Archive for the ‘General parenting tips’ Category

Young Boys: What Do Sons Need from Fathers?

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!It depends entirely on what stage your son is in when you ask the question.
That’s the message of John Eldredge’s The Way of the Wild Heart: A Map for the Masculine Journey. (See my first post on it […]

Her Hotness is a Lying, Deceitful Wench!

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Alternative title: Broccoli-infused Brownies Rock
You live with a person for 20 years and then you wake up one day, look at the woman in your bed, and realize she’s a complete stranger. A damn sexy stranger, but still.
She’ll look you right in the face and pretend everything’s normal. I mean, I never would have […]

Men Are Easily Motivated

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

This tidbit from the fathers.com weekly newsletter, which quotes a study in the Journal of Family Psychology (June):

A mom’s words of encouragement or criticism directly affect how involved their child’s father becomes in the day-to-day care of their baby. Researchers found that when a mother criticized her partner’s child-care efforts, it often caused him […]

When All Else Fails, Dance

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

No, it doesn’t count if you just watch this guy do it. You have to join him. Even if you don’t, I bet you can’t watch this without smiling. I like it, but can’t really explain why.

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Several Ways to Climb a Mountain

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Back in the fall, before the snow fell, Boy 12, Boy 7 and their 7-year-old cousin hiked up into the hills near our home. (It’s a mountain range, really, not just a hill. But since they weren’t going far, “hill” gives a truer impression.) Their destination was “the tree house,” which is not a tree […]


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