Let Children Fail Now So They Can Succeed Later
By outright avoiding the challenges of failure and embarrassment now is screwing up our children and filling the world with more and…
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Summer Homework Spoils Fun for Kids, Parents Alike
Unlike past years, my kids’ summer homework of assigned reading will not be done. Maybe that puts them a bit behind. Maybe…
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This Parent Stopped Worrying About ‘That’ Long Ago
Stop worrying about every decision and don't judge yourself against the people of the Internet. Half that shit is Photoshopped anyway.
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Kids Watching the News – Will It Help or Harm Them?
He once thought stopping kids from watching or hearing TV news sheltered them from reality. Then he became a father.
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‘Peach Parenting’ Lets Kids Ripen in Their Own Precious Time
A peach, like a child, is precious and often vulnerable. As children age, parents can no longer handle them like an egg…
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Children’s Future Depends on How We Help Rewrite Their Script
Whenever I feel frustrated with fatherhood, I hit the pause button, and then rewind to see how I could change my children's…
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Why I Love Secretly Observing My Children Play Tennis
Quietly observing my kids play and enjoy tennis, the sport I love, helps me see that I must be doing some things…
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Helicopter Parent’s Memo About Those Children You Will Be Hosting
My children require constant care and maintenance. And it's you turn to play mechanic for this helicopter parent, bubbie.
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Have You Become Your Mother (or Father)? A Spring Break Tornado Story
At certain times, we all tend to "become" our father or mother. For the author, a tornado temporarily turned him into a…
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Which Parenting Style? Why Not a Little of This, a Little of That
Many a hardcore parenting style sounds really, really good in theory. But then again, in theory, communism also sounds pretty awesome.
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