Carter Gaddis wants to be a dedicated father, a diligent worker, and a devoted husband. It’s a lot of work to get it all.
‘Daddy, Does a Boy Marry Another Boy?’
Carter Gaddis gets asks a simple question by his 5-year-old son. And it launches him back in time to his own childhood to search for answers.
Conflict Resolution: I Hope Words Work for Our Sons
Teaching kids to solve conflicts by talking it out is great, but what happens when words don’t work? Carter Gaddis hopes for the best.
Kids and Toy Guns: Pretend Battles Rage On, Long Past the Last School Shooting
With his kids, Carter Gaddis straddles a line between regulating imaginative gun play and banning it.
With his kids, Carter Gaddis straddles a line between regulating imaginative gun play and banning it
Dad 2.0 Summit: An Open Conversation for Modern Dads
Dad 2.0 Summit is an annual conference about the changing perception and online voice of modern fatherhood. Carter Gaddis tells us all about it . . .
Book Review: “The Parents’ Phrase Book”
“The advice I offer is merely suggestion; granted, it is really awesome suggestion, but the words you use are entirely up to you. You are the parent; I’m just some guy on the playground.” – Whit Honea, author, The Parents’ Phrase Book
Who Will Win the World Series? Let’s Ask Dad
Today is Game 1 of the World Series. We wanted to know if dads had any predictions, so Carter Gaddis asked them.
Lies and Athletes: Why Do We Care?
They say to “hate the game, not the player,” but sometimes the players bring it on themselves. Carter Gaddis shares his views on athletes, integrity, and the lessons we are teaching.
This Headline Could Be Killing Your Kid! Or You! Or God!
There’s enough parental anxiety without the need for shock & awe media marketing
Even Smart Kids Do Stupid Things: The Plastic Knife
Carter Gaddis kick starts the first in a series on the never ending ways our kids hurt themselves and how we deal with the mini-me before us
Baseball Writer Chooses Love of His Family Over Love of the Game
Beat writers for Major League Baseball face work-life conflicts that pit dream jobs against dream families