Responding Well in Hard Times
My boss asked me to step into the conference room to talk. The last seventy-two hours had been both a blessing and excruciating. Several days…
Category: Fatherhood
How to Raise Happy Kids: 3 Surprising Things That Steal Their Joy
We all want to know how to raise happy kids. We work long hours to make more money so they can do all (or at…
Why Are Teen Girls Struggling With THIS More Than Boys?
There are some recurring statements I’ve been hearing from parents lately when talking about their daughters. “She can’t handle any more.” “We’re working on her…
3 Times Your Kids Need Brutal Honesty
On the way to the flea market, my daughter, Ariel, shared an “incredible” job opportunity she had been offered by a vendor there. I was…
The War on Fathers: How Biased Courts Endanger Our Children
For decades, a dangerous myth has poisoned our family courts and endangered our children: the idea that a father is inherently more dangerous than a…
Keeping It Weird: 5 Weird Things to Do With Your Kids
How many times have you found yourself suggesting something to your kids only to have them tell you your suggestion is weird? Probably a half…
5 Great Questions to Ask Your Kids Every Week
As a coach, I always drove home the point that if we communicated well as a team, we’d put ourselves in the best position to…
5 Ways to Cope With Your Child Growing Up
Parallel parking is hard. During my driver’s test, I hit an orange cone and failed. My first attempt at getting my license didn’t go too…
4 Boy Stereotypes to Dispel for Your Son
As the soldiers tore him away from her, Leia realized this might be the last chance to tell him how she really felt. She looked…
5 Ways to Be a Good Listener to Your Kids
When a sound wave travels through the ear canal, it vibrates the eardrum, which causes three tiny bones to quiver, which jiggles the inner ear…