The other day, I was reading an article in a magazine and the last question in the article was “Am I the dad I would want?” It really got me thinking. Every day, I make these little decisions: be the fun dad or not, be patient or not, pick up their coat for the…
Real ways to show your kids what love looks like
Your kids hear it all the time… those 3 little words I LOVE YOU. These words can be the world to someone, but do we all show our kids what love really looks like? These real ways to show your kids what love looks like is what really matters. The other day, Becky’s parents were reading…
The secret to being a dad to little girls
Trying to raise a little girl is a little different than raising a boy… at least for me. You see, I did not have any sisters. I have a brother and finding things to do together was always pretty easy. He was less than a year older than me. Yup… Irish Twins. I tell my parents all…
Parenting…sometimes being both Mom and Dad
As parents we are sometimes quick to judge others for how they are raising their kids. We are quick to judge and give a misguided look to the Dad of a misbehaving child at the park. Ready to tell our spouse and our friends of what we just witnessed. Why are we so quick to come…
The parenting mistake we were making over and over
We have all heard it before. The old Shakespeare quote. “Too much of a good thing.” But is it really true? Can too much of a good thing really be bad? Parents, we all know the answer to this… Yes, especially when it comes to issues with our kids… our parenting mistake boils down to this. It…
How to get them to stop complaining
Becky & I both come from families where we were taught not to whine or complain about things. We were taught to be grateful, to take care of our things and to appreciate what we were given. When our kids start complaining, we have tried everything to stop it. We’ve tried being patient and we’ve gone…
No kid is unsmart
Today, Becky was signing our kids up for summer programs. She likes to get them involved in reading camps and invention camps in the summer, just one or two weeks out of the two month break. In NC, they are pretty popular- they are just morning camps that let the kids pursue an interest (sports,…
deal with bullies
Its OK to have a bad day! Sometimes things just don’t go our way and it feels like everything that we want to happen just doesn’t. The goal is to make sure that ONE day doesn’t turn into a habitual problem, or has the “Groundhog” effect. Just like in the 1993 Bill Murray movie, this…
Why dad’s rarely get lice
If you know my wife, you know that she has been nervous about lice ever since she was a teacher. She wore her hair up in a pony tail (in a bun), almost every day of her teaching career. While she knows that she can’t avoid it 100% and that lice actually like…
Remember for life – Day 1 of a series
I heard a quick blurb on the radio on the 5 things your kids will remember for life. Even though I was running late while taking the kids to preschool, it sparked my interest. I even pulled off the road and pulled into a parking lot of one of the gas stations so I could give my full…