This was the first year that both my daughters played in organized sports. My oldest played in a softball league that was a mixture of kids and coaches pitching. My youngest played on a t-ball team. My wife and I are very proud of our daughters. They played very well [...]
If you learn the discipline of self-reliance as a youth, there’s almost nothing you can’t do as an adult. A beautiful example of that is the story of Don Schoendorfer and his personal mission. The inspiration Don and his wife, Laurie, took what would turn out to be the most [...]
Jo Boaler, author of What’s Math Got to Do with It? Topic: How teachers and parents can transform mathematics learning and inspire success. Issues: Why the US is falling behind other industrialized countries in math; new research on the brain and mathematics that is revolutionizing scientists’ understanding of learning and [...]
This week, Tommy Riles and Art Eddy talk about how Stouffer’s Fit Kitchen meals are the new wingmen for dads on the go! They then debate who is better — Michael Jordan or LeBron James. They also talk about the NBA Finals match-up between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden [...]
Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart and Sofia Carson star as the teenage sons and daughters of Disney's most infamous villains, in Disney's "Descendants," a live-action movie that -- with a knowing wink at traditional fairy tales -- fuses castles with classrooms to create a contemporary, music-driven story about the [...]
Host of the Derek Volk Show up in Maine, he is the author of the newly released book Chasing the Rabbit detailing raising a son with Asperger’s syndrome on the autism spectrum. Lots of great stuff in this episode of Father Nation!
Parenting is hard stuff. The temper tantrums and logic deficit complicate the necessary day-to-day routines that come with raising a toddler. Sometimes you have to fudge the truth a little bit in order to survive. As a parent, you say things you never pictured coming out of your mouth. Sometimes there’s a handful of [...]
How do you show real strength? NBA legend Alonzo Mourning feels that strength comes through care. It comes through nurturing. It comes from uplifting someone. It comes through leadership. It comes through in so many ways. Alonzo and his wife, Tracy showed another way of caring by setting up the [...]
Keith Terry, co-author of Rhythm of Math. Topic: A kinesthetic approach to teaching mathematics. Issues: Using clapping, stepping, and vocalizing to explore patterns and internalize rhythms; how students can learn essential math concepts—addition, multiplication, subtraction, division, and fractions—by using their hands, feet, and voice in a way that engages them [...]