3 Ways to Negotiate With Children From a Master FBI Negotiator
Everything is a negotiation, especially with kids. Comedian Jim Gaffigan jokes that his youngest daughter acts as the ring leader for his other four kids…
5 Places Kids Need Their Dad to Be
“Hi, Elena!” a girl said to my daughter. “Who’s that?” I asked. “That’s my friend Julie.” I had never met Julie nor had I even…
4 Ways Fatherhood Makes Better Men and a Better Society
I picked up the phone one day and on the other line was a friend from college who had never married or had any kids.…
5 Things You Need to Let Kids See
We were all tired, so our family grabbed fast food and decided to watch TV while we ate. The one show we can all agree…
5 Perspectives to Make You a Better Dad
“Daddy, why are my eggs like that?” my son asked one morning at breakfast. As he began to get worked up over nothing, his volume…
5 Ways to Raise a Change Agent
It’s easy to wonder what the future will hold for our children. We see the challenges that face the planet—climate change, deep divisions at home…
5 Things Your Kids Wish You Said More Often
Benjamin sat thinking when his son walked in. They’d had a huge fight, and the tension was still in the air. He wasn’t sure what…
10 Things Dads and Kids Should Experience Together
Being a dad is a rewarding, challenging, and fun job. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Being a father is filled with many experiences,…
8 Fun Summer Ideas for Kids and Dads
My dad used the season of summer for fun bonding with me. In my elementary years, he would take me on sales call road trips…
5 Lessons I’m Learning From Parenting Teens
My daughter described in great detail a magic show she went to see. When she talked about some of the magician’s on-stage idiosyncrasies, she remarked,…