10 Things in Life That Don’t Really Matter
A couple months ago, I took my kids to a fair. Inside one of the buildings, we found building blocks to play with, and my…
Category: Parenting
5 Priceless Summer Memories to Make on a Single Dad Budget
“What are your plans for the summer?” I asked my friend, a single mom, thinking she might mention a quick weekend getaway with her daughter.…
6 Questions When You Aren’t Sure How to Handle a Situation With Your Kid
If you’re like me, when my kids are having behavior challenges, I often don’t have a clue what to do. When our son was 6, his…
4 Ways Fatherhood Teaches You to Let Go of Control
With Christmas only a few weeks away, we weren’t in any hurry to get ready. She wasn’t due until January. Having been through childbirth twice…
9 Signs Your Kid May Be Experiencing Childhood Depression
Life was not easy for Peyton James. He was born two months premature and spent the first month of his life in the hospital on…
A Divorced Dad’s Guide to Handling Bad-Mouthing and Lies
Parental alienation is a distressing experience for any parent, especially when you’re a divorced dad looking forward to your parenting time. Discovering that your child…
4 Ways to Be a Great Summer Dad
When I reflect back on childhood summer memories, there is one image that always stands out—my dad. There were baseball games, beaches, mountains, cookouts. One glorious…
6 Ways to Teach Your Kids How to Resolve Conflict
In our 15 years of marriage, my wife and I have worked hard to communicate and resolve conflict well. We’ve learned the importance of good…
3 Ways You Need to Disappoint Your Teen
Our first time parenting a teenager was a little rough. We had no idea what we were doing. And I was that dad who always…
5 Moments a Dad Needs to Forgive and Forget
Partway through the afternoon’s soccer practice, Sam slipped on the turf and watched helplessly as his mistake turned into a goal against. As he got…