Millionaire dad: If you teach your kids just 5 things about money, use these 5 phrases

Talking about money is a regular practice in our home. Our kids don't see money as a mystery box, but as a tool that they feel confident about using. 

Simple, memorable phrases grab their attention far better than long, boring lectures. Here are five phrases that genuinely excite them about saving and investing for the future...

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/self-made-millionaire-5-phrases-i-say-to-my-kids-to-get-them-excited-about-saving-money-for-the-future.html 

 

The French Rule That Ends Picky Eating (No More Battles)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-di06pX-TKM

 

James Dobson, Eugenics, and the Pure American Body (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) Special Episode

In this special edition of Straight White American Jesus, host Dr. Brad Onishi reflects on the harmful legacy of James Dobson, who just passed away. 

Known as the founder of Focus on the Family, Dobson’s teachings on the nuclear family, gender roles, and corporal punishment have left a traumatic impact on evangelical communities. 

Onishi connects Dobson’s work to the broader themes of eugenics and Christian nationalism, noting Dobson’s early association with eugenicist Paul Popenoe. 

The episode discusses how Dobson’s views on family structure, purity culture, and authoritarian parenting continue to shape American society and politics today.

Interview: 

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7652103633459993609/5448239840688607004

JD Vance Taps into Parental Rage (Conspirituality podcast)

The “childless cat lady” thing is as ridiculous as JD Vance is. But it’s not stupid. It’s tapping into something powerful, because it’s shameful.

Vance’s fantasy that childless cat ladies are miserable in their lives is another case of every accusation being a projection.

In actuality, he’s speaking to that swath of parents out there in general—and particularly on the right—who are actually miserable in their lives, regretting their choices, wondering why God saddled them with 4-5-6 kids in a country that does so little to support families.

But it’s illegal to say any of this. Children are gifts from God, right? They have to disown it and pretend that their families are perfect and perfectly fulfilling.

An editorial-style Brief from Matthew, who’s been parenting as a stepdad and biodad for long enough to know that parents and the childless absolutely need each other.
Interview: 

https://www.conspirituality.net/episodes/brief-jd-vance-taps-into-parental-rage

Make kids believe in God by lying to them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA8qWN5lfbQ

Are you a good parent? OK, so what are you doing to protect your child from climate collapse?

Our own kids risk a broken future because, between us, we're destroying the world they will be adults in. Ignore that and we make a mockery of everything else we do to set them up for health, happiness and success; we're reading bedtime stories in a house that's burning down. Face up to it, and we may just become truly good parents...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/21/are-you-a-good-parent-child-climate-collapse-parenting

I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful kids—here's the 'surprising' parenting style they used

Respectful parenting, sometimes called "wise parenting," involves setting standards and strict rules (e.g., only spending money you earn) while also being respectful of kids' choices (e.g., letting them choose their own after school activities)…

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/07/i-talked-to-70-parents-who-raised-highly-successful-kids-the-surprising-parenting-style-they-used.html

These 7 skills separate successful kids from 'those who struggle': Psychologist and parenting expert

… After combing through piles of research on traits most highly correlated to optimizing kids' thriving abilities, I identified seven skills kids need to boost mental toughness, resilience, social competence, self-awareness and moral strength — and they are what separates successful kids who shine from those who struggle…

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/16/these-skills-separate-successful-kids-from-those-who-struggle-says-psychologist-parenting-expert.html

How to get your kid to do stuff without having to constantly remind them - Vox

If you feel like you're nagging them, it's a sign your current system isn't working...

https://www.vox.com/23001568/how-to-effectively-remind-your-kids-to-do-things

A parenting expert shares the 5 toxic mistakes that can make kids more 'selfish and entitled'

As a parenting coach, here are some of the toxic parenting mistakes I’ve noticed that can kids more selfish and entitled in adulthood:
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/11/psychologist-shares-toxic-parenting-mistakes-that-make-kids-more-selfish-and-entitled-in-adulthood.html

Lesbian sues federal government after being rejected by foster agency

…Easter is suing the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the Administration for Children and Families and its Office of Refugee Resettlement. She and her legal counsel allege that HHS, "by sanctioning and enabling discrimination and favoring certain religious beliefs," is violating the First and Fifth Amendments. 

