How to Be Helpful to Parents in Public
Jenny Kanevsky offers much needed guidance for what to do and what not to do when you see parents struggling with their kids. ___ Either keep quiet or support your fellow parent, and human being....
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When Jeff Nelligan sees pressure on his sons to perform, he knows there might be failure. Here is how he teaches them to be resilient. — It’s all about “pressure” said the man. “Constant, unceasing...
View ArticleDear Dad: The One With the Ice Cream and the ‘R-E-S-P-E-C-T’ Policy
A pregnant mother of two needs discipline advice and asks ‘Dear Dad’ for help. — Dear Dad, I need some advice, especially since I don’t want to end up in an insane asylum. I have 2 daughters, age 13...
View ArticleA Mom’s Message to Dad: You Do It Better
Tarynn is a great mom. So great, that she can tell another outstanding parent when she sees one, and she sees exactly that in her kids’ dad. — I’m a good mom. No. I’m a great mom. There may be days...
View Article3 Ways to Discipline Your Child More Effectively—and With Love
Ty Phillips shares his simple, practical wisdom for keeping your kids on the right path. ___ The need to correct our children when they go wrong can, at times, feel more like a punishment for us than...
View ArticleThe 3 Insights I Learned When I Became a Dad That Have Made Me a Stronger...
Jim Mondry has achieve significant success as a professional leader. He credits those accomplishments to things he learned from becoming a parent. He shares them here. — Becoming a father was an...
View ArticleHow Guilt Over Your Divorce Cripples Good Parenting
Joel Phillips offers five proven ways to escape from the trap of permissive post-divorce parenting. ___ Editor’s Note: This column usually features a post by Mike Berry, who is traveling this week. So...
View ArticleA Tough Dad’s No Slack Sayings for Discipline
Dad Jeff Nelligan wanted tough and resilient sons. He shares the “dad sayings” he used to get them. — I see the four cornerstones of discipline as these: Personal Conduct, Securing a Worldview,...
View Article5 Lessons Playing Sports Taught Me About Parenting
Being an athlete in your younger days teaches you much more than you realize at first. Things such as discipline, hard work, and maybe even how to be a parent. — Beneath the Surface is peeling back...
View Article5 Simple Tips To Being Both Lazy and Successful
Matthew Rozsa offers some lighthearted tips on being both lazy and successful. If you’re reading this article and consider yourself to be lazy, ask yourself one question: Why would someone choose to...
View ArticleSacred Archetypes of Modern Masculinity: The Craftsman
The Craftsman asks us to craft our lives with careful attention to detail and not merely float through them. ___________ Archetypes are recurrent symbols that offer spiritual advice to men and women...
View ArticleScary Daddy, Good Daddy: How to Deal with Anger in the Moment
Where is the line between being a scared parent and a scary parent? Joe Medler considers the emotion behind those tense parenting moments. — I have endless tender feelings for my sons. They know...
View ArticleHow to Speak Truth to Your Children, and then Let It Go and Forgive
Do you lecture your kids? Mike Berry and his wife did, until they found another way to get through–that works! ___ In past articles I’ve admittedly described myself and my wife as lecturers. Boy oh...
View ArticleKids: The Trickiest of Treats
Arianna Jeret shares a Halloween tale of delayed gratification for children & parents. — Last night I was watching a documentary on the development of Halloween. Among the wide variety of tales...
View ArticleMastering A Discipline Enhances You As A Man
View image | gettyimages.com Master a new discipline and see how much your life changes. — As a child, I loved to play sports. Football was my favorite. I recall many times playing in the neighborhood...
View Article8 Real-Life Reflections From a New Workout Fanatic
View image | gettyimages.com What Aaron Tang learned from 22 months of working out. — “Can you teach me how to squat?” I asked my buff friend as I stood wide-eyed in the office gym. It was December...
View ArticleGMP Workshop: How Not to be a Dad Who “Sucks”
Modern Dads are often find themselves disempowered and are depicted as lame. Here is why and what you can do to not be a lame Dad! — The unfortunate truth is that women have plenty of reason to be...
View Article7 Reasons Fickle Parenting Will Ruin Your Kids’ Lives
Mike Berry explains why consistency is the secret sauce of parenting. ___ One of the most important things a parent can do for their children is parent with consistency. Setting up clear boundaries...
View ArticleNo, Spanking Didn’t Make You a Better Man
Embed from Getty Images Do you believe a “good whoopin'” counts as abuse or is just what it takes to raise good men? — There is a video making the rounds on social media — you may have seen it. In the...
View ArticleHow To Discipline Your Kids: Parenting Tips From A Doctor
Disciplining your children is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do as a parent. I know I need help, I’m guessing you do too! When I married my wife she had a son. I’d been a part of his life since...
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