So many things try to distract us from being present for our kids but spending precious time with them now will pay dividends later.
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Hurricane Survival: A Harried Parent’s Perspective
You don’t want to ever hear your sobbing child questioning your choices during an actual disaster like a hurricane.
Kindness Comforts Kids, Parents Best: Try It Often
Has a random stranger ever told you your kid needs a good smack? Kindness and compassion from this person would have been more helpful.
Let Children Fail Now So They Can Succeed Later
By outright avoiding the challenges of failure and embarrassment now is screwing up our children and filling the world with more and more adults too fragile to exist in a world that won’t kiss their every boo-boo and polish over their errors.
When Meltdowns Happen, It’s OK to Let the Ship Sink
No matter how hard you may try to keep everyone happy and prevent meltdowns, you’ll eventually fail. So … fail. It’ll be OK.
7 Valuable Lessons to Teach Kids While You Watch Football
I love football. Setting my fantasy football lineup and cheering on my teams are among my favorite fall traditions. As […]