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Because the moment a child is born, a parent is born, too.
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The Kids Are Back to School. What Do I Do Now?
The Kids Are Back to School. What Do I Do Now?
Pick-ups and drop-offs never end, but someday they will.
Ryan Rucker
Aug 16
Saturday Night With Uncle Tommy
Saturday Night With Uncle Tommy
There are people who have come into my life that I see as angels.
The Good Men Project
Aug 13
Who Needs a Father When You Have Google’s Gemini?
Who Needs a Father When You Have Google’s Gemini?
Why the “Dear Sydney” commercial should be a wakeup call for men to do and be better
The Good Men Project
Aug 11
What Are You Passing Onto Your Children? 5 Things You Should Be Aware Of…
What Are You Passing Onto Your Children? 5 Things You Should Be Aware Of…
Do you ever reflect on how you were raised and think, I want to do that differently?
The Good Men Project
Aug 9
Paw Patrol: Mixed Feelings About a Popular TV Show
Paw Patrol: Mixed Feelings About a Popular TV Show
Parenting is about more than just the shows they watch.
Eelco Martens
Aug 9
Is it OK to Sneak Candy into the Movies?
Is it OK to Sneak Candy into the Movies?
Our adult behavior is the real instructor of children.
Jeffrey Kass
Aug 8
A Father’s Awakening: How Parenthood Unleashed My Potential
A Father’s Awakening: How Parenthood Unleashed My Potential
Nothing has altered my world more than watching and supporting my wife through her pregnancy and then being in the room for the moment my…
The Good Men Project
Aug 7
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How a Child Learns About Quicksand
How a Child Learns About Quicksand
“Lying is a sin. People who sin go to Hell. You don’t want to go to Hell, do you?”
The Good Men Project
Jul 25
The 7 Elements of Practical Parenting
The 7 Elements of Practical Parenting
And how they’ll save your relationship with your kids.
Katie E. Lawrence
May 31
Where has all the Childcare Gone? – Nonfiction
Where has all the Childcare Gone? – Nonfiction
A country in crisis
Harlyn Hannah
Jul 17
Why Play Feels Like a Chore to Some Parents?
Why Play Feels Like a Chore to Some Parents?
Where do they go wrong?
Sanketh Nagarajan
Feb 13
3 Things You Need to Know About Keeping Your Kids Safe Online
3 Things You Need to Know About Keeping Your Kids Safe Online
The internet is scarier than you think it is — as shown by these three statistics
Katie E. Lawrence
May 20
Dealing with a Miscarriage
Dealing with a Miscarriage
On Angel Babies, Rainbow Babies and Taboos
Erika C-B
Mar 21, 2021
No matter how much you love your child, you must let him endure these three kinds of suffering
No matter how much you love your child, you must let him endure these three kinds of suffering
There are no shortcuts on the road to growth. Parents will eventually withdraw from their children’s lives. The sweetness gained without…
dance
Feb 29
Mom Guilt is Killing Me
Mom Guilt is Killing Me
Filling the Blanks, My Struggle to Complete the Parenting Puzzle
Jasmine Aneja
May 26
7 Reasons Your Child Isn’t Listening to You
7 Reasons Your Child Isn’t Listening to You
And how to start re-framing their misbehavior as misunderstandings.
Katie E. Lawrence
Jun 14
Learning to Fail, and Other Life Lessons from Youth Sports
Learning to Fail, and Other Life Lessons from Youth Sports
Beyond the immediate physical and social benefits, youth sports are an invaluable way to prepare our kids for adulthood.
Chad Harvey
Jan 15
Adulting: On Putting Away Childish Things
Adulting: On Putting Away Childish Things
When, exactly, does a boy become a man?
The Good Men Project
Feb 25
A Middle-Aged Boy Mourns His Mother
A Middle-Aged Boy Mourns His Mother
If men ultimately succeed in burning this earth, all our mothers will weep to drown the fire.
The Good Men Project
Mar 29
Why I Wanted Lucille Ball to Be My Mother
Why I Wanted Lucille Ball to Be My Mother
I wanted Lucy to stroke my hair and call me her own. I longed for her to say that she would be my mother.
The Good Men Project
Apr 21
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