When his son started middle school, Craig Playstead dreaded letting his son ride the school bus.
Allowances Make Children Lazy
August 5, 2011 By 3 Comments
Just giving kids money sends them the wrong message about being responsible and working hard. They need to earn it.
Uh, Dad, It’s a Rat
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From Alice in Chains to Ketchup Stains
July 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
Last time we met, we were rocking out at an Alice in Chains show. Now, we’re enduring another ketchup-stained dinner with the kids. What happened?
Four Steps to Doing Father’s Day Right
June 16, 2011 By 2 Comments
10 Things Your Family Can Do Without
June 9, 2011 By 5 Comments
8. Chuck E. Cheese:It’s irritating, dirty, the pizza sucks and kids would have more fun with a killer party you put together in your backyard.
Time is Running Out
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When I’m A Grown Up, You’ll Be Dead
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In one day I don’t think you can get a better example of a lifetime of having kids.
The Tools to Survive
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There’s nothing better in life than finding out you’re capable of more than you thought.
Don’t Be THAT Parent
May 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
We all know the one. The one who had snack time taken out of your kid’s class because her kid always felt like he didn’t have the best snack.
10 Tips for Kids’ Coaches
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Craig Playstead has 20 years’ experience coaching youth sport teams. He’s learned a few things along the way.
The Great Football Debate
April 7, 2011 By 9 Comments
Losing Puts Hair on Your Chest
March 25, 2011 By 4 Comments
Don’t teach your kids to tolerate losing. Teach them to grow a pair. They’ll learn a whole lot more.
How to Beat Bullying
February 18, 2011 By 8 Comments
I remember getting repeatedly punched, and another friend getting his clothes taken from him. And no one did anything.
5 Tips for New and Expectant Fathers
January 20, 2011 By 4 Comments
Why Aren’t Your Kids in School?
January 10, 2011 By 3 Comments
Each president who takes over touts education as a major priority and each one proves to be blowing smoke up our collective skirt.
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.
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