First Thought about Child’s Misbehavior Should Assume the Best
Don't instinctively chastise a child without the facts. A new book says your first thought should consider the child's best intentions
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Lesson in Grace From Young Son to Weary Father
Kids give us a grace that we parents don’t often deserve in our weakest moments, yet they do. Be grateful for that…
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‘I’m Sorry’ Teaches Your Kids You Promise to Do Better By Them
Saying I’m sorry to my family whenever I screw up is one aspect of my parenting and married life that I feel…
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My Kid’s Failing School: Punishment or Understanding Needed?
When the grades came in, I realized my kid's failing school and started into the classic Five Stages of Parental Freaking Out.
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Sorry, Mom, for All the Many Mistakes I Made in My Childhood
I need to atone for some things. So sorry, Mom: I hope that by apologizing for my crazy kid mistakes will buy…
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Common Parenting Mistakes, or Acts of Well-Intentioned Desperation
Common among parenting mistakes is giving too many choices. When I was growing up, my parents gave me one choice: sit down…
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Should You Ever Apologize to Your Child?
There’s a time to be steadfast and strong, but it is not when you are wrong or when you’ve messed something up…
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Repeating Mistakes You Made as a Kid with Your Own
So how do you prevent your kids from making the same mistakes you made? I don’t think you can. And I’m not…
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3 Life Lessons From An Imperfect Dad
I write this as a reminder to my daughter that I am flawed, an imperfect dad. I have made mistakes and will…
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It’s pretty common for parents to maintain “I want X to be better for my kid than it was for me” as…
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