Autism does not follow a script.
Families
Letters to My Son: The Wave Was Never Separate From the Ocean
And yet people do it every day.
And yet people do it every day.
The Carrot or the Stick
I thank my father for the guidance he gave. I pray the lessons of omission ended with my generation.
I thank my father for the guidance he gave. I pray the lessons of omission ended with my generation.
How to Grow a Zombie
Parents should think twice about unrestricted social media for kids.
Parents should think twice about unrestricted social media for kids.
The Fall Reset Is Real: Families Are Back to Busy
As school resumes, early mornings, homework, activities, errands, and packed schedules leave families with less downtime and more to manage.
As school resumes, early mornings, homework, activities, errands, and packed schedules leave families with less downtime and more to manage.
Letters to My Son: I Thought I Was Raising My Son. I Was Wrong.
Not in some sentimental way.
Not in some sentimental way.
What Children Do to Our Relationship With Our Bodies
My nephew’s fondness for soft bellies over hairy ones is quietly undoing years of the way I’ve judged my own.
My nephew’s fondness for soft bellies over hairy ones is quietly undoing years of the way I’ve judged my own.
Where Curiosity Builds Trade Skills: 5 Ways to Help Kids Discover the Skilled Trades
Parents, educators, and mentors can help young people explore skilled-trade careers by encouraging curiosity, hands-on learning, and career awareness.
Parents, educators, and mentors can help young people explore skilled-trade careers by encouraging curiosity, hands-on learning, and career awareness.
The Most Loving Thing a Man Can Write for His Family
— Most men I know would do almost anything to protect the people they love. We work long hours to provide. We show up to games and recitals. We fix what’s broken, check the locks at night and worry quietly about whether we’re doing enough. But many of us have left one of the most…
My Kids Leave, and My Body Knows Before I Do
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮.
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮.
6 Ways to Create a Playroom Kids Actually Want to Spend Time In
— We built our first playroom off a photo my wife saved online. It looked incredible for about a week, and then the kids went right back to dumping their toys in the living room and ignoring the beautiful, expensive room we made for them. If you have kids, you know the feeling. So we…
Men, Mental Load, Modern Marriage and Fatherhood
Dads often carry a significant mental load, constantly considering their children’s future and striving to provide them with the best opportunities.
Dads often carry a significant mental load, constantly considering their children’s future and striving to provide them with the best opportunities.
Letters to My Son: The Meander Ring
Old stone streets.
Old stone streets.
Raising Them, Raising Me Part 4: Behind Every Pitch There Was Her
A man can carry a lot. But the right woman carries what he can’t even name.
A man can carry a lot. But the right woman carries what he can’t even name.
Boys Adrift: The Epidemic Destroying Our Families and the Man Who Knows How to Heal Them
Exploring the challenges facing boys and young men and practical solutions to strengthen families and relationships.
Why are so many boys adrift? Discover the causes, impacts, and practical solutions for raising healthier young men and families.
My Father Never Said He Loved Me. Then One Morning He Buttered my Toast a Certain Way, and I Finally Understood Him
Some people were never taught the words. So they learned to say it in everything except words.
Some people were never taught the words. So they learned to say it in everything except words.