Sports Parents: Make It About Fun, Not Yourselves
Youth sports parents must listen to their children and understand what really motivates them to play ... and not play.
Read More →
Inherited Traits: Trying to Share the Good, Excise the Bad
We can’t help but infect our kids with who we REALLY are, but we can try to make them better despite inherited…
Read More →
My Screaming Baby Welcomes You Aboard Flight 464 to Hell
Yet there I was, returning to New York City with body odor ripening as my deodorant quickly vanished under the stress of…
Read More →
Sideline Parents: Have Backs of Each Other, Every Child
Making friends with your fellow sideline parents doesn't matter until it does – when on-field tragedy strikes a youth soccer player.
Read More →
Parental Anxiety Must Be Overcome for Your Kids’ Sake
Are you worried about letting your kids do, well, anything? Parental anxiety is real and this father has advice for overcoming it.
Read More →
Pregnancy Scare Makes Appreciation of Small Things Grow
Surgery for an appendicitis puts a pregnancy in jeopardy. "Don't panic," her husband repeats to himself, over and over.
Read More →
Ukraine War: We Must ‘Break The Wheel’ for Children’s Sake
A father hope the horror of the Ukraine invasion sparks a renewed commitment to the next generation to rescue them from our…
Read More →
Shouldn’t I Be More Excited About Our Second Baby?
I haven’t really done nearly as much to prepare for our second baby. The excitement seems lacking. I should be jumping for…
Read More →
Study What You Fear to Gain Better Understanding, Overcome Ignorance
To raise children -- and later adults -- who aren’t paralyzed by fear, model actions that teach them how to punch fear…
Read More →
Is There an Old Normal to Go Back to After this New One?
I wonder what really is out there to go back to? What "normal" could possibly be worth the risk right now and…
Read More →