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02.10.10
As a new year begins, many people like to make New Year’s Resolutions. Setting goals and achieving them gives us a sense of accomplishment and purpose. Last year, SingleDad wrote about a family goal setting program called, Family Plan 2009. This program...
01.29.10
Calling all high tech parents! Looking for a way to track your baby’s day-to-day functions? Well, for iPhone and iPod users, there is a new app that can save your sanity before you lose it. The Baby Activity Logger is the latest and greatest way...
01.25.10
Love is more than a wonderful gift to give your children; it’s also good insurance. Showing your love tells them they are worthy of love and respect and shapes their expectations of how others treat them. A child who feels loved is less likely to...
09.05.09
A recent visit to an old friend’s beautiful new home triggered a brief moment of envy for me. While I was extremely happy and proud of his accomplishment in creating such a lovely home with so much care and detail, I also found myself longing...
09.03.09
See Jimmy pitch the ball. See Dick hit the ball. See Dick run to first base. See Dick get called out. See Dick’s parents yell at the umpire. See other parents join in. See Dick walk back to the bench and hide his head in his hands. See Dick’s...
09.02.09
For some kids, going back to school at the end of summer can be traumatic. Anticipating a new teacher, classmates, grade, or school can trigger fear, anxiety, and depression–not to mention very real physical symptoms such as stomachaches, headaches,...
08.31.09
As school is starting and the house is without the noise of kids running around, I had the chance to reflect on the summer and what we did. I never thought I would have the feelings I had when the kids left for school, but never the less I had them! ...
08.30.09
Editor’s note:Â In case you missed it, catch-up on Part 1 of “Hell on (Two) Wheels” before reading on.
OK, so we finally got home with a bike that: a) fit my son, b) had training wheels that were actually attached properly, and c)...
08.30.09
Kids always seem to be surprised when they are caught in the middle of a lie — Mom really does have eyes in the back of her head! She really does talk to that little bird!
Is it really these eyes that Mom has or does that little bird really give...
08.27.09
Elementary school began yesterday, and on the one hand it seems hard to let the summer go, but on the other hand there were some moments I could have done without. For instance, all summer long I put off getting my bi-annual haircut/head shave...