If you are like many parents, with Christmas only a week away, you are probably running around behaving like a combination of Santa Claus and the Federal Reserve Chair. Double checking our children’s gift wish list while simultaneously trying to make certain our checkbooks balance. There are a few other noteworthy certainties about the holiday ... [Continue Reading]
Why Now Is The Time To Leave The Dark Age of Parenting
Recently, I had a wonderful and engaging conversation with a dear loved one. Dissimilar to normal conversations, this discussion had more layers than an onion. During our tête-à-tête, there was one layer that I found particularly intriguing. The other party asked: “What should an elder do when a child is disrespectful?” IN THE OLDEN TIMES When I ... [Continue Reading]
How Domestic Violence Affects Children
When I was a small child, my mom would routinely remind my sister and me to “keep your hands to yourself”. As is the case with juvenile siblings, almost daily we found something to be antagonistic about. Whether it was bothering something that belonged to the other or if it was calling each other a bantering name, my sister and I were like oil and ... [Continue Reading]
Discipline With Purpose
I was always pretty confident about the right way to raise my son but the one area that made me uneasy, unsure about myself was discipline. I think my insecurity originated with my childhood. You see, I am the product from an era seemingly long gone by – the age of “Spare The Rod Spoil The Child”. My son, on the other hand, is a product of the ... [Continue Reading]
How Do You Choose The Right People To Care For Your Child?
The other afternoon while having a conversation with a client, the trajectory of the conversation changed a bit from financial planning to parenting. Rather than talking exclusively about what I do in “the real world”, my client asked “how did you select the right people to care for your child”. I have to admit the question caught me a bit off ... [Continue Reading]
How To Say I Love You Without Speaking One Word
There are three words humans commonly use that are often as meaningful as they are trite. Those three words are I love you. Three words that mothers and fathers casually proffer to their children as they depart for work as if there mere utterance will make up for the parent's untimely and preoccupied return. Words too frequently extended out of ... [Continue Reading]
3 Inexpensive But Wickedly Cool Birthday Ideas
I’m not sure if you were aware but today is a National Holiday. If you are working today, you need to check with your Human Resources department; your office is supposed to be closed. The expectation was that you would have the day off from work – celebrating and commemorating with me. He’s Not Lord Of Lords Today is the annual celebration of a ... [Continue Reading]
No More Temper Tantrums: Act Your Age, Not Your Shoe Size
Chances are you’ve witnessed children throwing temper tantrums a time or two. In the grocery store, there is the child who is speaking to another customer tersely and treating the employees disrespectfully. In the restaurant, there is the child who professes something is wrong with their food and demands something different although the food ... [Continue Reading]
Father’s Day Alert: Dads Are Allergic To Ties
There’s an epidemic growing right underneath most of our noses or to be more succinct just below a father’s chin. Dad’s everywhere are growing increasingly allergic to ties. UNSCIENTIFIC STUDY KNOTS FATHERS ALLERGIES TO TIES It’s true - well at least it seems like the truth to me! Dads everywhere are hoping for something other than another tie ... [Continue Reading]
5 Ways GREAT Fathers Share A Universal Parenting Creed
The time of year where American children have the opportunity to collectively celebrate fathers is only a few days away. Father’s Day, the third Sunday in June, is the National Holiday that commemorates fathers. More than celebrating fathers, Father’s Day is a referendum on the paternal unions existing between fathers and children and the societal ... [Continue Reading]
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