At least culturally, dads have been strapping on the Baby Bjorn for a nanosecond of parenting history. Along the way, they have taken to their laptops and smartphones, blogging and tweeting about their victories and defeats on a battlefield littered with one-eyed Elmos and broken iPhones. At the end of January, [...]
We talk snow days, importance of date nights, sleeping habits, and Ben pelting Nick’s daughter with a snowball ON PURPOSE
Shaun and Josh talk about how kids can wait by the bus in 7 degree weather, but we both agree -20 is too cold / School closings, Yay or Nay? / How does Wisconsin handle these temperatures? / Utah steals lunches / we talk about sports and the super bowl [...]
Sharon Meers, coathor of Getting to 50/50. Topic: How working parents can have it all. Issues: Why two careers are better than one; busting myths about work, women, and men; how your husband solves the work-life riddle; success doesn’t require 24/7; what women gain from working motherhood.
This week I read a blog post written by a mom who is frustrated because she can't bring home-made baked goods into the classroom for her child's birthday. She can't do that because of the school's policy that all party treats of this nature need to be commercially packaged and in [...]
I was standing in the family room one night zoning out the window into the backyard when it hit me. Kind of like an epiphany. But also not. Not because this kind of thing happens to me a lot. As you may know. So I don’t that any one time [...]
Tom Riles and Art Eddy talk all things Super Bowl. Tom asks Art about his experience at the Super Bowl in New Jersey. Art talks about the pre game activities, the game, Bruno Mars, and what it was like to scratch something of his bucket list. Keeping with the football [...]
It all starts off innocently enough with chats about parenting techniques and minivans, but things take a turn for the gut-wrenchingly uncomfortable when a Chicago dad brings-up the recess hobby of some of his daughter’s fellow students. Mark’s still recovering, Bryan’s still chuckling.
It had been a while since I had come to terms and wholeheartedly embraced having a daughter and not a son. While I knew that some things would definitely be different, there was no reason why other things couldn’t be the same. I always had high hopes of sitting [...]
Maureen Dawn Healy, author of Energetic Keys to Indigo Kids. Topic: Raising and resonating with today’s new children Issues: Recognizing “indigo” children (highly sensitive, hyperactive, creative, but defiant); harnessing and redirecting that special indigo energy; triggers that set off bad behavior; why punishment may make problems worse. Sharon Meers, coathor [...]
