With the pandemic keeping our kids mostly out of school and learning from home, many kids are using computers and tablets now more than ever before. That's why it's a good idea to make sure that you reduce your child's screen time during the rest of the day. While there's nothing wrong with video games and YouTube now and then, your kids are still kids and they need to be up … [Read more...] about How to reduce your child’s screen time
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Spending too much time with your phone? Your kids notice — Stop it!
As a father, it feels pretty great watching your kid idolize you. As your child grows, they'll love you more than anything in the world and even start imitating some of your mannerisms. If your kid is picking up on your sense of humor, taste in movies, and other traits — great. But if you notice your child highlighting some of your unhealthy habits — that’s where you need to be … [Read more...] about Spending too much time with your phone? Your kids notice — Stop it!
No, you shouldn’t correct your kid’s spelling mistakes
It was the third Sunday in June when I opened an envelope to discover one of the sweetest notes I had ever received. Next to a curly-haired stick figure with a fiendish grin was scrawled a note: "Happy Phothersday DADDY." Father's Day! My brilliant editor's brain instantly translated the terrible spelling with all the alacrity of British code-breakers during World War … [Read more...] about No, you shouldn’t correct your kid’s spelling mistakes
Five tips for dads in talking with tweens about sex
Curl up with a hardcover dictionary and flip through the pages. You'll soon find that a pussy is a young cat and a cock is a grown rooster. A tit is a small songbird and an ass is a stubborn mule. Now try typing those terms into an online search engine, and you'll get a quick lesson in graphic anatomy, and probably have to run an anti-virus scrubber on your hard drive when … [Read more...] about Five tips for dads in talking with tweens about sex
Four reasons to teach your kid to use power tools
My 9-year-old son pushed the growling lawnmower across our modest lawn, grunting as he struggled to make the sharp turn at the edge of the yard. A pair of passing pedestrians raised their eyebrows as I quickly bent to grab the electric cord out of his path before he sliced the wire. Had I been wrong to agree when he asked to try running this dangerous machine? What sort of a … [Read more...] about Four reasons to teach your kid to use power tools