Tag Archive for: peace at home
Put Down The Controller (and Nobody Gets Hurt)
My name is Richard, and I am an addict.
When my children were young and asleep I used to sneak into our family room, power up our Nintendo, and quietly play the now-ancient video game with infectious music called “The Legend of Zelda” into…
Yes, I Locked My Kid in the Car
One day, when Aaron was about around two years old, JoAnn went out to runs some errands, leaving Aaron and me to wash my beloved navy blue two-door Fiat (because that's what guys do to bond). The car, being a European two-door coupe, had…
Are You a WIMPY Parent ?
Here are five quick tests:
Do you…let your children boss you around? (Do they say things like “Where’s my breakfast?”)
Do you…make excuses for your children? (“She would have said ‘Thank you.’ but she was too busy playing.”)
Are…
5 Easy Parenting Resolutions
Here are 5 do-able resolutions that can help you and your family make the most of the coming year.
1. Ambush Your Kids With Something Positive Every Day
I was recently speaking at an elementary school when one of the parents asked about consequences…
5 Things Every Husband (and Father) Should Know
As this week marks the thirty-sixth year of my marriage, I thought I’d try to offer some of the little lessons I have learned through co-habitation.
None of us is entitled to the “perfect” partner. We just don’t come out of the box…
The Parent Questionnaire
Our own life experience is our greatest parenting resource. In my book, Raising Children That Other People Like to be Around”, I suggest that parenting is like driving a cab: if you don’t at least ACT like you know the way, your passengers…
100% MAXIMUM LOVE
I have a friend who feels that when her little brother was born, he “stole” all the love and affection that her parents had previously been giving to her.
I suspect that this is a common feeling among first-born children. In this case,…