Parenting Confident & Joyful kids since 2001. Dad of 3 | NY Times Bestselling Author | Former Navy SEAL. Puddle Jumpers 📕
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Fear is the most common parenting mistake.
It just wears the mask of protection. #PuddleJumpersBook
"Our house had discipline. But it was the kind that builds a backbone, not bruises."
— Puddle Jumpers
Firm and loving aren't opposites.
#dadlife
More on raising confident, joyful kids in my book Puddle Jumpers:
amazon.com/dp/B0FXHP5BYF
"Every word is a seed. Plant fear, and kids will avoid challenges. Plant resilience, and they'll chase them."
— Puddle Jumpers
Watch what you plant today.
#parentingtips
More on raising confident, joyful kids in my book Puddle Jumpers:
amazon.com/dp/B0FXHP5BYF
"Just as trees need stress to grow strong, so do our children."
— Puddle Jumpers
Wind builds roots. Let them feel some.
#resilience
"These are the kind of kids I want to raise. Those who jump into life, not around it."
— Puddle Jumpers
This is the whole book in two sentences.
#parenting #PuddleJumpers
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