop finding excuses for our kids.
Two Stories of American Perseverance
2 brief lessons from The American Revolution and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
What Kind of Citizens Are We Trying to Form?
We should be asking: What virtues and dispositions must citizens possess for a free society to thrive? Instead, many schools have become increasingly afraid of the very conversations that might develop these capacities.
Lesson 9: Challenge and Assignment
“Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do.