What if you do nothing? I’m always amazed at how smart kids are. Yours mine everyone’s kids are brilliant in some way. Like Dr Shafali says they are here to teach us My daughter is nine years old. She like many people sometimes let’s a rough spot in her dayRead More…
I AM NOT LAZY!! The other day my son was continually asking me to go to the basement with him. He was looking for some LEGO. I was prepping for my parents coming for dinner and told him that when I could I’d go to the basement with him whenRead More…
What if we gave our kids the experience of being understood? What if we gave our kids the experience of being understood? You may have read on my ABOUT PAGE that I have a career in sales. As a sales person I spend a ton of time engaging myRead More…
WOW my book; “Beat Your Kids (At Sports, Game, Etc) And Other Advice For Dads” was picked up by the fantastic people at Olympia Publishing. My book is designed with one idea per page. I know parents often don’t have time to wade through extra info. Its by no meansRead More…
You should never be friends with your kids! I’ve heard many family members and friends utter the phrase “ You should never be friends with your kids”. If you’ve been reading my blog you’ll know that I tend to ponder these “parenting wisdom’s” instead of blindly accepting them. I startedRead More…
What if we focused more on what our kids need and less on what we want? What if we focused more on what our kids need and less on what we want? As I move through this journey of becoming a mindful parent I’m shocked at what IRead More…
WOW ManDad Media and HappyDadding.ca team up for ManDad Magazine!! I’m always so excited about the connections I get to make through HappyDadding.ca One of those connections was from Man Dad Magazine. This is a fantastic publication geared toward dads and their well being. They are based in the UKRead More…
Is what you’re saying the same as what you’re conveying? Its amazing how astute kids are. The other day I was getting the kids ready for bed. I was asking the kids to complete the standard battery of tasks required when my daughter said “Dad you sound really mad.”Read More…
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…