Ready for a new monthly challenge? This month we will focus on the third aspect of the historic code of chivalry. This one and the next are the two that our boys are drawn to the most. These are the clear-cut “hero” aspects of the code of chivalry. It’s never to late to jump in! […]
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Challenge Your Kids to Respect Authority!
This is their training phase. It is our job to lead and theirs to follow.” We have an authority crisis in our culture. In a world where profanity and obscenities are increasingly cool, edgy, and authentic, the word OBEY is approached with fear, apprehension, and outright revulsion. We see this everywhere in current culture and […]
A Year Long Chivalry Challenge
One of the grand things about writing a book is hearing the stories from others about how this idea of knight training is helping their sons. I love hearing the stories of boys who are inspired to live with purpose and who, even at young ages, grab a hold of these ideals and strive to […]
Everyday Hero Moments – Chivalry Movement Payoff
And there he stood – resolute, but maybe a little sheepish. Our dryer broke a couple of weeks ago which meant we were lugging wet laundry down to the nearest laundromat. My younger two drank in the sight of this new experience. I wasn’t the only newbie to the laundromat. Another woman was there who […]
A Web of Lies Game (and how to come clean)
[An excerpt from Knight’s in Training (affiliate link) and an expanded tutorial for this important game. I’m sharing more about helping our kids pursue honesty over at The Character Corner today as well!] Weaving Webs and Forming Habits One day as we were shooting hoops, I asked my boys how one can become a better basketball […]
How a Parenting Book Changed My Marriage
It didn’t take long into married life for frustration to set in. We loved each other deeply, but I just didn’t get him. Why did he do this? Why didn’t he understand that? If we could just talk things out, I was sure he would come around to my way of thinking. If he would […]