3 Ways to Validate Your Child’s Feelings
My daughter was frustrated at messing up the chords I was teaching her. She threw her guitar to the floor. “I can’t do it!” she…
Month: October 2022
Win Against the Odds
The underdog mentality is a powerful tool when combined with skill and a spirit determined to lead against tough odds. The greatest moments in sports…
5 Common Discipline Strategies Every Dad Should Avoid
Most parents have a basic understanding that disciplining a child is necessary in order for him or her to develop properly. However, parenting can often…
Surround Yourself with People Who Hold You to a Higher Standard than You Hold Yourself
There’s some interesting research in social psychology explaining how most people form their peer groups. Especially as children and adolescents, but often as adults, people…
3 Common Dad Fails That Are Easy to Avoid
When my middle daughter was in kindergarten, my wife was pregnant, sick, and on bedrest when school picture day came. I was overwhelmed during this…