In our kitchen we had a large 2’ by 3’ poster board calendar. It served as a one-month, day-by-day display of everything the family and each individual kid faced for 30 days. School assignments and tests, chores, athletic practices and games, extracurricular events, playdates, yard-work, pickups and drop-offs, parent commitments and family outings and trips.…
How to Give Your Kids Bad News: Model Calm
“Yeah, it’s the end of the world.” Kids respect the candid parent.
“Yeah, it’s the end of the world.” Kids respect the candid parent.
Ending the Youth Screen Addiction Means a Change in Parenting.
Help kids build self-worth, independence, and personal strength by saying "no" to devices.
Help kids build self-worth, independence, and personal strength by saying “no” to devices.
Three Inexpensive Holiday Gifts for Your Son That Will Endure for Years
Forego presents that bring a sugar-high joy but are discarded in a month.
Forego presents that bring a sugar-high joy but are discarded in a month.
Always Quick With a Smile
Encouraging your kid to seek the lighter side of life.
Encouraging your kid to seek the lighter side of life.
Developing Basic Courtesy for Life: Showing up on Time
My three sons learned the corollary – that being late is rude.
My three sons learned the corollary – that being late is rude.
A Dad Explains How To Get Your Sons Recruited For College Sports
Jeff Nelligan has been through college sports recruitment twice with good results. He attributes it to the athletic abilities of his kids, but most importantly because of their follow through and determination. He shares the inside scoop of what you need to know for success.
A Tough Dad’s No Slack Sayings for Discipline
Dad Jeff Nelligan wanted tough and resilient sons. He shares the “dad sayings” he used to get them.
A Tough Dad Lays Out the 4 Most Important Foundations for His Kids
A dad who has successfully raised his three sons outlines the four criteria he feels are important for a young person to be successful in life. Here they are.
A Sports Dad Reigns Victorious Over the Summer Combine Grind
Jeff Nelligan calls it “the combine grind”, showcases and try-outs and premier tourneys where college coaches from all three NCAA divisions congregate, analyze, measure, and decide which kids they’ll follow and recruit. Here is how he, and his sons, survived it.
How a Dad Inspires Discipline in His Sons When They Come Under Unceasing Pressure
When Jeff Nelligan sees pressure on his sons to perform, he knows there might be failure. Here is how he teaches them to be resilient.