these are the trials, tribulation, and things I try to consider as a dad.
Do you teach your kids to negotiate? Ive mentioned before that I’m doing my best to make my kids capable confident and accountable (not to mention self aware). I spend a lot of time pondering some of the parenting “wisdom” I hear to see if it makes sense for me.SoRead More…
One Variable Parenting It’s well established that I’m no parenting expert I’m a guy who loves being a dad and I’m trying very hard to get better at it. For me that means challenging some old parenting notions and more importantly helping my kids become self aware by increasing myRead More…
Picky Eater My son is 4 years old and until recently he has always been easy to feed and has a ridiculous appetite for such a little guy. Lately though he’s become a picky eater. He’s decided that he “hates” most things we serve. We’ve had a few power strugglesRead More…
The rules of life Our family has come up with some things we value as a family. We call them the rules of life. A friend of mine suggested many years ago that life boils down to two rules. You gotta ask and you gotta watch. Test it itRead More…
The Great Money Experiment. This is the follow up to my previous post entitled: Do you teach your kids about money? Thanks again to Nathan Munro for this suggestion To follow up my previous post my daughter had set a goal for her business of buying aRead More…
You’ve got to teach em everything! My thought for the week (TFTW) is You’ve got to teach em everything! I’m always amazed at how insightful kids can be. A few weeks ago my 7 year old daughter was brushing her teeth and horsing around. She was talking with a mouthRead More…
You’re fine! Imagine this. You’re walking down the stairs in your house and on the last step you twist your ankle. You feel that immediate spike of pain that’s followed by throbbing and tenderness. Naturally you yell out something (likely a curse) to indicate you’re in pain. Now imagine yourRead More…
My TFTW this week is Parents are often selfish This week my TFTW is: Parents are often selfish…. let me explain. First of all, selfish is concern for oneself above others. Many of you will read this and immediately be up in arms yelling at the screen that you “always”Read More…
DO YOU TEACH YOUR KIDS ABOUT MONEY? Do you teach your kids about money? Im 43 years old and Im just now learning about money. Why is it after 12 years of grade school and four years of university that Im so ill equipped to deal with money? Its becauseRead More…
Do you think being a dad is your most important job? If so do you have a plan for being a dad? Do you have a plan for your career, retirement, for your household? If we plan for all those other areas of our lives why not make a planRead More…