Diplomatic Boss, I’m sure there are many of us who have at one point, gone through, or known someone where the relationship turned ugly… And soon after, the children are used in a harsh battle between parents. There probably aren’t too many other situations where the heartstrings [...]
Two seemingly different roles in my life have a lot in common. In both roles, I’m often called on to analyze a situation from another’s perspective. At home, I must look the through the eyes of an energetic inquisitive 6-year-old boy and at work I’m having to place myself in [...]
A lot of new dads and moms enter into this parenting thing with the idea that lessons and information will be a one way street, with wisdom and knowledge flowing from them to their tiny new recruits but we parents who've been doing this for more than a few years [...]
Jonathan Auxier is a Canadian-American writer of young adult literature, who won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award for his 2014 novel The Night Gardener. Jonathan now lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and family. Find out more [...]
There a few shows out there that parents and kids can agree on. Parents don’t want a show that is mindless entertainment and kids want a show that is funny, entertaining, and has great characters. Parents also want a show that has some educational merit to it. Thankfully my kids [...]
I wrote this post because I'm used to bringing my car to an auto body repair shop for any car service or repair, and since now I have more free time I wanted to share some knowledge on this subject. If you are interested in this article you probably [...]
Have your kids made their holiday wish list? My kids are starting to write down their lists and it seems to get bigger each day. I remember when I was their age and I sifted through the holiday catalogs circling toys that I wanted Santa Claus to bring me on [...]
Weekend time is family time, and there’s nothing like packing everyone in the car and heading out into the community to try out a new experience. But young kids are a handful, and many of the things you might want to do just won’t work out anymore. For example, [...]
INTRODUCING YOU TO BANDS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT TOTALLY SHOULD. Amadou and Mariam When you think to yourself “I want some amazing music that will expand my own horizons and keep me stunned by musical beauty” you obviously would try to find something created by a blind 60-something year [...]
We all take different paths to fatherhood. For some it happens early and unexpected, while others it takes effort and maybe some medical assistance, but no matter how we arrived in this place we all know that specific feeling of becoming a dad for the first time. We recently asked [...]
