Becoming a Better Parent, from the Inside Out

Can a movie help you become a better parent? Even more, can a kids movie help you?
Movies have helped me other times, such as with Toy Story 3 and Willy Wonka. And it happened again recently, when I took my sons to see Inside Out, the latest Pixar movie.

(Disclaimer and shout-out: We rarely go to movies, but this movie was provided for free for us, and for all the patients of Palmetto Family Orthodontics.) 

How did this movie help me, and help me lead my family? We've started a new "tradition" -- sharing our feelings from the day, each evening at the dinner table.

(2nd disclaimer and shout out: This idea is also influenced by one of my favorite books I read this year, The Giver.)

Want to learn more about how God is helping me be a better parent, and what we are doing based on this movie? Check out my latest guest post on the Family Matters blog, How "Inside Out" Made Me a Better Parent.


Related Links:

• Inside Out Can Help Parents Avoid This Big Mistake (from Crosswalk)  
• Inside Out: Lessons in Sadness, Sonship, and Prodigals (from CCEF)
• Dysfunction Among Disney Families (just classic)