Instagram As Our New Age Mirror
Being a teenager is one of the most difficult life stages. Just ask any parent of a teenager. Their bodies are changing, their appearance is changing and their hormones are raging. They are extremely sensitive and yet completely insensitive, they are absorbed in themselves and their social lives and how they look and how many people are looking. It’s a…
How to Help Your Kids Love Reading
School has started again, and while the summer may have been filled with many books and lots of reading, the fall can sometimes hinder a child’s reading habits. Add on extracurricular activities as well as homework and as you can see this can get in the way of light reading. My family has always been the proponents for reading. From…
What Did you Want to be When You Grew Up?
What did you want to be when you grew up? For me, when I was young I wanted to be an astronaut. I loved reading about space and immersing myself in everything space. It devastated me when I was in elementary school and was watching the Challenger Launch and it exploded, but that did not quell my dream. I would…
Am I an Overprotective Dad?
When I first found out that I was a father and then when she was born, I found I was a father of a daughter I knew that I held a large burden. ahead of me. I know that as a father I wanted to emulate and show them what a good man and good husband was and I still…
4 Ways My Trip to Jamaica Made Me a Better Parent
I know what you’re thinking. “7 Ways My Trip to Jamaica Made Me a Better Parent……blah blah blah! Of course it would! Fun, sun and no kids for a week! Sign me up and I’ll become Michael Landon from Little House on the Prairie. Well, yes, that much is true, but no its not one of the reasons I’ll detail…
Are You Planning To Get Fit in 2016?
It’s early in 2016 and so many of us pledge to ourselves that we will do something. We make resolutions to accomplish something great. For many of us, it may even have something to do with our health. Whether this means that you are pledging to get fit, eat healthier, or something else, we make the pledge and studies show…
To Be A Great Dad, Listen To Other Dads!
I have always found it interesting that so many dads are so unwilling to talk about the challenges that they face as fathers. When I became a new dad I found that I was very concerned on being a good dad and not screwing up. Well, now that I have been a dad twice over the last 11 years, I…
The Moment I Realized I Was A Part-Time Dad
What’s a part time Dad? Seriously, what does that really mean? It’s simple. You’re either a dad or you’re not. You either father your children or don’t father them. You can’t be a “half” father. I honestly didn’t think such a term existed. Fatherhood takes on many faces, many looks. Some dads live with their kids, others don’t. Some dads…
5 Ways to Use Technology to Bond with Your Children
There are so many reports that show that we have to be wary of technology, not only for how it impacts our kids, but also how it impacts us and our own relationships with our kids. That being said though, technology can also be an asset and a friend when it comes to being a good dad. Here are 5 ways…