Something of great historical significance is occurring right now. No, I’m not referring to my Miami Heat’s consecutive game winning streak which sadly ended at 27 games last night. Please say no more about last night’s game, I’m still having a difficult time knowing that the “Streak” is finally over. If you listen closely, you can probably hear ... [Continue Reading]
Children and Cooking: A Real Expression of Love
Have you ever heard the idiom “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”? It’s sort of an old school proverb. I have a feeling that your answer as to whether or not you are familiar with this expression may depend on your age. I’m not sure how often the expression is used today but I heard it a lot when I was a child. Regardless of ... [Continue Reading]
Parental Alert: America’s Babies Are No Longer Happy and Healthy!
Whether you are a parent or you know someone who is a parent, you no doubt can appreciate the universal desire of practically all expecting parents. The desire, the plea, the prayer to have a happy and healthy baby with ten fingers and ten toes. During those moments while mom is in labor, even parents who claim no religious affiliation find ... [Continue Reading]
Four Things Every Child Can Learn From the Miami Heat Winning Streak
Last night, the Miami Heat won again for the 23rd consecutive time. The Heat beat the Celtics 105 – 103. As a true Heat fan, I could wax poetically about how excited I was to watch the Heat vanquish the insufferable Boston Celtics. In truth, if I was the braggadocios, obnoxious Heat fan, I might even want to push my chest out and talk smack to ... [Continue Reading]
The Secret Connection Between Earthquakes and Personal Relationships
How many times have you heard about an earthquake and thought something like “how terrible it must be to have to go through something like that” or “another earthquake, really those unlucky people can’t seem to catch a break” or “that is why I will never live there”. It’s true most often when we hear the word earthquake the first thing that comes ... [Continue Reading]
5 Important Life Lessons My Dad Taught Me
Here’s the thing: I am NOT an adult, I am NOT an educator and I am NOT a parenting expert. Most importantly, I am NOT a parent. Thank God too! Or else, my child might just die of thirst and illness as my dad so rightly pointed out here. Although, between you and me I’m pretty sure I could do a great job taking care of another living thing. I mean I ... [Continue Reading]
Mile High Club NOT…Sex Education in the Airport
While Naeem and I were walking through the Toronto Pearson International Airport, I noticed a sign that described everything one ever needs to know about parenting. In fact, while there is currently no universally accepted parenting guide (never fear and stay tuned because I have one in the works), the four words from this sign in the airport ... [Continue Reading]
What The Oscars Can Teach You About the Pursuit of Happiness
What do you call an event where the world watches and celebrates people who are not college graduates and in numerous cases those who are being celebrated are not even high school graduates? What do you call an event that celebrates those who deliberately rejected the status quo teaching that everyone must follow the same life path – graduate from ... [Continue Reading]
The Key to Better Relationships Is To Recognize That You Don’t Have All the Time in the World
I am a huge James Bond fan. When I say huge, I mean gargantuan. I'm the guy who saw the latest Bond Film, Skyfall, four consecutive days, beginning with opening night of the U.S. premiere. I'm the guy who doesn't wait for the cable networks to run a Bond marathon, I run my own 007 marathons. I'm also the guy who purchased all the movies when ... [Continue Reading]
Do You Know The Golden Rule? Do You Really Believe In The Golden Rule?
Most children grow up to be parents who espouse the belief in the Golden Rule. As parents, we endorse this Rule and trust that the Golden Rule will be a lifelong personal mission statement for our children. Almost universally, parents believe that the application of the Golden Rule will make our children better people – more accountable adults – ... [Continue Reading]
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