Rough night last night. Just couldn’t sleep. But still, probably better than my daughter’s. A snippet from our drive to school this morning: Me: So . . . bad dreams last night, huh? Her: Yeah. Me: So what were they? Her: I put my scarf down the toilet. In her quest to retrieve it, terrifying …
Category Archive: Parenting
Jan
03
Jan
02
My New Year’s Revolution
“Dad?” She asked, leaning on the kitchen counter, watching me take plates out of the dishwasher. “Yeah?” “Do you know about new year revolutions?” “Yep,” I said. I knew what she meant. I wanted to hear what she had to say.
Dec
01
Holiday Stress–Revisited
This article was first published here in December of 2004. I wrote it with the help of a couple of editing angels. It’s a long story, but those angels really did a lot for me back then. I was trying to promote a project that I was working on (if you visit please don’t order, …
Nov
27
Is This Normal?
It’s been a nice Thanksgiving break; we all got to enjoy some time together. Father daughter one-on-one time. Mother daughter one-on-one time. All together family time. Some grandparent, and cousin, and in-law time. A bit of shopping. A dinner out. A movie in. Planted a new mailbox. Installed new headlights. Finished a newsletter. Layed a …
Nov
20
7 Discoveries Brain Researchers Say Can “Significantly” Increase A Child’s Ability to Learn
Are you giving your kids every advantage? A little over a year ago I took a graduate class designed to, “. . .introduce educators to links between brain research and success in the classroom.” I learned a lot. The brain is a wonderfully complex and fascinating piece of work. And we still have a long …
Sep
26
Is Wal Mart Destroying This Family Value?
This column first appeared in print on September 27, 2006 in that day’s issue of the Inter-County Leader. “Dad!” she said one Sunday morning. “I was going right back up!” “I know,” I said, my head thrust in the refrigerator. “But every second counts. Every penny adds up. You have to turn the lights off …
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