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Causing Tears and Exploring Nudity in Art: Coronavirus Homeschooling Day 1
Just another day in the COVID-19 life.
Just another day in the COVID-19 life.
Parenting in the Eye of the COVID Storm
As the world spins out of control, life under shelter-in-place is at a standstill. I'm finding fresh joy in the minuscule and solace in the intimate.
“Out There” is swirling chaos, but here, in the eerie calm, we are carefully recalibrating. Taking stock of what’s left and what we need to hold tightly when the tempest returns.
Living Up to ‘The Barnes Rules’
My daughter pointed out that I was very much not prepared for a state-wide toilet paper shortage.
My daughter pointed out that I was very much not prepared for a state-wide toilet paper shortage.
A Dent in the Coronavirus Darkness
This morning, I cleaned the kitchen. You’re damned right I did.
This morning, I cleaned the kitchen. You’re damned right I did.
The Importance of Creating a Safe Space for Honesty in Your Child’s Life
What prompts the decision in a small child, to not tell the truth when asked?
What prompts the decision in a small child, to not tell the truth when asked?
Accepting the Intellectual Mess of Parenthood
Teaching in the grey area is an enlightening experience.
Teaching in the grey area is an enlightening experience.
Book Review: ‘Starting With Goodbye’
A review of the memoir starting with goodbye by Lisa Romeo about her father’s death and her grief.
A review of the memoir starting with goodbye by Lisa Romeo about her father’s death and her grief.
Organizing Your Family and Household While Sheltered at Home
Are you one of the thousands of families finding yourself thrown into remote work from home with your kids newly homeschooling due to the Coronavirus pandemic?
Are you one of the thousands of families finding yourself thrown into remote work from home with your kids newly homeschooling due to the Coronavirus pandemic?
Little Snitch
My youngest daughter has a little problem that could become a big one.
My youngest daughter has a little problem that could become a big one.
Learning to Nurture Before Fatherhood
How men can hone our caregiver chops.
How Men Can Hone Our Caregiver Chops.
Emotions Are Signals, How to Read and React to Them Better
Then the tantrum happened. And I did not react well.
Then the tantrum happened. And I did not react well.
Keeping Open Communication Lines With Your Child
Creating a climate in which your child feels free to communicate is very important.
Creating a climate in which your child feels free to communicate is very important.
Everyone Is Home. Now What?
Take the advice of a long time at-home parent, you got this.
Take the advice of a long time at-home parent, you got this.
Dispatches from the Western Front: The System
Life and times in the era of Covid-19, by Father Time.
Life and times in the era of Covid-19, by Father Time.
Setting Expectations to Manage a Pandemic
Day 1 of 25 Home-Schooling and I’m barely surviving – but definitely am setting expectations to manage our sanity.
Day 1 of 25 Home-Schooling and I’m barely surviving – but definitely am setting expectations to manage our sanity.