Ken Potts
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The best way to make friends is to be a friendApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A preteen asked me one of those "there's no easy answer to this one" questions the other day. "How do you make friends?" I wasn't exactly an expert at making friends w...
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Learning to make it all betterMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - "Make it all better?" My then-2-year-old pleaded, crawling up into my lap after her latest bout of knee scrapping. And I did. Not that I miraculously healed her wound - ...
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Big thoughts grow in little mindsMar 07, 2009 10:00 pm - My then 7-year-old daughter and I were finishing up one of those parent-to-child conversations having to do with why faking a stomach ache to get out of soccer practice ...
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What is making your teen daydream?Feb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - It's hard telling where Mike is. Just this week he's raced cars at Le Mans, floated above the clouds in a hang glider, invented a machine that does homework, and battled...
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Seniors are challenged by multiple lossesFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - "Senior cited for threat to lawn care man." If I remember correctly, the headline read something like that. The story went on to detail how an elderly gentleman had verb...
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Physical and emotional maturity don't always matchFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - A 14-year-old I know stood in line at a custom bowling supply store. About 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds, already with a man's voice and beard, he certainly didn't look his ag...
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You have to listen to the question before you can answer itFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - I just wasn't in the mood for one of those long, tortured and ultimately fruitless discussions with my then 8-year-old about the difference between fantasy and reality. ...
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Changing how we look at 'loving they neighbor'Jan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Most of us grew up with the religious commandment to "love our neighbor." We heard about going the extra mile, or giving the shirt off our backs. We were told love is g...
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Parenting involves setting and enforcing limitsJan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Her presentation belied her years. Her dress, hairstyle, way of speaking, mannerisms and posture, even the lack of years etched on her face, all suggested a young woman ...
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All kids try lying as a strategy during their growthJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Kids lie. All kids at one point or the other in their growth and development go through a period when they try out lying as a strategy for dealing with real or potential...