"By preventing children under their care and custody from being placed in homes of LGBTQ people based on USCCB's religious beliefs, the Defendants — through USCCB and its subgrantees — not only discriminate against LGBTQ people, but also effectively disregard the non-Catholic identities and beliefs of many of the unaccompanied refugee children for whom they are responsible," the lawsuit states. "This conduct potentially increases those children's alienation and vulnerability, while denying them access to loving homes that could serve them best — all at federal taxpayers' expense."…

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/lesbian-sues-federal-government-rejected-foster-agency-rcna3084

Authoritative parenting is best style for raising confident kids: Child psychologist

…Like authoritarian parents, they set limits and enforce standards. But unlike authoritarian parents, they're much more nurturing…
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/05/child-psychologist-explains-why-authoritative-parenting-is-the-best-style-for-raising-smart-confident-kids.html

Why Some Parents Regret Having Children - The Atlantic

…Some people simply aren't cut out for raising children, and their kids suffer as a result. But perhaps fewer parents would be regretful if society didn't make parenting so hard. Decreasing parental regret could be possible, with a host of structural shifts: access to reproductive choice as well as individualized treatment for parental burnout and change to policies regarding child care, family leave, work schedules, and the gender pay and promotion gaps…

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/08/why-parents-regret-children/619931/

Want To Avoid Raising Entitled Kids? Don’t Do These 4 Things. | HuffPost Life

Don't overlook the power of chores.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/4-things-parents-do-that-inadvertently-raise-entitled-kids_l_606208a1c5b67593e05b000b

Two Key Ways Parents Can Raise Kids Who Are Eager To Do Chores : Goats and Soda : NPR

... I realized there are two key practices that parents, all around the world, use to teach children to be helpful and cooperative. And yet many American parents (including the one writing this essay) often do just the opposite...

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/03/05/974069925/are-we-raising-unhelpful-bossy-kids-heres-the-fix

Apple launches 'Apple for Kids' support page for parents - 9to5Mac

... parents and guardians can learn everything they need to know about how to manage a family group, set up a child's device, and more...

https://9to5mac.com/2021/03/04/apple-for-kids-support-page-for-parents/

10 Reasons You Shouldn't Tell Your Kids About God

https://youtu.be/v5iybALI2Ww

Fundamentalist Baptist father told not to teach hateful beliefs to children | CBC News

A B.C. judge says a fundamentalist Baptist father who believes homosexuals should be executed shouldn't have any say in the religious upbringing of his children. Chilliwack Provincial Court Judge Kristen Mundstock made it clear she didn't want to limit the religious freedom of the father, who is known in court documents as JKH. But she said she feared his three young children — who live with their mother, AJH — would become social outcasts if they adopted their father's extreme views. ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fundamentalist-christian-custody-upbring-1.5548238

Who Is Driving Inequality? You Are - NYTimes

Who is driving inequality in America? You are. I am. We are. Did you read to your kids before bed when they were young? If you did, you gave them an advantage over kids whose parents were working the evening shift at 7-Eleven. Did you spend extra on tutoring or music lessons? Since 1996, affluent families have spent almost 300 percent more educating their young while everybody else’s spending has been mostly flat. ....
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/opinion/income-inequality.html

4 Life Skills Parents Can Teach Kids Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic | HuffPost Life

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis. Hundreds of thousands of people have died, millions have lost their jobs and millions of children are out of school. Parents, teachers and therapists have deep concerns about the toll this could have on children of all ages now and down the road. It’s hard to see any bright spots. But here’s one: Mental health experts say our kids could come out of this crisis with some pretty powerful life skills and tools for getting through hard stuff. That’s not to sugarcoat how tragic this has been and will be for many families. But it is a reminder of the kind of learning that can come through pain and adversity. ....
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/life-skills-parents-teach-kids-coronavirus-pandemic_l_5ea1cd6dc5b699019ff2e2bc