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On Parenting

Louis Martin: How to Raise a Saint

By Jared Dees

Today is the feast day of Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, who is well known for her autobiography, A Story of a Soul. Like Louis, I am a father of only daughters so I payed very close attention to Therese’s description of her “Papa” in her autobiography. There…

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July 12, 2018 Filed Under: On Parenting, On Spirituality

Relationship Advice: Give 90, Take 10

By Jared Dees

I never thought I would listen to relationship advice from Frank Oz, but he is the voice of Yoda after all. On the James Altucher Show, Oz shared why his marriage is working (around the 54 minute mark). He offered a piece of advice he heard from Roy Rogers and Dale Evans who were married…

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May 16, 2018 Filed Under: Meaning and Motivation, On Parenting, On Spirituality

Get the Other Person Saying “Yes, Yes” Immediately

By Jared Dees

When a person says “No” and really means it, he or she is doing far more than saying a word of two letters. The entire organism—glandular, nervous, muscular—gathers itself together into a condition of rejection. Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People  My youngest daughter’s favorite word right now is “No, no.” She…

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March 5, 2018 Filed Under: On Parenting

Christmas Traditions

By Jared Dees

Like a lot of people, we have our family traditions for Christmas. On Christmas Eve we make homemade pizzas, watch a Christmas movie, then get the kids ready for bed. For Christmas dinner, we order Chinese take out and eat with our fine China (the only time all year). Our girls love drinking “kids wine”…

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December 24, 2017 Filed Under: On Parenting

The HALT (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired) Strategy: How to Respond Temper Tantrums

By Jared Dees

Sometimes there is no amount of talking through a tantrum. Your child may not be thinking straight for another, more basic reason. I heard about this little trick in the audiobook of Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson’s The Whole-Brain Child: HALT and ask yourself: Hungry: Is my child hungry? Angry: Is my child angry?…

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December 19, 2017 Filed Under: On Parenting, Playbook

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Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, To Heal, Proclaim, and Teach, Praying the Angelus, Christ in the Classroom, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children. See all of Jared's Books →

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