I recently learned that it takes 21 days of repetitive action to create a new habit. So, when it comes to instilling good habits in children, we parents have plenty of time. In fact, if we are super efficient, we can get our kids into good habits at a rate [...]
Back in the long, long ago. When I was a younger, more enthusiastic, obliviously optimistic dad, the idea of being a stay-at-home parent seems to me to be the most natural, fantastic adventure. Obviously now, as I’ve just clocked up two years of SAHD-ing, things are different; I’m older, probably [...]
The beginning of the year has already passed, and with it the optimism over New Year’s resolutions is cooling. How does this happen every year? Where does all the steam go? It's not just us. Our teens notice this trend too. They see how little resolutions we make seem [...]
The messages in the media being transmitted to young girls are, for lack of a better word, confusing. Be sexy, but don’t be too sexy. Be smart, but don’t be too smart. Be funny, but don’t be too funny. Be the hero, but need to be saved by another [...]
Over the past few days I have attended a couple of professional development workshops through work that dealt with developing resilience and leadership. I’ve recently become interested in questions around resilience as I ponder how to help my kids to be resilient children who grow into even more resilient adults. [...]
The Best Words Are Made-Up Words whether they are made up by grandparents and passed down generations or invented by babbling babies who's mispronunciations are the cutest things in the world. Here are some of the best made up words used in the homes of the dads and moms of [...]
MC Hammer said it best, “I told you homeboy u can't touch this Yeah that's how we're livin' and you know u can't touch this Look in my eyes man u can't touch this” We each have something or many, many somethings that we don't want our kids to [...]
I've been a stay at home dad for 4 months now. These are the things I've learned.... The house is only tidy for the last 20 minutes of nap time and just before you go to bed (if you are lucky) No one stalls for time better than a 6 [...]
It can be so hard to communicate with a teenager. If you have been trying, chances are you have decided it is an exercise in futility. Why is it more like talking to a bear?! Your frustration is natural, but you should keep one thing in mind: your teenager [...]
One of our goals here at Life of Dad is to be a safe place for dads to get help, advice, a laugh, support, ideas, and/or aspirations, and it's times like this, when a single dad asked for tips on introducing the new woman in his life to his child, [...]
