rebelling against low expectations
The number one question we receive from parents is, “How do I motivate my kids?” And they don’t mean “How can I get better at begging or bribing?” They mean… “How do I motivate them from the heart?” “How do I train them to do the right things because THEY want to?” (Not because mom and dad are making them) “How do I build the habit...
Families in our audience are likely familiar with Jaquelle Crowe, the bestselling teen author of This Changes Everything: How The Gospel Transforms the Teen Years. Well, today I get to share an interview with Jaquelle’s parents, Sean and Diana. I conducted this interview last year for the 500+ families in our online parenting course, Raising Kids to Do Hard Things. But given our recent...
I just finished updating one of our most popular writing resources. It’s called The Young Writers Guidebook. It’s a collection of advice from young published authors. Last time we had seven authors participate. This time we have twenty. And when I contacted each of them I asked these two questions: – How old were you when you first started taking writing seriously? – How...
Meet Bethany. She’s a 14-year-old fiction writer from England with a dream of getting published someday. And she just had a terrible experience. In a discussion with three girls her age she was told: “You can’t do writing as a job.” “You may never get published.” “You might not be good enough.” “You need a real job to fall back on.” Ouch… Bethany was crushed. So much so that she wasn’t even...
Even the hosts of the Harvest Show don’t know what to do when confronted with a confident, mature, articulate teenager! Jaquelle Crowe, author of This Changes Everything: How the Gospel Transforms the Teen Years, was a guest on the show two days in a row. During the first interview, it was obvious that hosts Valerie Lowe and Stefan Radelich were impressed. “I thought I was focused...
Crossway has just released my new favorite book for young people. It’s called This Changes Everything: How the Gospel Transforms the Teen Years. Here’s why this book is so important: 1. It is a challenging book for teenagers written by a fellow teenager. 2. It unpacks what it looks like to practically live for God’s glory as a teenager — in key areas like relationships with...
The number one question we receive from parents is, “How do I motivate my kids?” Well, my dad and I have put together a video series focused on answering that question — and it is available FREE for a limited time. You can sign-up and start watching immediately, or keep reading to learn more of the story behind this resource. Access The Video Series The Survey That Inspired This...
Telling stories is the best way I know to motivate and inspire young people. That’s why our book is full of stories. Because it’s one thing to tell you to do hard things and rebel against low expectations… It’s another to SHOW you what that can look like. It’s one thing to promise you that adventures await those who step outside their comfort zones… It’s...
rebelling against low expectations
