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#1 Fan

As a parent, you have to be your child’s #1 fan.  This isn’t just for sports, but also for academics.  You have to believe in your child’s abilities because you know him/her better than anyone else.  And because of that, you shouldn’t allow anyone else to set the standards for them.  This was a lesson [...]

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Sometimes We Have to Let Them FAIL

As a parent, you want your children to succeed in everything they do.  And if we’re honest with ourselves, we secretly want them to be the best at it, too.  But sometimes, that’s not the case.  We have to accept that some things take a little more effort and practice.  We like to think that [...]

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The Smartest Thing You Can Say

We’ve known for years that we had very intelligent children.  It’s obvious when you look at their report cards and progress reports.  But I don’t think that’s the measure of a “smart” person.  Intelligence is what you learn in the books but being smart is the ability to use your knowledge.  Although we support and [...]

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Team Taylor Family Pizza Night

Family Traditions: Pizza Friday at the Taylor House

I have been a bit excited to start blogging and communicating with you. Yes, i’m eager. This blog means a lot to us and we have been talking about doing something like this for a long time. The time is here and I want to get started. Since we are opening our playbook and showing [...]

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Why Should Your Family Follow the Team Taylor Playbook?

This is a valid question many people have when coming to this website. We believe we have some great ideas about family, parenting, and education of our children, but we have a track record of success to lean on as well. Freddie and Krystal Taylor, the parents, both have masters degrees in business administration. Graduating [...]

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