Whatever you feed grows. So I try to feed the good things in our kids and in our lives.

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I, like most other parents, tire of being sidelined by kids bringing their latest laundry list of sibling complaints. Their sentences are filled with the words: he, she, they, and what they did to ME!

Show kids that the tools for a positive outlook are well within their reach.

It's a dark night. You've just escaped from a sprawling mansion deep in the Louisiana bayou. You're terrified. You've been shot at, bludgeoned, and stabbed as you try to escape this life-or-death situation.

With a little nudging — and the right tools — they can be using that time to build creative skills while sharing their stories, opinions, and ideas.